Kicking off around the world

Ramon Usall is a writer, academic and political activist. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Lleida, and regularly writes in different media on the relationship between sport, history, society and politics. He is the author of Futbol per la llibertat, which won the Josep Vallverdú Essay Prize. Luke Stobart is an academic and writer, as well as a translator and interpreter. He is a lecturer in Spanish history and politics at King's College, London, and economic history at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He is currently writing a book on contemporary left-wing politics and movements in the Spanish state.

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1. Britain and Ireland: Manchester City F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Liverpool F.C., Forest Green Rovers, British Ladies' Football Club, Celtic F.C., Star of the Sea Youth Club



2. France and Italy: Red Star F.C., S.C. de Bastia, Juventus F.C., Torino F.C., A.S. Roma, Inter Milan



3. Iberian Peninsular: Associação Académica de Coimbra, Atlético Madrid, Madrid F.C. (Real Madrid), Rayo Vallecano, F.C. Barcelona, C.E. Júpiter, Spanish Girl’s Club



4. Central Europe and Scandinavia: Berliner F.C. Dynamo, F.C. Union Berlin, S.C. Tasmania von 1900 Berlin e.V., St. Pauli, Polonia Warszawa, Ajax Amsterdam, Hakoah Vienna, Christiania S.C.



5. The Balkans: G.N.K Dinamo Zagreb, H.N.K Hajduk Split, F.K. Sloboda Tuzla, F.K Velež Mostar, Olympiacos Piraeus



6. Eastern Europe and the Caucasus: F.C. Olt Scornicești, F.C. Dynamo Kyiv, F.C. Shakhtar Donetsk, F.C. Karpaty Lviv, F.C. Stroitel Pripyat, Klub Oktyabrskoi Revolutsii (Lokomotiv Moscow), F.C. Akhmat Grozny, Qarabağ F.K.



7. The Middle East and Central Asia: Erbil Sports Club, Al-Wehdat Sports Club, Shaheen Asmayee F.C.



8. Africa: Racing Universitaire D’Alger, Club Atlético de Tetuán, JS Massira, Hafia F.C., The Passive Resisters Soccer Club



9. The Americas: New York Ramblers, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, C.D. Cobresal, Colo-Colo, Mushuc Runa S.C., C.D. Euzkadi



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