La Liga Rules for Non-European Players

In regards to recruitment of the non-EU players, the first division Spanish teams need to abide by the La Liga rules. The article discusses those rules in brief.

La Liga or La Liga BBVA is the top-level professional club football competition in Spain. It is considered one of the most popular as well as competitive domestic leagues throughout the world, with English Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 being other most viewed national leagues. Just like every football league in the world, La Liga is also guided by specific rules as prepared by the Spanish football authority in alignment with the FIFA guidelines. Let us now take a closer look at the La Liga rules for the non-EU players.

Rules for Non-European Players in La Liga

According to the rules in La Liga, a club playing in the top division Spanish football league is not allowed to recruit more than three non-EU players. The same figure is 2 for the second division football clubs (LigaAdelate). The clubs in the Segunda Division B are not allowed to recruit any non-EU player. The clubs relegated to the second or third division are, however, permitted to retain the non-EU players until their contracts expire.

According to a decision adopted by the Spanish Federation, the teams playing in La Liga and the second division football in the country should make an optimum use of the rules and construct their squads with the foreign payers as many as permissible by the authority.

Citizenship for Foreign Players

As per La Liga rules, the players can claim citizenship of Spain from their native lands. A non-European player can apply for Spanish citizenship. However, he must play for five years in Spain in order to be eligible for Spain citizenship. Furthermore, the players arriving from Caribbean, African and the Pacific counties (commonly referred to as ACP countries) are not included in the non-EU category due to the Kolpak Ruling.

Arsenal

From La Liga, we will head our way towards English Premier League side Arsenal. Fondly called as the Gunners, they are one of the most successful Premier League sides in England. Currently managed by Arsene Wenger, Arsenal have their own home ground at the Emirates Stadium. They have produced some of the big names in the world football and attracted several top-tier players to London.

Achievements by Arsenal

Arsenal has a good number of silverware in their collection. The club has won Premier League titles 13 times. They won their last Premier League title in 2004 and currently lead the league table to make it 14 in their profile. They have won FA Cup 12 times in their history and lifted FA Community Shield.

Arsenal honors are not limited to only achievements within domestic field but also extended to international level. They have won UEFA Champions League as well as former UEFA Europa League (Former UEFA Cup). They are also the winner of FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup. In 1994, Arsenal wrapped up UEFA Cup Winners Cup.

Arsenal has several stars on their board. They bought German International Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid on a club record deal in summer of 2013.

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Facts about Bayern

Bayern Munich have been the most successful team in German football having won as any as 23 league titles and 15 cups. They are also one of the few teams to have won the European Cup and the UEFA Cup. Like their Spanish rivals Barcelona, Bayern have won four European Cups. The first three out of these four came back-to-back from 1974-1976 (considered to be Bayern’s golden era). They won their fourth European Cup in 2001.

Allianz Arena:

Allianz Arena, with its capacity of 75000 people, provides a huge support to the players. The stadium is admired by many because of its ultra-modern structure and facilities. The fans inside the stadium are always loud and cheer for their team as long as they are on the field.

Awards and accolades:

Interestingly, in 2015, Bayern Munich had reached the semi-finals of UEFA Champions league for the fourth year in a row, taking their tally to ten UEFA Champions League final appearances. They had managed to win the final five times.

In 2014-2015, for the fourth time in history, Bayern had sealed the Bundesliga title, three times in a row. The previous three times were 1972-73-74, 1985, 86, 87 and 1999, 2000, 2001.

Important players:

The present goalkeeper Manuel Neuer also broke Oliver Kahn’s record by being the goalie to keep the most number of clean sheets for the club by keeping a record 20 clean sheets in Bundesliga, in the season 2014-15.

            The present captain of Bayern Munich, Philipp Lahm, is the longest serving player in Bayern colours. He had also mad many appearances for German national side the past years and continues to be a formidable player even now.

Coaches:

There are only four coaches who have coached BayernMunich and Barcelona namely Jack Domby, Udo Lattel, Louis Van Gaal and Pep Guardiola.

Fastest win:

The season 2014-15 was historically important for the Bayern players as they won the Bundesliga on match-day 30, which was the third fastest in Bundesliga’s 52 year history. Earlier Bayern had won the Bundesliga on match-day 28 (in the year 2013) and on match-day 27 (on the year 2014).

Revenue:

Being the most famous club in German football, the revenue of this club is very big. They had earned 487.5 million pounds in 2013-14 season. Therefore it is not a surprise that they are considered to be the third richest sports club in the world.

Record victory:

The famous win by twelve goals against their rivals Borussia Dortmund (in 1978) is considered to be a record in German football. The Bayern legend JuppHeynekes had scored five goals in that match.

Bayern have also won the DFB-Pokal fifteen times, which is a record in itself. It is the third most successful club in Europe besides Liverpool.

Bayern Museum:

A visit to the Bayern museum would make any one admire the presence of 101 balls hanging from its ceiling to commemorate the number of goals scored by Bayern in 1971-72 season.

Present form:

Under the present coach Pep Guardiola, Bayern continues to be a formidable team in European football and have the capacity to win a lot of cups including the UEFA Champions league.

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An Overview of Serie A Teams

Serie A teams play in the top level of Italian football league system. This write-up is meant to give you a quick overview of Serie A and some of its most famous clubs.

Serie A, also called as Serie A TIM, refers to the top level professional league in the Italian football league system. Founded during 1929-30 season, Serie A is now on its way to complete 87 seasons. Lega Calcio was the organizer of the Serie A competitions until 2010 but Lega Serie A was introduced during 2010/11 season. It is widely regarded as one of the most competitive football leagues in the world. In accordance with a report by IFFHS, Serie A is the strongest national league all over the globe. Serie A teams have been the highest number of European Cup finalists till date.

The Italian outfits have reached the Europa competition final 26 times, which is a record in the continent. They have wrapped up the title in 12 seasons. As per UEFA’s league coefficient, Serie A ranks fourth among the European leagues and come only next to La Liga, Bundesliga and English Premier League. The ranking is based on the Italian clubs’ performance in the Europa League as well as the Champions League over the last five years. The league was the topper on the UEFA ranking between 1986 and 1988 and also from 1990 to 1339. Let us now take a closer look at the best Serie A clubs.

Serie A Competition

Before 1929, many Italian clubs participated in the top-most level. Till 1922, the earlier rounds were played on a regional basis. Inter is the only club that has played in every Serie A season since its inception.

Best Teams in Serie A

The top-tier Italian league hosts Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan which are considered three of the most popular clubs in the world. All of them are the founding members of G-14 which hosted the most famous and largest football clubs of Europe. It was the only league which had three representatives in the G-14 group. More players have been awarded the prestigious Ballon d’Or during their Serie A spell than any other country league. However, 18 players each from both Serie A and La Liga have received the award FIFA Ballon d’Or so far.

Juventus is considered the most successful Serie A club. The club, nicknamed as the Bianconeri, the Old Lady etc, is the only entity in the world football to have won every continental competition in Europe as well as the world title. Inter Milan became the first Serie A team to have won a treble following their 2009/10 achievement. Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan along with Roma, Lazio, Napoli and Fiorentina form famous Seven Sisters of Italian Football. Juventus is the current defending champions of Serie A title. However, Inter Milan are, at present, the topper on the league table.

Serie A Footballers

Serie A have produced some of the best names in the world football. Diego Maradona, the prince of football, also played in Serie A at Napoli. Paolo Maldini, Michel Platini are among other stalwarts who took retirement from international football. Serie A teams are also big spenders and don’t mind forking out a fortune to capture the star players.

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Learn about Some Interesting Aston Villa Facts

Aston Villa, also popular as The Villa, Villa and The Villans, is an English professional football club. It is based in Birmingham and plays in the Premier League, the top-tier league in English football system. Let us now learn about some interesting Aston Villa facts.

Establishment

Aston Villa was established in March, 1874 at Villa Park which is their current stadium. The club was one of the founder members of the Football League that was established back in 1888. They are also among the founder members of present day Premier League set up in 1992. The club has managed to retain their place in the highest level of English league system since 1992. Villa was previously owned by Doug Ellis who was also the chairman of the club. American business baron Randy Lerner established his full control over the club in 2006.

Success

In the history of English football, Aston Villa is one of the most successful clubs. They came off victorious in European Cup of 1981-82 season and are one among the five English outfits to have won prestigious UEFA Champions League. Villa is the fifth club in terms of major honors achieved so far. They have claimed First Division Championship title seven times and also won the FA Cup in seven campaigns

Villa is the five-time winner of the Football League Cup and also claimed victory in 1982 UEFA Super Cup. They also have set up a new record by producing 73 national team players – a feat which is only emulated by London-based club Tottenham Hotspur.

Rivalry

Aston Villa have rivalry with local clubs Birmingham City. Both the clubs have been playing second City derby since 1879.

Jersey and Badge

Claret shirts teamed up with sky blue sleeves in combination with sky blue socks and white shorts – that completes the look of an Aston Villa player on the pitch. A rampant lion in gold color on the background of light blue is the traditional badge of Aston Villa. The background has ‘Prepared’ – Villa’s motto – printed underneath the background. In 2007, the club adopted a modified version of their traditional badge.

Home Ground

Aston Villa have their current home ground at Villa Park that is a 5-star stadium rated by UEFA. They played at Aston Park and Wellington Road during 1874-76 and 1876-97 respectively. Villa Park is the largest football ground in the English Midlands as well as the eighth largest outfit in the country. A total of 16 England internationals on senior levels have been hosted at the stadium, the first of which was organized in 1899 and the most recent one has been in 2005.

The Villa Park is the most frequently used stadium in the history of FA Cup semi-final. A total number of 55 semi-finals have been hosted at the stadium. The club now have a plan to extend the North Stand of the stadium. After the project is completed, it will accommodate nearly 51,000 spectators.

Aston Villa have their training ground at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. The team is currently managed by Remi Garde.

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