Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco, is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Founded in 1918, the team play their home matches at the Stade Louis II. Its training center is situated in neighboring France, in la Turbie.
Jean-Pierre Roger Guillaume Papin is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward, who is currently the head coach of Championnat National 3 club Marseille B. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1991.
Aldair Nascimento dos Santos, known simply as Aldair, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a centre back, and who was part of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Sergio Javier Goycochea is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best known for helping his country reach the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final with his penalty kick saves.
Erwin Vandenbergh is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Between 1979 and 1991, he finished six times topscorer of the Belgian First Division, with three clubs. In 1980, he was European topscorer with 39 goals out of 34 games. As a Belgium national team regular, Vandenbergh scored a memorable victory goal against Argentina in the opening game of the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football competitions and is governed by the Chinese Football Association.
Gert Verheyen is a Belgian retired footballer and manager, who was last in charge of Oostende.
Thomas Allofs is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Manuel Amoros is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He was capped 82 times for France, and played in the UEFA European Championships finals of 1984 and 1992, and the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.
Juan Ernesto Simón is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender.
Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The Stade des Antonins is the club’s home stadium.
Ernst Aigner is a retired Austrian footballer.
Lee Sang-Yoon is a retired South Korean football player.
Association Sportive Pirae is a football club from Pirae in Tahiti. They are one of the most successful teams in Tahiti having won the Tahiti Division Fédérale eleven times. They are also the first French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Champions League, which they achieved in 2006. In 2022 they were selected by the OFC to participate in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, as the representatives of the OFC.
Al-Seeb Club is an Omani professional football club based in Al-Seeb, that competes in the Oman Professional League, the top flight of Omani Football. Their home ground is Al-Seeb Stadium. The stadium is government owned. Al-Seeb also own their own stadium and sports equipment, as well as their own training facilities. In 2022, they achieved a treble, winning the Omani League, Sultan Qaboos Cup and AFC Cup in the same year.
Graeme Wayne Rutjes is a former Australian-born Dutch footballer, who played as a defender for Excelsior Rotterdam (1980–85), Y.R. K.V. Mechelen (1985–90) and R.S.C. Anderlecht (1990–96).
György Mezey is a Hungarian former association football player, who played as a midfielder. He later became a well-regarded coach.
Al Nahda is a Saudi football club based in the city of Dammam, Eastern province. Established in 1949, they currently play in the Saudi First Division.
Sadegh Varmazyar is an Iranian retired football defender who played for Iran national football team and Esteghlal FC. He also played for Iran national futsal team in the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship and 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
