AC Milan
Serie A5th last season
The other half of Milan, with a European pedigree from the late twentieth century and a recent return to title contention after a long quiet stretch.
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Arsenal
Premier League1st last seasonA north London club with a long history of stylish football, a young squad, and one of the strongest women’s teams in England.
AS Roma
Serie A3rd last seasonRome's more widely followed club abroad, yellow and red, with a passionate support and a long wait between league titles.
Aston Villa
Premier League4th last seasonA founding member of the Football League that returned to Europe after years outside the top flight, with a passionate Midlands support and a modern squad built to stay near the top.
Athletic Club
La Liga12th last seasonThe Basque club that only fields players with Basque ties, making it unique in world football, with a fierce local identity and a modern San Mamés.
Bayern Munich
Bundesliga1st last seasonGermany’s dominant club and one of the most successful in Europe, majority-owned by its own members despite its size, with a women’s team that competes at the same level.
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga2nd last seasonHome of the Yellow Wall, the largest standing terrace in European football, and a club known for developing young players, including several Americans, before selling them on.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bundesliga12th last seasonThe foals of the 1970s, a club that once dominated Germany and now lives as a solid Bundesliga name with a strong local following.
Coventry City
Premier LeagueA Midlands club that spent years homeless and in the wilderness before climbing back, carrying an FA Cup win in 1987 as its defining modern memory.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Bundesliga8th last seasonA big-city German club with a huge travelling support, a Europa League win in 2022 and a reputation for chaos in the best sense.
Everton
Premier League13th last seasonOne of English football’s founding clubs, with a deeply working-class Liverpool identity and a recent history of struggle that its supporters have absorbed without leaving.
FC Barcelona
La Liga1st last seasonCatalonia's flagship club, member-owned, famous for a possession style that shaped a generation of coaches, and for treating the badge as a cultural statement as much as a sports team.
Hull City
Premier LeagueA Humber club with a recent habit of yo-yoing divisions, a modern stadium and a local identity that outlasts whichever tier they occupy.
Inter Milan
Serie A5th last seasonOne of Milan's two giants, recently the strongest side in Italy again, sharing a stadium with AC Milan and a rivalry that splits the city.
Juventus
Serie A6th last seasonItaly's most decorated club, long associated with winning the league as a habit, now rebuilding reputation after a period of scandal and decline.
Leeds United
Premier League14th last seasonA Yorkshire club famous for intense home support and a chaotic recent history of promotion, relegation and managerial upheaval.
Liverpool
Premier League5th last seasonOne of the most decorated clubs in European history, with a fiercely local supporter culture and one of the most recognizable atmospheres in the sport.
Manchester City
Premier League2nd last seasonThe dominant English club of the past decade, built on heavy investment from Abu Dhabi ownership and a possession-based style that many coaches now copy.
Manchester United
Premier League3rd last seasonEngland's most followed club worldwide, built on a century of success and a global brand that outgrew the city, now trying to recover the dominance it held under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Newcastle United
Premier League12th last seasonA north-east club with one of England's loudest grounds, transformed by Saudi-backed ownership after years of struggle, and still figuring out what that money means for its identity.
Nottingham Forest
Premier League16th last seasonA club that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980 under Brian Clough, one of the most improbable achievements in the sport, then spent decades outside the top flight before returning.
Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 14th last seasonThe club that dominated France in the 2000s, built an outstanding women's section, and is fighting to feel like a giant again after a turbulent spell.
Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 11st last seasonParis's dominant club since Qatari ownership arrived in 2011: star players, a league it usually wins, a compact Parc des Princes, and a Champions League obsession that defines how supporters and critics talk about every season.
RC Lens
Ligue 12nd last seasonA mining-region club with one of France's great atmospheres, briefly title challengers again in the 2020s after years away from the summit.
SC Freiburg
Bundesliga7th last seasonA small club in Germany’s south-west that consistently outperforms its budget through patient coaching, an outstanding academy, and unusual stability, one manager stayed for 14 years.
Schalke 04
BundesligaDortmund's Revier rivals, a working-class Ruhr club with a massive arena and a painful recent stretch of relegation and rebuild.
Sunderland
Premier League7th last seasonA north-east club with one of the largest and most loyal supports in England, who fell all the way to the third tier and came back. Tens of thousands kept turning up throughout, which is the whole story of the club.
Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League17th last seasonA north London club with a modern stadium, a long wait for a league title, and a rivalry with Arsenal that defines the neighbourhood.
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