THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL, CONNECTED
Every legend.
Every legend.
Every club.
Every connection.
From the moments that changed the game to the people who made them happen. Explore football's history through one connected encyclopedia.
NEW / WOMEN'S SOCCERU.S. SOCCER HISTORY & NWSL
THE AMERICAN GAME
Women's soccer: history, stars and leagues.
From the 1999 World Cup final to the NWSL, explore the people and results that shaped women's soccer.
FOUR WORLD CUP TITLES
Photo: Jamie Smed / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0The USWNT story
Explore the American women’s national team, generations of players and major tournament history.
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GLOBAL HISTORY
Photo: Ank Kumar / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Women’s World Cup archive
Every champion from 1991 through 2023, plus the landmark finals that changed soccer.
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AMERICAN CLUB SOCCER
Photo: John Manard / WikiPortraits / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Inside the NWSL
The history, format and expansion of the U.S. women’s professional league.
Read the story01 / THE STORIESTHE GAME BEHIND THE GAME
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The stories that define football.
More than results and records. Discover the rivalries, tournaments and moments that shaped generations.
GLOBAL FOOTBALL
Photo: Photo: Djuradj Vujcic / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0A history of the World Cup
Decades of champions, unforgettable finals and defining moments.
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THE CLUB GAME
Photo: FYI2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0Europe’s greatest stage
From the European Cup to the Champions League era.
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More than a rivalry
Real Madrid, Barcelona and the stories behind El Clásico.
Read the story02 / THE PLAYERSICONS OF THE GAME
THE PEOPLE WHO MADE HISTORY
Legends are made here.
Beyond the goals: follow extraordinary careers, defining matches, the teams they played for and the legacies they left.
ARGENTINA
Photo: Unknown photographer / El Gráfico archiveDiego Maradona
WORLD CUP 1986Diego Armando Maradona was the Argentine No.10 who turned individual invention into team history. A…
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Photo: I. Mihăică / Sport 23 (1967) — via Wikimedia Commons · Public domainFranz Beckenbauer
DER KAISERFranz Anton Beckenbauer (1945–2024), known as Der Kaiser, was the Bayern Munich and West Germany…
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BRAZIL
Photo: El Gráfico archive / Wikimedia CommonsPelé
THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPIONPelé represented Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Footballopedia currently links this profile to 8…
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Lionel Messi
A MODERN GREATLionel Messi is a second-ring Footballopedia graph node reached from priority evergreen roots through shared…
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Cristiano Ronaldo
RECORD BREAKERCristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese forward whose career spans Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid,…
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Johan Cruyff
TOTAL FOOTBALLJohan Cruyff was a Dutch forward and playmaker whose influence as both player and coach…
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BUILT ON HISTORY
Clubs that shaped the sport.
From iconic stadiums to the careers, trophies and rivalries that made these clubs famous.
MADRID · SPAIN
Real Madrid
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FC Barcelona
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Photo: Tobias Alt (Tobi 87) · CC BY-SA 4.0Bayern Munich
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Liverpool
Explore clubTHE FOOTBALLOPEDIA DIFFERENCE
One story leads to another.
Football has never existed in isolation. Trace the people, tournaments, clubs and matches that connect the sport's greatest stories.
Start with Maradona04 / THE ARCHIVESHISTORY THROUGH THE YEARS
A CENTURY OF FOOTBALL
Explore the World Cup archive.
Go tournament by tournament, from the first championship in Uruguay to the modern era.
WORLD CUP1930↗
WORLD CUP1958↗
WORLD CUP1970↗
WORLD CUP1986↗
WORLD CUP1990↗
WORLD CUP1998↗
WORLD CUP2006↗
WORLD CUP2014↗
WORLD CUP2018↗
WORLD CUP2022↗
Explore every World Cup edition