FOOTBALL, CONNECTED
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Biggest football stories
The competitions and clubs that connect the largest parts of the graph.
competition
FIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup is the central international competition in Maradona’s career: he played in four editions and captained Argentina to the 1986 title.competition
UEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League is Europe’s leading men’s club competition. It began as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup in 1955 and was relaunched under…competition
Premier LeagueThe Premier League is the top division of the English league system. It was established…club
Real MadridReal Madrid is a football club from Madrid, Spain, founded in 1902. Its history is…club
FC BarcelonaBarcelona signed Maradona in 1982 for a world-record fee. His spell mixed spectacular football with…club
Manchester UnitedManchester United is an English football club whose origins date to Newton Heath LYR, formed…
People
Legendary players
Careers, clubs, national teams, trophies and the matches that made them famous.
player
Lionel MessiLionel Messi is a second-ring Footballopedia graph node reached from priority evergreen roots through shared first-ring football entities. This layer expands discoverability and internal…player
Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese forward whose career spans Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and later clubs, alongside a record-setting international career…player
PeléPelé represented Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Footballopedia currently links this profile to 8…player
Diego MaradonaDiego Armando Maradona was the Argentine No.10 who turned individual invention into team history. A…player
Johan CruyffJohan Cruyff was a Dutch forward and playmaker whose influence as both player and coach…player
Franz BeckenbauerFranz Anton Beckenbauer (1945–2024), known as Der Kaiser, was the Bayern Munich and West Germany…
Teams & derbies
Clubs and rivalries
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club
LiverpoolLiverpool Football Club was formally established in 1892 after a split between Anfield owner John Houlding and Everton. The new club remained at Anfield…club
ArsenalArsenal is an English football club founded in 1886 by workers at the Dial Square armaments factory in Woolwich. The club moved to north…club
Bayern MunichBayern Munich is a second-ring Footballopedia graph node reached from priority evergreen roots through shared…club
AC MilanAC Milan is an Italian football club founded in Milan in December 1899. The Rossoneri…club
Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors was Maradona’s chosen Argentine giant: he won the 1981 Metropolitano there and later…rivalry
El ClásicoEl Clásico is the rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, one of the most…
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