10 Clubs That Rule The Football World

Some clubs around the world do not just dominate their domestic league, they also command enormous global recognition.

Naija News highlights football clubs that ruled the world of football with history, culture, success and a little bit of everything.

Paris Saint-Germain

The new rich of elite football in the rest of Europe and the world are Paris Saint-Germain. Les Parisiens is a highly fashionable club that excels in sophistication and style.

The Paris giants have expertly embraced their surroundings’ distinctiveness and have come to represent one of the most well-known cities in the world.

Santos

Take into account Santos when considering Brazilian club football. In addition to countless other stars in between, they are the team that gave the world Pele and Neymar, two of the most recognizable players in the history of football, more than fifty years apart.

Even popular culture has embraced the club. Shortly before his passing, Bob Marley wore the recognizable white shirt while participating in an exhibition game with the team.

Boca Juniors

In Argentina, Boca Juniors is a mainstay of club football and is credited with establishing many of the best players in the world.

In addition to launching the careers of Carlos Tevez and Juan Roman Riquelme, two of their most famous sons, Boca was a pivotal point in Diego Maradona’s journey.

However, over 70 recognized trophies have been won by Boca.

Chelsea

The sudden influx of trophies that landed at Stamford Bridge in the middle of the 2000s is what gives Chelsea its global appeal. However, the Blues had already been constructing something special for ten years prior to that and were one of the first Premier League teams to welcome foreign players.

Since about 20 years ago, Chelsea has been among the biggest and most well-known clubs in the world, and they enjoy incredible support on every continent.

Juventus

Juventus is the most successful club in Italy and has won the Serie A 36 times. The Italian giant has placed in the top two in 57 of the league’s seasons.

The team has won the title for nine straight years from 2012 to 2020 and even the next best Italian team has not even won 20 titles, and none of them even come close to matching that record.

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich 2019/2020 squad

Bayern Munich, the first and most recent German team to win the European title, has made sure that German football has continuously remained on the international stage for the past 50 years.

Robert Lewandowski is just the most recent in a huge queue of players who have emerged as international superstars big kudos to Bayern, who are unmatchable in the Bundesliga.

Barcelona

In the 1970s, Barcelona developed a fluid possession-based playing style that has remained the team’s most enduring legacy to this day. Every age group is trained in a specific style of play, which is regarded as the zenith of football tactics and is so alluring that everyone wants to imitate it. Despite his departure from Barcelona in 2021, erstwhile star player Lionel Messi is largely responsible for the club’s current international appeal.

Manchester United

Manchester United became the best, and most renowned club in England as a result of their Premier League supremacy. The Red Devils was already a landmark establishment of success and change makers for English football in European competition in the 1950s.

Bolstered by a fundamental philosophy of entertainment, which is what made the Red Devils so well-liked worldwide. One of the most recognisable brands on the planet is still Manchester United. Despite the club’s recent lack of results on the field, its commercial appeal is still as solid as ever.

Liverpool

Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah (4L), Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp (C) and Liverpool’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions league semi-final second leg football match between Liverpool and Barcelona at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on May 7, 2019. / AFP / Paul ELLIS

In the 1970s and 1980s, Liverpool became the first English club to truly leave a consistent impression in top-flight football by winning four European Cups in the course of eight seasons. They are currently back at the crest of the hill and repeating the process. However, Jurgen Klopp has created an identity that is similar to that which brought the club’s initial success decades ago.

Sequel to the barren years of the 90s to the early 2000s, The Reds have not really lost their global momentum.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid celebrates winning the 2022 UEFA Super Cup

More frequently than any other team, Los Blancos have captured the Champions League and European Cup.

With five consecutive victories, they established the competition in its infancy. They are the only club in the modern Champions League era to have both retained it and won it back-to-back.

This is among the reasons for the aspirations of many players around the globe to join them.