Claude Makélélé Sinda is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently a youth coach and technical mentor at Chelsea, having formerly been the head coach of Belgian First Division A club Eupen. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, Makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield role in English football, especially during the 2004–05 FA Premier League season, where he played a key role in helping Chelsea win the title with 95 points. In homage, the defensive midfield position is sometimes colloquially known as the "Makélélé Role".
Claude B. Humphrey was an American professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Humphrey was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. He played college football at Tennessee State University.
Harry Williams is a former soccer player. He was the first recognised Indigenous Australian to play for the senior Australian national football team, the Socceroos. He was part of Australia's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.
Claude Papi was a French football midfielder who is regarded as the all-time best player for the SC Bastia.
The 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1950 college football season, the 56th season of Sooner football. Led by fourth-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, and competed in the Big Seven Conference.
Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relegated from the prematurely-ended 2019–20 Ligue 2. Orléans plays its home matches at the Stade de la Source located within the city.
Claude Jean Jules César Abbes was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Jean-Claude Piumi was a French former football defender.
Jean-Claude Pagal is a former Cameroonian footballer.
Claude "Cupe" Perry was a professional American football player who played offensive tackle for nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Goodsprings, Alabama. Perry played collegiate football for Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams of the University of Alabama. In 1926 his team was a national champion and "Cupe" Perry was selected All-Southern.
Jean-Claude Mukanya is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in Belgium for KFC Eeklo, KFC Lommel and Eendracht Aalst, in the Netherlands for NAC Breda and in Israel for Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Born in Switzerland, he represented the DR Congo national team at international level.
Jacques "Jacky" Bonnevay is a French football coach, currently assistant manager of AS Saint-Étienne, and former player.
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto is a former Japanese football coach and former player who last coached Gamba Osaka. He played for Japan national team.
Claude Barthélemy was a Haitian footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. He played for AS Capoise between 1961 and 1964, then joined Racing Club Haitien until 1967, and played one season for the Detroit Cougars in 1968. He played for the national team between 1965 and 1977, including two games at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
Claude Albert Mbourounot is a Gabonese football manager. He is currently in charge of the Gabon national under-23 football team. In 2011, he led the under-23 side in winning the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship, thus qualifying Gabon for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It will be the nation's very first appearance.
Claude C. Arnold was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with the Eskimos in 1954. He previously attended and played football at the University of Oklahoma, and was the quarterback of the school's first national championship team in 1950. He died in Oklahoma City in 2016 at the age of 92.
The 1972 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVC. The team began the season in its third year under Claude "Hoot" Gibson and went 1–5 in games under Gibson. After six games, Gibson was fired and replaced by F. A. Dry, who led the team to a record of 3–2 over the final five games of the season.
Jean-Claude Billong is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United. Born in France, he represents the Cameroon national team.
Claude Ryf is a retired Swiss football defender and later manager.
Claude Babé is a Gabonese footballer. He played in 14 matches for the Gabon national football team from 1994 to 2001. He was also named in Gabon's squad for the 1994 African Cup of Nations tournament.
