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Every year the champions of the six continents’ football leagues, plus a team from the host nation, battle it out to be crowned Champion of Champions at the FIFA Club World Cup.

The Premier League is the top level of the English football league system, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League. 20 clubs compete, 19 clubs from England and 1 from Wales. They play each other on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, one at home and once away, giving a total of 38 matches. The season starts in August and ends the following May.

The Six Nations Championship is the northern hemisphere’s premier rugby union tournament, played each year between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Each team plays every other team over five rounds, a total of 15 matches, with home advantage alternating between seasons.

The tournament began in 1883 between the four “home” nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with France joining in 1910 and Italy in 2000 to give the current six nations.

Under the umbrella of the tournament there are individual competitions such as the Calcutta Cup match (contested between England and Scotland since 1879), the Millennium Trophy (England and Ireland, since 1988), the Centenary Quaich (Ireland and Scotland, since 1989), and the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy (France and Italy, since 1988). The Triple Crown is awarded to a home nation that beats the other three home nations. If a team wins all of its five matches they win a “Grand Slam”.

The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League is the 31st season of Europe’s primary club football tournament.
The final will be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 10, 2023.

Real Madrid are the defending champions, having won a record fourteenth title in the previous edition. The winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.

The UEFA Champions League is contested by the highest ranked teams of the strongest UEFA national associations. It is the top club competition in European football and one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide.

The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League is the 31st season of Europe’s primary club football tournament.
The final will be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 10, 2023.

Real Madrid are the defending champions, having won a record fourteenth title in the previous edition. The winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.

The UEFA Champions League is contested by the highest ranked teams of the strongest UEFA national associations. It is the top club competition in European football and one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide.

The 2022–23 UEFA Europa League is the 52nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The final will be played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. Budapest was originally scheduled to host the final match for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, but several hosts were shifted because of the delay and ultimate relocation of the 2020 final due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.

As the title holders of the Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. They are unable to defend their title unless they finish third in their group.

The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League is the 31st season of Europe’s primary club football tournament.
The final will be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 10, 2023.

Real Madrid are the defending champions, having won a record fourteenth title in the previous edition. The winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.

The UEFA Champions League is contested by the highest ranked teams of the strongest UEFA national associations. It is the top club competition in European football and one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide.

The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League is the 31st season of Europe’s primary club football tournament.
The final will be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 10, 2023.

Real Madrid are the defending champions, having won a record fourteenth title in the previous edition. The winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.

The UEFA Champions League is contested by the highest ranked teams of the strongest UEFA national associations. It is the top club competition in European football and one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide.

The 2022–23 UEFA Europa League is the 52nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The final will be played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. Budapest was originally scheduled to host the final match for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, but several hosts were shifted because of the delay and ultimate relocation of the 2020 final due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.

As the title holders of the Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. They are unable to defend their title unless they finish third in their group.

The 2022–23 UEFA Europa League is the 52nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The final will be played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. Budapest was originally scheduled to host the final match for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, but several hosts were shifted because of the delay and ultimate relocation of the 2020 final due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.

As the title holders of the Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. They are unable to defend their title unless they finish third in their group.

The Best FIFA Football Awards annually honour the most outstanding members of the world’s most popular sport.

They not only represent the game’s highest honour for coaches and footballers, but are a celebration in which football fans are recognised - and play a vital and active part.

The Best FIFA Football Awards, which began in 2016, marked a new era in crowning the outstanding figures in world football. The first ceremony was held in the TPC-Studios in Zurich and got fans involved more than ever before with their votes from 2016 helping to crown the best players and coaches in men’s and women’s football. The FIFA Fan Award was also given out for the first time to honour outstanding gestures from supporters.