The Serie A, officially known as Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system. The winners are awarded the Coppa Campioni d'Italia trophy and the scudetto, a decoration that they wear on the jersey the season after the victory. It has been operating as a round-robin tournament for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943, the Lega Calcio until 2010, and the Lega Serie A ever since. Serie A is regarded as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical and defensively sound national league. Serie A was the world's strongest national league in 2020 according to IFFHS, and is ranked third among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient – behind the Premier League and La Liga, and ahead of Bundesliga and Ligue 1 – which is based on the performance of Italian clubs in the Champions League and the Europa League during the previous five years. Serie A led the UEFA ranking from 1986 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1999.
The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Except for the Ivy League, it is the most selective group of higher education institutions in NCAA Division I, and has a very high student-athlete graduation rate for both the NCAA graduation success rate and the federal graduation rate.
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, and is currently contested by 24 clubs.
The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is the third and lowest division of the English Football League (EFL) and fourth-highest tier overall in the English football league system.
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL, currently known as the China Resources C'estbon Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in China, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The league was established in 2004 by the rebranding of the former top division, Chinese Jia-A League.
The Central Valley Coyotes were a professional arena football team and were a charter member of the AF2. As the newly forming AF2 set aside its plans for a two tier league and began focusing only on bigger markets, Central Valley stepped down and tried to play in a league which was more friendly to smaller markets; such as the Indoor Football League or the American Indoor Football Association.
Conny Pohlers is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. From 1998 she played in the Women's Bundesliga and from 2001 in the Germany national team.
Butts Park Arena is a multi-use sports stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England. Its main use is as a rugby stadium. It is the home ground for Coventry R.F.C. and was the home of Midlands Hurricanes. It was also formerly the home ground of the Coventry Jets, an American football team. From the 2017–18 season, the stadium is also the home of Coventry United, a non league football club and their Ladies team who play in the second tier FA Women's Championship.
IBM Big Blue is a Japanese semi-professional rugby union team in the Top League. The team was founded in 1976 by IBM. The company decided to make rugby, along with baseball and American football, one of the official company sports in 1989, which allowed the rugby club to gain support and momentum.
Rickey Deshun Dudley is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). A 6'6", 252-lb. tight end from Ohio State University, Dudley was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft. He played in nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1996 to 2004 for the Raiders, the Cleveland Browns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won Super Bowl XXXVII. A thumb injury that required surgery ended his career after the 2004 season.
Dale Meinert was an American professional football linebacker. He played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals, playing his two first seasons as a guard. Previously he played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.
Marvin H. Matuszak was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and in the American Football League (AFL). He went to two NFL Pro Bowls and was once an AFL All-Star during his 12-year pro football career. After retiring, he was an assistant coach in the pros for 16 seasons for five different teams. The South Bend native was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
Thomas Frank Emanuel is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was made captain of the volunteers in 1965. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He played professionally for the American Football League (AFL)'s Miami Dolphins and the National Football League (NFL)'s New Orleans Saints. He is also a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
Royce Lionel Smith was an American professional football player who was a guard for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1972 NFL draft. He appeared in most games during these seasons but was unable to force his way into the starting lineup.
Terry Ray is a Belgian-American former gridiron football safety and linebacker who played in both the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) between 1992 and 2004.
The 2003 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by Terry Hoeppner and played their homes game in Yager Stadium. The Redhawks finished the season with a record of 13–1. They won the MAC for the first time since 1986 and was invited to the GMAC Bowl, where they beat Louisville 49–28.
The sport of football in the country of Bahrain is run by the Bahrain Football Association, and significantly the most popular sport in the nation.
The Leuven Lions are an American football team based in Leuven. The Lions are currently members of the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL).
The Antwerp Diamonds are a former amateur American football team based in Antwerp. The Diamonds were members of the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL).
Scott McMullen is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Ohio State University. He was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
