Sport in Manchester
Manchester City and Manchester United are popular Premier League football clubs in Manchester, United's ground is in Old Trafford, and fixtures between the clubs are referred to as the Manchester Derby. Manchester United are the most successful football club in England with 66 elite honours won (Including three European Cups) and Manchester City are ranked seventh in England by the number of elite honours won with a total of 21. Manchester has hosted every major domestic, continental and international football competition, including the World Cup in 1966, the European Championship in 1996, Olympic Football in 2012, the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final, the 2008 UEFA Cup Final, 1893, 1911, 1915 and 1970 FA Cup Finals and 1977, 1978 and 1984 Football League Cup Final.
International Federation of Football History &amp; Statistics
Based on this statistical study series, the below six clubs were named as "continental clubs of the century" by the IFFHS between 10 September and 13 October 2009. These clubs were awarded with a golden trophy and a certificate during the "World Football Gala" celebrated at Fulham, London, on 11 May 2010.The IFFHS World's Best Playmaker is a footballing award which, since 2006, is given annually to the best playmaker of the year, as chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
The award is awarded every January at the "World Football Gala": the winning playmaker is awarded a gold trophy. Spain's Xavi has won the award a record four consecutive times, compatriot Andrés Iniesta two times and Argentine Lionel Messi has won the award in the last three years. Barcelona is the club with the most wins, with nine in total. "From 1991 until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year"; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016."In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year.
Coach: Zinedine Zidane "(Real Madrid)"