Here comes the 10 worldwide football events that you’ll want to see in your lifetime:
Fifa World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is Germany, which won its fourth title at the 2014 tournament in Brazil. The 20 World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina and inaugural winner Uruguay, with two titles each; and England, France and Spain, with one title each.
Olympic Soccer
Soccer was first introduced in the Olympic games in 1908 as an official competition, with women’s soccer being introduced in 1928. In the early years, soccer in the Olympics was only played by amateurs and was more for show than an actual serious competition. But the rising popularity of the sport raised the stakes. To this day, it is one of the most popular, viewed, and followed sport competitions in the Summer Olympics, and the second most in the sport itself.
UEFA Euro Cup
The UEFA European Championship (known informally as the Euros) is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe. The 15 European Championship tournaments have been won by ten different national teams: Germany and Spain each have won three titles, France has two titles, and Soviet Union, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and Portugal have won one title each. To date, Spain is the only team in history to have won consecutive titles, doing so in 2008 and 2012. It is the second most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup. The Euro 2012 final was watched by a global audience of around 300 million.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs. It is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champion (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of each UEFA national association. The UEFA Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide. The final of the 2012–13 tournament had the highest TV ratings to date, drawing 360 million television viewers.Real Madrid is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament 11 times, including its first five seasons.
Copa America
Copa América (America Cup), known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship, is an international men's football tournament contested between national teams from CONMEBOL. It is the oldest international continental football competition. The competition determines the continental champion of South America. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to participate. The Copa America is special because it is the oldest international continental football competition in the history of the sport and is the most prestigious football competition in the Americas, which is one of the best places for the sport in the world.
Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores de America is an annual international club football competition in South America. It is one of the most prestigious football club competitions in the world and the most prestigious club competition in Latin American football. It includes thirty-eight teams from eleven associations from around the world. It is hosted every year in a different Latin American country, with rounds happening for the majority of the yearlong season and the final championship happening sometime in the middle of May. The winning team of the Copa Libertadores is qualified to play in the FIFA World Cup championship.
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League is an annual football association club competition organized by UEFA. Founded in 1971, regional European football clubs can qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and club competitions. It is held annually with games happening all year round, with the final championship hosted by a different member European country sometime during early July. Tickets must be purchased and travel arrangements made several months in advance of the final championship, or a week in advance of a regular game. The UEFA Europa League is special because it is one of the most important and popular football tournaments in Europe, with winners being qualified for higher-ranking UEFA competitions like the Champions League or the European Championship.
FIFA Confederations Cup
The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international football association tournament for national teams. Founded in 1903, the Confederations Cup is held every four years from late June to early July in the same country that is hosting the World Cup that year, as the Confederations Cup acts as a prelude to the FIFA World Cup. Since this is an important event leading up to the even bigger World Cup, tickets are extremely hard to come by but can be purchased in travel packages through the FIFA website. Plan and make arrangements a couple years in advance and act fast when purchasing, as they sell out quickly. The Confederations Cup is special because it acts as a prelude to the World Cup, carrying some of its symbolic significance for peace, unity, and diversity.
Africa Cup of Nations
Also referred to as CAN or AFCON, the Africa Cup of Nations is the main international football association competition in Africa, which, like Latin America and Europe, is one of the most important and popular places for soccer/football in the world. The Africa Cup of Nations was founded in 1957 and is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football, or CAF. Since 1968, it has been held every two years in June in a different African city, with winners being qualified for the FIFA World Cup championship. If you don’t live in Africa but want to attend, tickets must be purchased and travel arrangements made a year in advance. The Africa Cup of Nations is special and unique because it is the most important football competition on the continent.
Fifa Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship. It was not held between 2001 and 2004 due to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure. Since 2005, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Brazil, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco. The FIFA Club World Cup's prestige is perceived quite differently in different parts of the football world: while it is widely regarded as the most distinguished club level trophy in South America, it struggles to attract interest in most of Europe.
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