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Capítulo 7: Geografía y cultura
10 tests · 100 datos · actualizado el 23 de octubre de 2026 · markdown
Where football is played and how it shaped culture: FIFA's footprint, football's smallest nations, Africa, Asia and the Americas, the language of the game, songs and anthems, football on screen and in books, stands with stories and the museums that keep its treasures.
7.71La presencia global del fútbol
Hasta dónde llega el organismo rector del fútbol, dónde están geográficamente las raíces y los récords del juego, y la cultura detrás de dos famosos apodos de selecciones.
Test 1El alcance de la FIFA, la geografía del fútbol y la cultura de las seleccionesHacer un test
Los 211 miembros de la FIFA incluyen territorios como Inglaterra, Escocia, Gales y Hong Kong que no son Estados soberanos miembros de la ONU, más que los 193 Estados de la ONU.
Fuente: Historias contrastadas de los recuentos de miembros de la FIFA y la ONU · recuerdo
La FIFA cita el cuju, un juego de patear una pelota de cuero documentado desde la época de la dinastía Han, como la prueba más antigua de un juego parecido al fútbol.
Fuente: Historias contrastadas del reconocimiento del cuju por la FIFA · recuerdo
Inaugurado en 1989, el estadio Rungrado 1.º de Mayo tiene capacidad para unos 114.000 espectadores tras una reforma en 2014, lo que lo convierte en el mayor estadio de fútbol del mundo por capacidad.
Fuente: Historias contrastadas del Estadio Rungrado 1.º de Mayo · recuerdo
El Estadio Hernando Siles de La Paz se encuentra a unos 3600 metros sobre el nivel del mar, lo que lo convierte en uno de los recintos más altos del fútbol internacional.
Fuente: Historias contrastadas del Estadio Hernando Siles · recuerdo
La selección neerlandesa viste de naranja y toma el apodo «Oranje» de la Casa de Orange-Nassau, la familia real descendiente de Guillermo de Orange.
Fuente: Historias contrastadas del apodo Oranje · recuerdo
Con una población de unos 335.000 habitantes, Islandia venció a Kosovo para clasificarse para el Mundial de 2018, con holgura la nación más pequeña que ha llegado al torneo.
Fuente: Reportajes contrastados sobre la clasificación de Islandia para el Mundial de 2018 · recuerdo
Después de que se culpara a la camiseta blanca de Brasil de la derrota en la final del Mundial de 1950, un concurso de un periódico de 1953 dio lugar a la camiseta amarilla, apodada «Canarinho» («canarito») por su color.
Fuente: Historias contrastadas de la camiseta amarilla de Brasil · recuerdo
Los 211 miembros de la FIFA pertenecen a una de las seis confederaciones: UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, CAF, AFC y OFC.
Fuente: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/news/statement-by-fifa-and-the-six-confederations · recuerdo
Con orígenes al menos a finales del siglo XV y codificado formalmente en 1580, el Calcio Storico Fiorentino se sigue jugando cada junio en Florencia, con equipos de los cuatro barrios históricos de la ciudad.
Fuente: Historias contrastadas del Calcio Storico Fiorentino · recuerdo
San Marino venció a Liechtenstein por 1-0 el 5 de septiembre de 2024 en la Liga de Naciones, su primera victoria oficial: antes de ella, su balance en partidos oficiales era de 171 derrotas y cinco empates en 176 partidos.
Fuente: Reportajes contrastados sobre la primera victoria de San Marino en un partido oficial, en 2024 · recuerdo
7.72Football's Smallest Nations
The Faroe Islands' first win, Gibraltar and Kosovo, the Other Final, American Samoa and Andorra.
Test 1Small football nationsHacer un test
The European Championship qualifier was played in Landskrona, Sweden, because the islands had no grass pitch good enough.
Fuente: Faroese Football Association, '1990: Faroe Islands 1-0 Austria' (fsf.fo); UEFA · recuerdo
UEFA would not allow the match on the islands' artificial pitches.
Fuente: Faroese Football Association, '1990: Faroe Islands 1-0 Austria' (fsf.fo); UEFA · recuerdo
Its national team played its first official match against Slovakia that November.
Fuente: Gibraltar FA, 'UEFA membership 2013' (gibraltarfa.com); UEFA · recuerdo
Both votes came in May 2016.
Fuente: Football Federation of Kosovo (ffk-kosova.com); FIFA and UEFA congress decisions, May 2016 · recuerdo
The two lowest-ranked sides in the world met on the day of the Yokohama final; Bhutan won 4-0.
Fuente: Bhutan Football Federation and the documentary 'The Other Final' (2003); FIFA · recuerdo
They won 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier, ten years after losing 31-0 to Australia.
Fuente: Football Federation American Samoa (ffas.as); FIFA, 2011 qualifier report · recuerdo
They won 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
Fuente: Federació Andorrana de Futbol (faf.ad); UEFA, Euro 2004 qualifying · recuerdo
1990, 2002, 2004 and 2011.
Fuente: FIFA (inside.fifa.com) and UEFA (uefa.com) match records · recuerdo
1990, 1996, 2013 and 2016.
Fuente: UEFA, 'Member associations' (uefa.com) · recuerdo
Bhutan's national stadium stands in the valley of the Wang Chhu river.
Fuente: Bhutan Football Federation and the documentary 'The Other Final' (2003); FIFA · recuerdo
7.73Football in Africa
The Black Stars, Bafana Bafana, the vuvuzela, Olympic golds, Al Ahly and Egypt's three in a row.
Test 1African footballHacer un test
The black star on Ghana's flag also comes from Garvey's Black Star Line.
Fuente: Ghana Football Association, 'Why the Black Stars?' (ghanafa.org) · recuerdo
The women's team are known as Banyana Banyana, 'the girls'.
Fuente: South African Football Association, 'Bafana Bafana' (safa.net); FIFA 2010 World Cup reports · recuerdo
They are Les Éléphants; an elephant's head is also on the country's coat of arms.
Fuente: Fédération Ivoirienne de Football, 'Les Éléphants' (fif.ci) · recuerdo
Nigeria beat Argentina 3-2 in the final in Athens, Georgia.
Fuente: Nigeria Football Federation (thenff.com); Olympics.com, Atlanta 1996 football final · recuerdo
Cameroon beat Spain on penalties in the final.
Fuente: Olympics.com, 'Sydney 2000 football final'; FECAFOOT · recuerdo
The Cairo club has won more CAF titles than any other.
Fuente: Al Ahly SC, 'African club of the century' (alahlyegypt.com); CAF · recuerdo
Egypt won in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
Fuente: Egyptian Football Association (efa.com.eg); CAF, Africa Cup of Nations records · recuerdo
1957, 1996, 2000 and 2010.
Fuente: CAF (cafonline.com) and Olympics.com records · recuerdo
2006, 2008 and 2010.
Fuente: Egyptian Football Association (efa.com.eg); CAF, Africa Cup of Nations records · recuerdo
Some broadcasters filtered out the drone.
Fuente: South African Football Association, 'Bafana Bafana' (safa.net); FIFA 2010 World Cup reports · recuerdo
7.74Football in Asia
The J.League, Zico at Kashima, the first Asian pro league, the ISL, Samurai Blue and Owairan's goal.
Test 1Asian footballHacer un test
It began with ten clubs.
Fuente: Japan Football Association, 'The J.League's founding' (jfa.jp); J.League (jleague.co) · recuerdo
He played for and later advised the club.
Fuente: Kashima Antlers, 'Zico' (antlers.co.jp) · recuerdo
It was then called the Korean Super League.
Fuente: Korea Football Association and K League, 'History' (kleague.com) · recuerdo
It brought in well-known foreign players in their thirties.
Fuente: Indian Super League, 'About' (indiansuperleague.com) · recuerdo
The women's team are called Nadeshiko Japan.
Fuente: Japan Football Association, 'The J.League's founding' (jfa.jp); J.League (jleague.co) · recuerdo
He ran from his own half; Saudi Arabia reached the last 16.
Fuente: Saudi Arabian Football Federation; FIFA, '1994: Owairan's goal against Belgium' (inside.fifa.com) · recuerdo
They lost all three group matches.
Fuente: Japan Football Association, 'The J.League's founding' (jfa.jp); J.League (jleague.co) · recuerdo
1983, 1993, 2004 and 2014.
Fuente: AFC (the-afc.com), J.League and K League records · recuerdo
1954, 1994, 1998 and 2002.
Fuente: AFC (the-afc.com), J.League and K League records · recuerdo
It is called Yatagarasu and is said to have guided an emperor.
Fuente: Japan Football Association, 'The J.League's founding' (jfa.jp); J.League (jleague.co) · recuerdo
7.75Football in the Americas
MLS and the NASL, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, the Reggae Boyz, Panama and the word 'soccer'.
Test 1Football in the AmericasHacer un test
He scored for the San Jose Clash against DC United.
Fuente: Major League Soccer, 'The first MLS match, 1996' (mlssoccer.com) · recuerdo
It folded after the 1984 season.
Fuente: U.S. Soccer, 'History of the NASL' (ussoccer.com) · recuerdo
Iceland took the record in 2018.
Fuente: Trinidad and Tobago Football Association; FIFA 2006 World Cup reports · recuerdo
They lost all three matches in Mexico without scoring.
Fuente: Canada Soccer, '1986 World Cup' (canadasoccer.com) · recuerdo
It was the first English-speaking Caribbean side at a World Cup.
Fuente: Jamaica Football Federation, '1998: the Reggae Boyz' (jff.com.jm) · recuerdo
Felipe Baloy scored in a 6-1 defeat; fans celebrated as if they had won.
Fuente: FEPAFUT Panama; FIFA, 2018 World Cup match report England v Panama · recuerdo
DC won 3-2 after extra time in the rain at Foxborough.
Fuente: Major League Soccer, 'The first MLS match, 1996' (mlssoccer.com) · recuerdo
1968, 1986, 1996, 1998 and 2018.
Fuente: FIFA (inside.fifa.com), MLS and CONCACAF records · recuerdo
1986, 1998, 2006 and 2018.
Fuente: FIFA (inside.fifa.com), MLS and CONCACAF records · recuerdo
'Assoc' became 'soccer', to tell association football from rugger.
Fuente: Oxford English Dictionary, 'soccer' etymology; The FA · recuerdo
7.76The Language of Football
Hat-tricks, the beautiful game, the Socceroos, La Albiceleste, El Tri, Fergie time and 'olé'.
Test 1Football words and nicknamesHacer un test
A bowler who took three wickets with three balls was given a hat in 1858.
Fuente: Marylebone Cricket Club, 'The origin of the hat-trick' (lords.org) · recuerdo
He used it as the title of his 1977 autobiography.
Fuente: Pelé, 'My Life and the Beautiful Game' (1977); FIFA · recuerdo
It is also the name of the old Florentine game, calcio storico.
Fuente: Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster entries; The FA, 'Football terms' · recuerdo
'Albiceleste' means 'white and sky blue'.
Fuente: AFA, 'La Albiceleste' (afa.com.ar) · recuerdo
The flag is green, white and red.
Fuente: Mexican Football Federation, 'El Tri' (miseleccion.mx) · recuerdo
It was named after Sir Alex Ferguson, who was often seen pointing at his watch.
Fuente: Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster entries; The FA, 'Football terms' · recuerdo
The crowd greets each pass as it would a matador's move.
Fuente: Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster entries; The FA, 'Football terms' · recuerdo
Argentina in 1930, Australia in 1974, Japan in 1998 and Ghana in 2006.
Fuente: Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster entries; The FA, 'Football terms' · recuerdo
Cricket in 1858, Oxford in the 1880s, Pelé's 1977 book and the 1990s.
Fuente: Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster entries; The FA, 'Football terms' · recuerdo
The name took hold in the 1960s and 1970s; Australia first reached a World Cup in 1974.
Fuente: Football Australia, 'Why the Socceroos?' (footballaustralia.com.au) · recuerdo
7.77Songs and Anthems
Zadok the Priest, Three Lions, Blue Moon, Bubbles, Seven Nation Army, World in Motion and Waka Waka.
Test 1Football songsHacer un test
Tony Britten adapted one of Handel's coronation anthems in 1992.
Fuente: UEFA, 'The Champions League anthem' (uefa.com) · recuerdo
It was written by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and the Lightning Seeds.
Fuente: The FA (englandfootball.com) and Scottish FA records of official team songs · recuerdo
The song was taken up in the late 1980s.
Fuente: Manchester City, 'Blue Moon' heritage pages (mancity.com) · recuerdo
The song dates from 1918 and was taken up in the 1920s.
Fuente: West Ham United, 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' (whufc.com) · recuerdo
The riff by The White Stripes went on to Italy's 2006 World Cup and beyond.
Fuente: Club Brugge, 'Seven Nation Army' (clubbrugge.be); UEFA · recuerdo
John Barnes performed the rap.
Fuente: The FA (englandfootball.com), Scottish FA and FIFA records of World Cup songs · recuerdo
She performed it at the closing ceremony in Johannesburg.
Fuente: FIFA, 'Waka Waka, the official song of 2010' (fifa.com) · recuerdo
1970, 1978, 1990 and 1996.
Fuente: The FA (englandfootball.com), Scottish FA and FIFA records of World Cup songs · recuerdo
1918, 1992, 2003 and 2010.
Fuente: The FA (englandfootball.com), Scottish FA and FIFA records of World Cup songs · recuerdo
Handel wrote it for George II's coronation in 1727.
Fuente: UEFA, 'The Champions League anthem' (uefa.com) · recuerdo
7.78Football on Page and Screen
Fever Pitch, The Damned United, Roy of the Rovers, Captain Tsubasa, Ted Lasso and Looking for Eric.
Test 1Football in books, comics and filmHacer un test
It was later filmed twice, once with a baseball story.
Fuente: Penguin Books, 'Fever Pitch' by Nick Hornby (1992) · recuerdo
Spall played his assistant Peter Taylor and Meaney played Don Revie.
Fuente: Faber & Faber, 'The Damned United' by David Peace (2006); BFI, 'The Damned United' (2009) · recuerdo
The comic strip began in 1954.
Fuente: Rebellion, 'Roy of the Rovers: 1954 to today' (royoftherovers.com) · recuerdo
Players such as Alessandro Del Piero and Fernando Torres have spoken of it.
Fuente: Shueisha, 'Captain Tsubasa' (1981); Japan Football Association · recuerdo
The series began in 2020.
Fuente: Apple TV+, 'Ted Lasso' (2020) · recuerdo
The film is about a postman who imagines Cantona giving him advice.
Fuente: Sixteen Films, 'Looking for Eric' (Ken Loach, 2009) · recuerdo
It follows a boy whose father returns from a Soviet prison camp.
Fuente: Senator Film, 'Das Wunder von Bern' (Sönke Wortmann, 2003) · recuerdo
1954, 1981, 1992, 2006 and 2020.
Fuente: Publishers' and studios' release records (Penguin, Faber, Rebellion, Shueisha, Apple TV+) · recuerdo
2003, 2005 and 2009.
Fuente: Publishers' and studios' release records (Penguin, Faber, Rebellion, Shueisha, Apple TV+) · recuerdo
He had coached a college team in Kansas.
Fuente: Apple TV+, 'Ted Lasso' (2020) · recuerdo
7.79Stands and Grounds With Stories
The Kop, the Holte End, the Gallowgate, the Shed, the Maracanã's name and Wembley's towers.
Test 1Stands and stadium namesHacer un test
Spion Kop was fought in 1900; many soldiers from Lancashire died there.
Fuente: Liverpool FC, 'The Kop and Spion Kop' (liverpoolfc.com) · recuerdo
The Holte Hotel stood beside Villa Park.
Fuente: Aston Villa, 'The Holte End' (avfc.co.uk) · recuerdo
Public executions were once held there.
Fuente: Newcastle United, 'St James' Park: the Gallowgate End' (nufc.co.uk) · recuerdo
Mário Filho had campaigned for the stadium to be built in Rio.
Fuente: Estádio do Maracanã, 'História' (maracana.com) · recuerdo
The new stadium opened in 2007 with its arch instead.
Fuente: Wembley Stadium, 'The twin towers' (wembleystadium.com) · recuerdo
The stadium was once called the Central Lenin Stadium.
Fuente: Luzhniki Stadium, 'History' (luzhniki.ru) · recuerdo
The roof was put up in the 1930s for the greyhound crowds.
Fuente: Chelsea FC, 'The Shed End' (chelseafc.com) · recuerdo
1900, 1906 and 1950.
Fuente: Club heritage pages: liverpoolfc.com, avfc.co.uk, nufc.co.uk, manutd.com, chelseafc.com · recuerdo
1950, 1956, 2003 and 2007.
Fuente: Wembley Stadium, 'The twin towers' (wembleystadium.com) · recuerdo
It opened in 1923, in time for the FA Cup final.
Fuente: Wembley Stadium, 'The twin towers' (wembleystadium.com) · recuerdo
7.80Museums and Old Treasures
The National Football Museum, FIFA's museum, the Museu do Futebol, the Stirling ball and the 1858 rules.
Test 1Football museumsHacer un test
It opened at Deepdale, Preston's ground, in 2001.
Fuente: National Football Museum, 'About us' (nationalfootballmuseum.com) · recuerdo
It holds trophies, shirts and records from FIFA's history.
Fuente: FIFA Museum, Zurich (fifamuseum.com) · recuerdo
The museum sits under the stadium's stands.
Fuente: Museu do Futebol, São Paulo (museudofutebol.org.br) · recuerdo
It is kept at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.
Fuente: Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 'The world's oldest football' (smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk) · recuerdo
The money helped the world's oldest club.
Fuente: Sotheby's, sale of Sheffield FC's 1858 rules (2011); Sheffield FC (sheffieldfc.com) · recuerdo
Visitors also tour the stadium.
Fuente: FC Barcelona, 'Barça Museum' (fcbarcelona.com) · recuerdo
It is run by the National Football Museum.
Fuente: National Football Museum, 'Hall of Fame' (nationalfootballmuseum.com) · recuerdo
2001, 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Fuente: National Football Museum, FIFA Museum and Museu do Futebol official histories · recuerdo
The 1540s, 1858 and 1863.
Fuente: National Football Museum, FIFA Museum and Museu do Futebol official histories · recuerdo
It was found behind panelling in the Queen's Chamber in the 1970s.
Fuente: Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 'The world's oldest football' (smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk) · recuerdo
Fuentes
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- Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster entries; The FA, 'Football terms'5
- Japan Football Association, 'The J.League's founding' (jfa.jp); J.League (jleague.co)4
- The FA (englandfootball.com), Scottish FA and FIFA records of World Cup songs3
- Wembley Stadium, 'The twin towers' (wembleystadium.com)3
- Faroese Football Association, '1990: Faroe Islands 1-0 Austria' (fsf.fo); UEFA2
- Bhutan Football Federation and the documentary 'The Other Final' (2003); FIFA2
- South African Football Association, 'Bafana Bafana' (safa.net); FIFA 2010 World Cup reports2
- Egyptian Football Association (efa.com.eg); CAF, Africa Cup of Nations records2
- AFC (the-afc.com), J.League and K League records2
- Major League Soccer, 'The first MLS match, 1996' (mlssoccer.com)2
- FIFA (inside.fifa.com), MLS and CONCACAF records2
- UEFA, 'The Champions League anthem' (uefa.com)2
- Apple TV+, 'Ted Lasso' (2020)2
- Publishers' and studios' release records (Penguin, Faber, Rebellion, Shueisha, Apple TV+)2
- Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 'The world's oldest football' (smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk)2
- National Football Museum, FIFA Museum and Museu do Futebol official histories2
- Historias contrastadas de los recuentos de miembros de la FIFA y la ONU1
- Historias contrastadas del reconocimiento del cuju por la FIFA1
- Historias contrastadas del Estadio Rungrado 1.º de Mayo1
- Historias contrastadas del Estadio Hernando Siles1
- Historias contrastadas del apodo Oranje1
- Reportajes contrastados sobre la clasificación de Islandia para el Mundial de 20181
- Historias contrastadas de la camiseta amarilla de Brasil1
- FIFA, inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/news/statement-by-fifa-and-the-six-confederations1
- Historias contrastadas del Calcio Storico Fiorentino1
- Reportajes contrastados sobre la primera victoria de San Marino en un partido oficial, en 20241
- Gibraltar FA, 'UEFA membership 2013' (gibraltarfa.com); UEFA1
- Football Federation of Kosovo (ffk-kosova.com); FIFA and UEFA congress decisions, May 20161
- Football Federation American Samoa (ffas.as); FIFA, 2011 qualifier report1
- Federació Andorrana de Futbol (faf.ad); UEFA, Euro 2004 qualifying1
- FIFA (inside.fifa.com) and UEFA (uefa.com) match records1
- UEFA, 'Member associations' (uefa.com)1
- Ghana Football Association, 'Why the Black Stars?' (ghanafa.org)1
- Fédération Ivoirienne de Football, 'Les Éléphants' (fif.ci)1
- Nigeria Football Federation (thenff.com); Olympics.com, Atlanta 1996 football final1
- Olympics.com, 'Sydney 2000 football final'; FECAFOOT1
- Al Ahly SC, 'African club of the century' (alahlyegypt.com); CAF1
- CAF (cafonline.com) and Olympics.com records1
- Kashima Antlers, 'Zico' (antlers.co.jp)1
- Korea Football Association and K League, 'History' (kleague.com)1
- Indian Super League, 'About' (indiansuperleague.com)1
- Saudi Arabian Football Federation; FIFA, '1994: Owairan's goal against Belgium' (inside.fifa.com)1
- U.S. Soccer, 'History of the NASL' (ussoccer.com)1
- Trinidad and Tobago Football Association; FIFA 2006 World Cup reports1
- Canada Soccer, '1986 World Cup' (canadasoccer.com)1
- Jamaica Football Federation, '1998: the Reggae Boyz' (jff.com.jm)1
- FEPAFUT Panama; FIFA, 2018 World Cup match report England v Panama1
- Oxford English Dictionary, 'soccer' etymology; The FA1
- Marylebone Cricket Club, 'The origin of the hat-trick' (lords.org)1
- Pelé, 'My Life and the Beautiful Game' (1977); FIFA1
- AFA, 'La Albiceleste' (afa.com.ar)1
- Mexican Football Federation, 'El Tri' (miseleccion.mx)1
- Football Australia, 'Why the Socceroos?' (footballaustralia.com.au)1
- The FA (englandfootball.com) and Scottish FA records of official team songs1
- Manchester City, 'Blue Moon' heritage pages (mancity.com)1
- West Ham United, 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' (whufc.com)1
- Club Brugge, 'Seven Nation Army' (clubbrugge.be); UEFA1
- FIFA, 'Waka Waka, the official song of 2010' (fifa.com)1
- Penguin Books, 'Fever Pitch' by Nick Hornby (1992)1
- Faber & Faber, 'The Damned United' by David Peace (2006); BFI, 'The Damned United' (2009)1
- Rebellion, 'Roy of the Rovers: 1954 to today' (royoftherovers.com)1
- Shueisha, 'Captain Tsubasa' (1981); Japan Football Association1
- Sixteen Films, 'Looking for Eric' (Ken Loach, 2009)1
- Senator Film, 'Das Wunder von Bern' (Sönke Wortmann, 2003)1
- Liverpool FC, 'The Kop and Spion Kop' (liverpoolfc.com)1
- Aston Villa, 'The Holte End' (avfc.co.uk)1
- Newcastle United, 'St James' Park: the Gallowgate End' (nufc.co.uk)1
- Estádio do Maracanã, 'História' (maracana.com)1
- Luzhniki Stadium, 'History' (luzhniki.ru)1
- Chelsea FC, 'The Shed End' (chelseafc.com)1
- Club heritage pages: liverpoolfc.com, avfc.co.uk, nufc.co.uk, manutd.com, chelseafc.com1
- National Football Museum, 'About us' (nationalfootballmuseum.com)1
- FIFA Museum, Zurich (fifamuseum.com)1
- Museu do Futebol, São Paulo (museudofutebol.org.br)1
- Sotheby's, sale of Sheffield FC's 1858 rules (2011); Sheffield FC (sheffieldfc.com)1
- FC Barcelona, 'Barça Museum' (fcbarcelona.com)1
- National Football Museum, 'Hall of Fame' (nationalfootballmuseum.com)1