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Champions Cup Knockout phase[edit]
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the Quarter Finals, the 4 group winners were seeded, and the 4 group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the semi-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.
Bracket[edit]
| Round of 16 | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
 Brent Dragons
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Edinburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Brent Dragons
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| South West Warriors
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| South West Warriors
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Stade Lille
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Brent Dragons
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| Bristol Rangers
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| Clube Montpellier
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Newport Falcons
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Clube Montpellier
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| Bristol Rangers
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| Bristol Rangers
| 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
 Helsingborgs
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Brent Dragons
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6–3 | Edinburgh
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3–1 | 3–2 |
| South West Warriors
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4-4 | Stade Lille
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2-0 | 2–4 |
| Clube Montpellier
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6–3 | Newport Falcons
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2–1 | 4–2 |
| Bristol Rangers
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7–2 | Helsingborgs
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3–0 | 4–2 |
Semi-finals[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Brent Dragons
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South West Warriors
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| Clube Montpellier
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Bristol Rangers
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Final[edit]
| Brent Dragons | v | Bristol Rangers |
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Ramos  90+3'Bale 110'Marcelo 118'Ronaldo 120' (pen.) |
Godín 36' |
Taras YarmalenkovEuro Super Cup Knockout phase[edit]
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the Round of 16, the 6 group winners along with the top 2 3rd place Group finishers from the Champions Cup were seeded, and the 6 group runners-up along with the bottom 2 3rd place Group finishers from the Champions Cup were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.
Bracket[edit]
| Round of 16 | Quater Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Internacional Guimarães
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| 16 |  Krylia Samara
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| Krylia Samara
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 Euskal Club
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| 8 | Euskal Club
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| 9 |  FK Jagodina
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| Krylia Samara
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| Malmo SC
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| 5 | Glasgow Rangers
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| 12 | Rennes PAC
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| Glasgow Rangers
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| Malmo SC
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| 4 | Malmo SC
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| 13 | Sheffield
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| 6 | Royal Kingston Knights
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| 11 | PAC Tomsk
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| Royal Kingston Knights
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 Oslo PK
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| 3 | Moscow City Sports Club
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| 14 | Oslo PK
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| Royal Kingston Knights
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| Real Gijón
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| 7 | Šumadija Kragujevac
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| 10 | Klubb Bodø
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| Šumadija Kragujevac
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| Real Gijón
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| 2 | Leeds Valiant
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| 15 | Real Gijón
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Round of 16[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Internacional Guimarães
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3–4 | Krylia Samara
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2–2 | 1–2 |
| Euskal Club
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6-3 | FK Jagodina
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4-2 | 2–1 |
| Glasgow Rangers
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8–1 | Rennes
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5–0 | 3–1 |
| Malmo SC
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4–0 | Sheffield
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3–0 | 1–0 |
| Royal Kingston Knights
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7–1 | PAC Tomsk
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4–1 | 3–0 |
| Moscow City Sports Club
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3-5 | Oslo PK
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2-2 | 1–3 |
| Šumadija Kragujevac
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5–2 | Klubb Bodø
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1–0 | 4–2 |
| Leeds Valiant
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3–5 | Real Gijón
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2–3 | 1–2 |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Brent Dragons
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6–3 | Edinburgh
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3–1 | 3–2 |
| South West Warriors
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4-4 | Stade Lille
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2-0 | 2–4 |
| Clube Montpellier
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6–3 | Newport Falcons
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2–1 | 4–2 |
| Bristol Rangers
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7–2 | Helsingborgs
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3–0 | 4–2 |
Semi-finals[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Brent Dragons
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South West Warriors
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| Clube Montpellier
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Bristol Rangers
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Final[edit]
| Real Madrid | 4–1 | Atlético Madrid |
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| Ramos 90+3' Bale 110'Marcelo 118'Ronaldo 120' (pen.) |
Godín 36' |
Artur MoriasAmir Saidani[edit]
The Lord Saidani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 November 2032 Life Peerage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Amir Othman Saidani 23 March 1995 Hillingdon, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Glasgow University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Football manager Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amir Othman Saidani, Baron Saidani, CBE ONZ (born 23 March 1995) is a British football manager and Labour politician. He is currently manager of Premier League club Everton. On 7th November 2032 he was created a life peer, taking the title Baron Saidani, of Park Royal in the London Borough of Brent and Walton in the County of Lancashire.
His career began managing the New Zealand national football team after first working within the youth set up at Celtic and the first team at Glasgow University. He took the team to the 2017 Confederations Cup in which he triumphed against many other established squads, also making him the youngest manager to ever win a major competition. He then moved to the MLS managing New York Red Bulls winning 4 MLS Cups, as well as breaking the record points haul in the MLS Supporters Shield in his unbeaten season (2018-19). He rose to further success with the winning of 3 North American Champions League titles and became the first North American side to win the FIFA Club World Cup. He moved to current side Everton in 2022 and has become the youngest winner of the Premier League as well as the first English manager to win the competition, his side broke a 25 year point record set by Chelsea in 2004/05 Season.
His involvement in Politics started at his time in Glasgow University becoming president of the GU Labour Society, He has consistently during his footballing career been a vocal supporter of Socialist Politics and became an advisor the New Zealand Government Sports Ministry. Since returning to the UK in 2022 he has been a prominent supporter of the Labour Party and gave several speeches in the successful 2022 General Election. He was appointed a life peer in November 2032. He came out as gay in 2020, becoming the first gay football manager, and the most prominent gay sports person in the UK.
Personal life[edit]
Saidani met his husband The Hon. Nicholas Leigh, born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, when they were students in Glasgow, and the couple married in 2020. Their first child, daughter Niamh, was born through surrogacy in 2021 in New York and they had their first son, Youness in 2024 in London.
Nicholas is the son of Conservative peer The Lord Leigh of Gainsborough, he is brother of Tamara Leigh MP and Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Development Dame Natalia Leigh.
Through his parentage Nicholas is a relation of the House of Golitsyn on his fathers side and a great great grandson of Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Lady Ottoline Morrell on his mothers side. He is a direct descendant from the Empress of Russia Catherine II and Princess Augusta of Great Britain, a sister of King George III.
Saidani has three siblings, a maternal half brother; Sam Merrett MP and two sister, a paternal half sister Aida, and a full sister Nadia.
Widely known for his strong personality, refined dress sense Saidani has experienced fame outside of football circles, featuring in European advertisement campaigns for New Balance, Red Bull, Braun, Jaguar and Adidas, amongst others.
Amir has been widely renowned for his academic achievements and has written books on the juxtaposition of sport and socialism and as has been given honorary doctorates from the University of Wellington, New York University and the University of Bristol.
Baron Saidani topped the 2021 Rainbow List and has been widely celebrated for his work in removing the stigmatism of homosexuality in sport and has been seen as a catalyst for a wider number of comings out in the sport.
Managerial statistics[edit]
Managerial record[edit]
- As of match played 8 October 2042
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| Glasgow University
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10 September 2013 | 25 July 2015 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 91.7 |
 New Zealand
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26 July 2015 | 21 July 2018 | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 60.5 |
 New York Red Bulls
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18 December 2017 | 16 June 2022 | 232 | 146 | 64 | 22 | 62.9 |
| Everton
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17 June 2022 | Present | 1,250 | 852 | 277 | 121 | 68.2 |
| France
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21 July 2024 | 12 July 2026 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 79.3 |
| England
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16 July 2028 | 16 July 2032 | 51 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 70.6 |
| Total | 1,665 | 1,138 | 367 | 160 | 68.3 | ||
Honours[edit]
Managerial[edit]
- New Zealand
- New York Red Bulls
- MLS Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- U.S. Open Cup: 2018, 2020, 2021
- MLS Eastern Conference: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- MLS Supporters' Shield: 2019, 2021
- North American Champions League: 2018, 2021, 2022
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
- Everton
- Premier League: 2022–23, 2024–25, 2025–26, 2026–27, 2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30, 2030-31, 2031-32, 2033-34, 2034-35, 2035-36,
- FA Cup: 2024, 2025, 2028, 2032
- EFL Cup: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2030, 2033, 2037
- Community Shield: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2030, 2031, 2034, 2035
- UEFA Champions League: 2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30, 2032-33,
- UEFA Super Cup: 2028, 2029, 2030, 2033
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2028, 2029, 2030, 2033
- England
Individual[edit]
- FIFA World Coach of the Year: 2017, 2021, 2025, 2026, 2027
- Premier League Manager of the Year: 2022–23, 2024–25, 2025–26, 2026–27
- Premier League Manager of the Month: December 2022, March 2023, January 2024, January 2025, August 2025, December 2025, August 2026, September 2026, October 2026, November 2026
- MLS Coach of the Year: 2018, 2021
- World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year: 2017, 2021, 2025, 2026, 2027
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award: 2017, 2021, 2027
- English Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2027
- European Coach of the Season: 2026–27
- LMA Manager of the Year: 2022–23, 2025–26, 2026–27
Others[edit]
Honorary member of the Order of New Zealand
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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Current squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management team[edit]
| Position | Name |
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| Director of Football | Milan Vieco
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| First Team Manager | The Lord Saidani
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| Assistant First Team Manager/Head Coach | Bryant Lazaro
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| Assistant Head Coach |  Peter Hybella
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| Mikael Rynell
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| Coach | Michael Ballack
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 Lukasz Czajka
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| Erik Dahlin
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 Peter Enckelman
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 Benny Hillgsmann
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| André Laurito
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| Alexander Mantlik
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| Thomas Olsson
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| Juan Carlos Ortiz
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| Are Tronseth
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| Fernando Velasco
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| Head Fitness Coach | Hans Erik Ramberg
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| Fitness Coach | Albert Altarrabia
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 Alessando Buccolini
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 Raz Meshulam
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| Head Goalkeeping Coach | Txemi Talledo
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| Goalkeeping Coach |  Andri Ottesen
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| Dean Thornton
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| Academy Director | Juampe
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| U-21 Team Manager | Roy Bakkelund
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| U-21 Assistant Team Manager |  Jan Warming
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| U-18 Team Manager | Kristian Skov
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| U-18 Assistant Team Manager |  Mihail Mihaylov
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Personnel and kits[edit]
| Team | Manager | Captain |
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| Arsenal |  Cristian Campestrini
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 Jaroslac Benes
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| Brentform |  Edgar Urquizo
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 Kamil Vavak
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| Burnley | Luke Fyfield
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Chris Villareal
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| Cardiff | Francisco Ramos
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Rhys Hill
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| Chelsea | Marco Russ
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James Bennett
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| Crystal Palace | Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson
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 Florin Sălăgean
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| Everton | Amir Saidani
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 Tinguinha
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| Liverpool | Nemanja Vidic
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Daniel Knutsen
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| Manchester City | Angelo Palombo
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Rômulo
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| Manchester United | Juan Carlos Medina
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Alex
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| Newcastle | Josué Castillejos
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José Juan
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| Norwich | Antonio Nocerino
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Preben Røed
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| Reading | Luke Williams
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 Jonathan Lattanzi
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| Sheffield Wednesday | Neil Lindley
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 Johan Dumont
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| Southampton | Eddie Munnelly
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Thiaguinho
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| Swansea | Davy Klaassen
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Nicolas Serrano
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| Tottenham | Marquinhos Santos
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Tommaso Borrelli
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| West Bromwich Albion | José Manuel Juardo
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Guilherme
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| West Ham United | Hugo Viana
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Leonardo
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Matt Elliott
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Nenad Davidov
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