The Unione Calcio Sampdoria were founded in 1946. The club was formed by a merger between two local clubs, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria.

Hotspur Football Club was founded on September 5 1882. In April 1884 they were renamed Tottenham Hotspur.

Rivaldo was one of the ones that got away. When Sergio Cragnotti was in charge of the club he went very close to signing him

The Amsterdam Tournament was a summer competition that ran from 1975 to 1993 and from 1999 to 2009.

The Mitropa Cup was one of the first international European football tournaments for clubs

Marco Van Basten was a player of possibly unrepeatable class and quality

The Cup of the Alps was a tournament played from 1960 to 1987

Gianfranco Zola was one of the greatest Italian players of the 1990s, nicknamed magic box.

The Anglo-Italian Cup was a tournament that ran from 1970 to 1986 and from 1992 to 1996

Gianni Rivera is considered to be one of, if not the best ever players in Italian history.

Giancarlo Antognoni is one of the best midfielders ever to have played for Italy.

Ramón Turone entered into Roman folklore due to a particular episode in 1981

The Associazione Calcio Robur Siena was founded in 1904. They took on the club colours of black and white.

Gigi Riva is one of the most famous Italian forwards of all time

Paolo Rossi will live on forever in Italian history.

Borussia Mönchengladbach are one of the most supported teams in Germany.

Alessandro Del Piero is among the greats of Italian football

Lo Sport Lisboa e Benfica better known as Benfica are a multi-sports club from Lisbon.

Roberto Baggio is considered to be one of Italy's all time greats. A perfect combination of agility, elegance, speed and refined skills.

Gianluca Vialli is considered to have been one of the best strikers of his generation