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Introduction The England national team playing at Wembley. Association football is the most popular sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. With over 40,000 association football clubs, England has more clubs involved in the code than any other country as well as the world's first club (Sheffield F.C.), the world's oldest professional association football club (Notts County F.C), the oldest national governing body (the Football Association), the first national team, the oldest national knockout competition (the FA Cup) and the oldest national league (the English Football League). Today England's top domestic league, the Premier League, is one of the most popular and richest sports leagues in the world, with six of the ten richest football clubs in the world. The England national football team is one of only eight teams to win the World Cup, in 1966. A total of five English club teams have won the UEFA Champions League (European Cup). Selected article Chelsea Football Club are an English professional football club based in west London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier in English football. In 2005, Chelsea's centenary year, the club became Premiership champions in a record-breaking season, League Cup winners with a 3–2 win over Liverpool and reached the Champions League semi-finals. The following year, they were again League Champions, equalling their own Premiership record of 29 wins set the previous season. They also became the fifth team to win back-to-back championships since the Second World War and the first London club to do so since Arsenal in 1933–34. Chelsea's home is the Stamford Bridge football stadium in Fulham, west London, where they have played since their foundation. Chelsea are one of the best-supported clubs in the United Kingdom, with an estimated four million fans. Did you know... ...that footballer Francis Lee (pictured) earned his nickname Lee One Pen by setting an English record for the most penalties scored in a single season? ...that Les Taylor only captained Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final because regular captain Wilf Rostron was suspended? ...that Bob McGrory managed the English football team Stoke City for a period of 17 years, having previously played for the club for 14 years? ...that former Hampshire wicketkeeper Adi Aymes went on to manage football club Fleet Town F.C., and is the current fitness coach of Havant and Waterlooville? ...that former football player and manager Alan Brown quit Huddersfield Town and became a policeman for two and a half years before rejoining the club? Selected competition The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. Currently over 400 teams compete each season, with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals and final. Until 1974, football players were either professionals or amateurs. Professionals were paid to play by their clubs, and the only cup competitions such clubs were allowed to enter were the FA Cup and, for clubs outside The Football League, the FA Trophy. Amateurs, on the other hand, did not get paid by their clubs, and such clubs had their own cup competition, the FA Amateur Cup. WikiProjects Direct relation Football • England • English football task force WikiProject Football Task Forces and sub-projects Africa Argentina Australia A-League England Arsenal Liverpool Manchester United Non-league Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday France Germany FC Bayern Munich Hong Kong India Iran Ireland Italy Netherlands Scotland Celtic F.C. Spain Real Madrid Sweden USA & Canada D.C. United Sounders FC Season articles Variants of football Women's football College soccer Selected image Former manager of Russia Fabio Capello. He became manager on July 26, 2012 following the resignation of Dick Advocaat. Before Russia, he managed England, he resigned from England on February 8, 2012, following the FA removing the captaincy from John Terry. He was a former President of the League Managers Association. In the news Brief in-the-news coverage of English football is also available at Sports current events. August 9: Real Madrid agrees with Chelsea FC to sign goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois August 6: Brazilian footballer Gabriel Jesus signs contract extension with Manchester City August 4: French footballer Lucas Digne joins Everton FC on five-year contract July 16: FIFA World Cup 2018: Belgium beats England 2-0 to claim third place finish July 15: English football: Chelsea announces Maurizio Sarri as their head coach Sports current events | Wikinews Football Current season 2018–19 in English football Leagues 2018–19 Premier League 2018–19 English Football League 2018–19 EFL Championship 2018–19 EFL League One 2018–19 EFL League Two 2018–19 National League Cups 2018–19 FA Cup FA Community Shield 2018–19 FA Trophy 2018–19 EFL Cup 2018–19 EFL Trophy 2018–19 FA Youth Cup Subcategories ▼ Football in England ► Football in England by county ► Association football in England lists ► Football competitions in England ► England football derbies ► England national football teams ► English football club matches ► Futsal in England ► History of football in England ► English football logos ► Non-League football ► English football organisations ► Football people in England ► Football refereeing in England ► Seasons in English football ► Football teams in England ► English football on television ► English football trophies and awards ► Football venues in England ► Women's football in England ► Youth football in England ► English football portal ► English football chairperson history templates Featured content Articles 1923 FA Cup Final 1956 FA Cup Final 2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season 2007 UEFA Champions League Final Arsenal F.C. Aston Villa F.C. Steve Bruce Chelsea F.C. City of Manchester Stadium Dover Athletic F.C. Duncan Edwards England national football team managers Everton F.C. Gillingham F.C. Thierry Henry History of Arsenal F.C. (1886–1966) History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) History of Bradford City A.F.C. History of Gillingham F.C. History of Ipswich Town F.C. History of Norwich City F.C. History of Stoke City F.C. Ipswich Town F.C. Leek Town F.C. Luton Town F.C. William McGregor Manchester City F.C. Margate F.C. North Road (stadium) Norwich City F.C. Old Trafford Portman Road Premier League Priestfield Stadium Bobby Robson Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Gilberto Silva Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. Bert Trautmann Valley Parade John Wark York City F.C. Lists List of Arsenal F.C. players List of Aston Villa F.C. managers List of Aston Villa F.C. players List of Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. statistics and records List of Birmingham City F.C. managers List of Birmingham City F.C. players List of Birmingham City F.C. seasons List of Birmingham City F.C. statistics and records List of Bradford City A.F.C. seasons List of Bristol Rovers F.C. managers List of England national football team hat-tricks List of English Football League managers English football champions List of Everton F.C. managers List of FA Amateur Cup winners List of FA Cup winners List of FA Trophy winners List of former Football League clubs FWA Footballer of the Year List of Gillingham F.C. managers List of Gillingham F.C. players Gillingham F.C. records List of Gillingham F.C. seasons List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers List of Ipswich Town F.C. players List of Ipswich Town F.C. Players of the Year List of Ipswich Town F.C. statistics and records List of Ipswich Town F.C. seasons List of Leeds United F.C. seasons List of Liverpool F.C. managers List of Liverpool F.C. players List of Liverpool F.C. seasons List of Liverpool F.C. statistics and records List of Luton Town F.C. managers List of Luton Town F.C. seasons List of Luton Town F.C. statistics and records List of Manchester City F.C. managers List of Manchester City F.C. seasons List of Manchester United F.C. managers List of Manchester United F.C. players List of Manchester United F.C. players (25–99 appearances) List of Manchester United F.C. players (fewer than 25 appearances) List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics List of Manchester United F.C. seasons List of Margate F.C. seasons List of Norwich City F.C. Players of the Year List of Oxford United F.C. managers PFA Players' Player of the Year PFA Young Player of the Year List of Premier League hat-tricks Record home attendances of English football clubs List of Scarborough F.C. seasons List of Sunderland A.F.C. managers List of Sunderland A.F.C. players List of Sunderland A.F.C. seasons List of Watford F.C. seasons Watford F.C. Player of the Season List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons List of York City F.C. Clubmen of the Year List of York City F.C. managers List of York City F.C. players List of York City F.C. players (25–99 appearances) List of York City F.C. players (1–24 appearances) List of York City F.C. seasons List of York City F.C. statistics and records Topics Aston Villa F.C. Gillingham F.C. Ipswich Town F.C. York City F.C. Topics Things to do WikiNews: Create and submit news stories about English football for Wikipedia's sister project WikiNews. 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