Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Vasco is mostly known for its men's football team, which currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the Campeonato Carioca, the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 33 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo holds the records for most appearances (183), goals (140) and assists (42) in the Champions League, most appearances (30), assists (8), goals in the European Championship (14), international goals (130) and international appearances (212). He is one of the few players to have made over 1,200 professional career appearances, the most by an outfield player, and has scored over 890 official senior career goals for club and country, making him the top goalscorer of all time.
Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
The Primeira Liga, officially known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it is contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division.
The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's football and is run by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It has participated in all nine editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing as runner-up in 2007, and nine editions of the Copa América Femenina.
Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the United Arab Emirates national team.
Anthony Šerić is a Croatian Australian former footballer who played as a left-back. He was a part of the Croatia national team at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.
Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira, known as Pepe, is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation.
Anthony Patrick Hudson is a professional football manager who most recently left his role as head coach of Al-Markhiya SC by mutual consent, after three games in charge, stepping into an advisory role instead.
Bruno Miguel Semedo Varela is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vitória de Guimarães.
Anthony Lopes is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, which he captains, and the Portugal national team. Regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his creativity, playmaking, shooting and penalty-taking.
Anthony Jordan Martial is a French professional footballer who last played as a forward for Manchester United.
Marcos Paulo Mesquita "Rony" Lopes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger.
André Filipe Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Real Valladolid.
Anthony Michael Gordon is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team.
The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A was the top division of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A culminated with the Nations League Finals in October 2021 to determine the champions of the competition.
Group F of UEFA Euro 2020 took place from 15 to 23 June 2021 in Budapest's Puskás Aréna and Munich's Allianz Arena. The group contained host nations Hungary and Germany, defending champions Portugal and world champions France.
Anthony Joseph Novak is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward.
