138-595: Vicente Calderón Pérez-Cavada ( Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente kaldeˈɾom ˈpeɾeθ kaˈβaða] ; 27 May 1913 – 24 March 1987) was a Spanish businessman and president of Atlético Madrid for 20 years. As President of Atlético Madrid he helped in getting their new stadium built, and in 1971 it was renamed Estadio Vicente Calderón in his honour. Atl%C3%A9tico Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ðe maˈðɾið] ; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético ,
276-736: A European titles. They also reached the Copa del Rey finals on 19 May 2010, where they faced Sevilla , but lost 2–0 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona . By winning the Europa League, they qualified for the 2010 UEFA Super Cup against Inter Milan , winner of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League . The match was played at the Stade Louis II , Monaco on 27 August 2010. Atlético won 2–0 with goals from José Antonio Reyes and Agüero, making it
414-414: A buyer was found. In June, administrator Mark Fry confirmed negotiations with two groups of investors, followed by confirmation that the club had been sold to an overseas buyer "owned and controlled by Markus Liebherr ". Italian businessman Nicola Cortese was brought in by Liebherr to look after the club's business interests on his behalf. In July 2009, with the club in the control of the new owner, Wotte
552-426: A consequence of this, Hasenhüttl was forced to field many of the club's youth players in an attempt to fill in the gaps in his senior squad. After an impressive run during the first half of the season, Southampton would eventually finish in 15th place. In January 2022, Gao sold his 80% stake to Sport Republic , a group financed by Serbian Dragan Šolak for £100m. Despite most pundits predicting them to be relegated at
690-406: A dramatic impact at the club, as he played a pivotal role in their unexpected La Liga title triumph, seven years after the 2013–14 win. He scored 17 goals in his first 19 La Liga matches, helping Atlético establish a 10-point lead by January. Although the team wavered later in the season, Suárez's relentless competitive drive proved decisive, as he netted crucial goals in the final two games to secure
828-522: A draw on the last day of the season. This prompted another managerial change along with a wholesale squad clearance during the summer 1995 transfer window. Somewhat unexpectedly, in the following 1995–96 season, newly arrived head coach Radomir Antić , with a squad including holdovers Toni , Roberto Solozábal , Delfí Geli , Juan Vizcaíno , José Luis Caminero , Diego Simeone and Kiko , as well as new acquisitions Milinko Pantić , Lyuboslav Penev , Santi Denia and José Francisco Molina finally delivered
966-505: A former player and member of the board of Athletic Madrid, went to England to buy kits for both teams but failed to find Blackburn kits to purchase; he instead bought the red and white shirts of Southampton (the club from the port city which was his embarkation point back to Spain). (Official position of both Southampton FC and Athletic Club). Athletic Madrid adopted the red and white shirt, leading to them being known as Los Rojiblancos , but opted to keep their existing blue shorts whereas
1104-549: A formidable force. As a player, Simeone was known as a fierce, all-action midfielder; he brought the same relentless, win-at-all-costs mentality to Atlético as manager. His focus was on building a strong defence, anchored by teenage Chelsea loanee goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Uruguayan centre-back Diego Godín . The results were immediate, as Simeone's first six games in charge featured six clean sheets. According to Spanish football writer Andy West, Atlético fans came to quickly to embrace Simeone, especially in light of his role as
1242-645: A free transfer. Despite pressure from big clubs to sell star players Agüero and Forlán, Atlético remained committed to keeping their strong attacking base in the hopes for a successful new season. The 2009–10 season, however, began poorly with many defeats and goals conceded. On 21 October, Atletico were hammered 4–0 by English club Chelsea in the Champions League group stage. This defeat led Atletico's management to announce that manager Abel Resino had to leave. After failing to sign Danish former footballer Michael Laudrup , Atlético Madrid announced that
1380-680: A long-standing rivalry with Madrid neighbours Real Madrid , with whom they contest El Derbi Madrileño . They also share a rivalry with Barcelona . Felipe VI , the King of Spain , has been the honorary president of the club since 2003. Atlético are one of the most successful Spanish clubs, having won 11 La Liga titles, including a league and cup double in 1996. Further domestic trophies include 10 Copa del Rey titles, two Supercopas de España , one Copa Presidente FEF and one Copa Eva Duarte . They have also won numerous titles in Europe , including
1518-661: A new club record and going top of the league. In April 2012, Southampton achieved promotion to the Premier League as runners-up to Reading . The final game of the season set a record attendance at St Mary's Stadium of 32,363. Lambert finished the season as the Championship's top goalscorer with 27 league goals, his third "Golden Boot" in four seasons. He also won the Championship Player of the Year award. As
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#17327733299921656-438: A new one. The winning design, designed by Rolland Parris, was used for around 20 years, before being modified slightly by Southampton design agency The Graphics Workshop in the 1990s for copyright reasons. From top-to-bottom, the halo is a reference to the nickname "Saints", the ball to the nature of the club, the scarf to the fans and the team colours. The tree represents the nearby New Forest and Southampton Common , with
1794-624: A period of uncertainty, having appointed five managers in less than three years and allowing young talents, namely Agüero and de Gea, to leave for the Premier League . The team was sitting 10th in La Liga at the time of Simeone's appointment, after losing four of their last five games. The appointment of Simeone was seen as a risk, who was relatively inexperienced and previously only had European managerial experience with Italian underdogs Catania . However, he swiftly transformed Atlético into
1932-485: A pivotal player in their 1995-96 league and cup double. Simeone led Atlético to their second Europa League win in the three years since its creation; Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the final on 9 May 2012 at National Arena in Bucharest with two goals from Radamel Falcao and one from Diego . By winning the Europa League again, Atlético qualified for the 2012 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea , winners of
2070-544: A reprieve, as Real Oviedo was unable to play due to the destruction of their stadium during the bombings. Thus, both La Liga and Athletic's relegation were postponed, the latter by winning a playoff against Osasuna , champion of the Segunda División tournament. By 1939, when La Liga had resumed, Athletic had merged with Aviación Nacional of Zaragoza to become Athletic Aviación de Madrid . Aviación Nacional had been founded in 1937 by three aviation officers of
2208-413: A result, they became the second team within a year to achieve back-to-back promotions, a feat that Norwich City had achieved one year before. Southampton returned to the Premier League for season 2012–13 initially under Nigel Adkins. Substantial sums were spent to strengthen the playing squad, but early in the season, Adkins was replaced by Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino . Southampton finished
2346-463: A result, went across town to later achieve worldwide fame with rivals Real Madrid. The move came as part of the overall Gil-initiated business restructuring of the club; Atlético became a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva , a corporate structure benefiting from a then-recently introduced special legal status under Spanish corporate law, allowing individuals to purchase and trade club shares. In the 1994–95 league campaign, Atlético only avoided relegation via
2484-477: A second Champions League final in three seasons in 2015–16 , again facing Real Madrid, and lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw. The club played their last home game at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on 21 May 2017, thereby moving to a new home, the refurbished Wanda Metropolitano in eastern Madrid. In 2018, they won their third Europa League title in nine years by beating Marseille 3–0 in
2622-623: A secure 11th-place finish. In 2002–03 , Southampton finished eighth in the league and finished runners-up in the FA Cup to Arsenal (after losing 1–0 at the Millennium Stadium ), thanks in no small part to the metamorphosis of James Beattie , who fired home 24 goals, 23 in the league. Strachan resigned in March 2004 and within eight months, two managers – Paul Sturrock and Steve Wigley – had come and gone. Chairman Rupert Lowe risked
2760-711: A superb, curling free-kick that looked like the winner, but in the last minute of the game, Bayern defender Georg Schwarzenbeck equalized with a stunning 25-yarder that left Atlético goalkeeper Miguel Reina motionless. In a replay back at Heysel two days later, Bayern won convincingly 4–0, with two goals each from Hoeneß and Müller. Shortly after the defeat in the 1974 European Cup Final , Atlético appointed their veteran player Luis Aragonés as coach. Aragonés subsequently served as coach on four separate occasions, from 1974 to 1980, from 1982 to 1987, once again from 1991 until 1993 and finally from 2002 to 2003. His first success came quickly as Bayern Munich had refused to participate in
2898-415: A trip to England, which were shared between the two squads. This early Southampton connection is the reason why the colours of both Spanish clubs became red and white, as they are nowadays. After World War I , Southampton joined the newly formed Football League Third Division in 1920 which split into South and North sections a year later. The 1921–22 season ended in triumph with promotion and marked
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#17327733299923036-785: Is "the Saints", they are one of only a few teams who do not change the original lyric. Thirteen companies have sponsored the players' shirts since shirt advertising was permitted in English football. The first company to do so was photocopier manufacturer Rank Xerox which sponsored the club for three years from 1980. Other sponsors have been Air Florida (1983), Draper Tools (1984–93), Dimplex (1993–95), Sanderson (1995–99), Friends Provident (1999–2006), Flybe (2006–10), aap3 (2011–14), Veho (2014–16), Virgin Media (2016–19), LD Sports (2019–20), and Sportsbet.io (2020–24). Since 2024,
3174-652: Is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga . The club play their home games at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano , which has a capacity of 70,692. Founded on 26 April 1903 as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid, the club have traditionally worn red and white vertical striped shirts, being known as Los Colchoneros ("The Mattress Makers") and Los Rojiblancos (“The Redwhites”). The club became Atlético de Madrid in 1946 and began
3312-477: Is a professional football club based in Southampton , Hampshire , England. The club competes in the Premier League , the top tier of English football , after achieving promotion in the 2024 EFL Championship play-off final . Its home ground since 2001 has been St Mary's Stadium , before which it was based at The Dell . The team play in red and white shirts. They have been nicknamed "The Saints" because of
3450-425: Is the family's business arm, which develops, constructs and manages sports sites. Southampton suffered their worst ever defeat on 25 October 2019, losing 9–0 to Leicester City at home, this would later be replicated on 2 February 2021 against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the following campaign, albeit under different circumstances. It is tied with Ipswich Town 's defeat by Manchester United in 1995 as
3588-608: The Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa . The club also co-owned the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise in Kolkata , formerly named Atlético de Kolkata , which won the competition twice, but in 2017 ended its partnership with the club as Sanjiv Goenka bought its shares. Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club ( / s aʊ θ ˈ ( h ) æ m p t ə n / )
3726-532: The City of Madrid to sell the land where their stadium was located and move the club to the City-owned Olympic Stadium . The stadium changed hands in 2016 and was bought by the club for €30.4 million. Madrid had applied to host the 2016 Olympic Games , losing out to Rio de Janeiro . The 2007–08 season proved to be the most successful season for the club in the past decade. The team reached
3864-660: The Ciudad Universitaria . In 1921, Athletic Madrid became independent of parent-club Athletic Bilbao and moved into a 35,800-seater stadium built by the company, the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid . During the 1920s, Athletic won the Campeonato del Centro three times and were Copa del Rey runners-up in 1921, where they faced parent club Athletic Bilbao, as they would again in 1926. Based on these successes, in 1928 they were invited to join
4002-834: The Cotonou Agreement are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Source: Atlético Madrid Since 2002, Enrique Cerezo Torres serves as
4140-467: The European Cup with Porto . All the spending, however, only brought in two consecutive Copa del Rey trophies in 1991 and 1992 as the league titles proved elusive. The closest Atlético came to the La Liga trophy was the 1990–91 season when they finished runners-up by 10 points to Johan Cruyff 's Barcelona . In the process, Gil developed a ruthless reputation due to the manner in which he ran
4278-704: The European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962 , the UEFA Europa League in 2010 , 2012 and 2018 , and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010 , 2012 and 2018 , as well as the 1974 Intercontinental Cup . In the UEFA Champions League , Atlético reached the final in 1974 , 2014 and 2016 . The club was founded on 26 April 1903 as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid by three Basque students living in Madrid . These founders saw
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4416-472: The European Cup Winners' Cup , beating Fiorentina 3–0 after a replay. This achievement was significant for the club, as the Cup Winners' Cup was the only major European trophy that Real Madrid never won. The following year, the club reached the 1963 finals, but lost to English side Tottenham Hotspur 5–1. Enrique Collar , who continued to be an influential player during this era, was now joined by
4554-634: The FA Cup final , playing Manchester United at Wembley , and beat much-fancied United 1–0 with a goal from Bobby Stokes . The following season, they played in Europe again in the Cup Winners' Cup , reaching Round 3 where they lost 2–3 on aggregate to Anderlecht . In 1977–78 , captained by Alan Ball , Saints finished runners-up in the Second Division (behind Bolton Wanderers ) and returned to
4692-521: The First Division at the end of the 1965–66 campaign. They played top-flight football for eight seasons, but won the FA Cup as a Second Division team in 1976 with a 1–0 victory over Manchester United . Manager Lawrie McMenemy then took the club back into the top-flight with promotion in 1977–78. Southampton were beaten finalists in the League Cup in 1979 and finished as runners-up in
4830-507: The Football League Trophy . Southampton finished the season in seventh place, seven points from the last play-off position. A new home shirt was unveiled on 10 June 2010, in celebration of the club's 125th anniversary. The design was based on the original St. Mary's Y.M.A. kit used in 1885; it featured the new anniversary crest and was without a sponsor's logo. On 11 August, it was announced that Liebherr had died; however,
4968-570: The Intercontinental Cup because of fixture congestion, and as European Cup runners-up, Atlético were invited instead. Their opponents were Independiente of Argentina and, after losing the away leg 1–0, they won the return leg 2–0 with goals from Javier Irureta and Rubén Ayala . Aragonés subsequently led the club to further successes in the Copa del Rey in 1976 and La Liga in 1977 . During his second spell in charge, Aragonés led
5106-541: The Metropolitano , their biggest win over their cross-town rivals to date. Under Helenio Herrera and with the help of Larbi Benbarek , Atlético won La Liga again in 1950 and 1951 . With the departure of Herrera in 1953, the club began to slip behind Real Madrid and Barcelona and for the remainder of the 1950s were left to battle it out with Athletic Bilbao for the title of third team in Spain. However, during
5244-664: The Spanish Air Force . They had been promised a place in the Primera División for the 1939–40 season, only to be denied by the RFEF , and since they did not want to go through the whole divisional climb up, this club merged with Athletic, whose squad had lost eight players during the Civil War, including the team's star, Monchín Triana , who was shot dead. At that time, Real Oviedo also had its field destroyed by
5382-539: The UEFA Cup in 1971–72 , when they went out in the first round to Athletic Bilbao. In December 1973, Bates stood down to be replaced by his assistant Lawrie McMenemy . The Saints were one of the first victims of the new three-down relegation system in 1974 . Under McMenemy's management, Saints started to rebuild in the Second Division, capturing players such as Peter Osgood , Jim McCalliog , Jim Steele and Peter Rodrigues (captain) and in 1976, Southampton reached
5520-703: The finals at the Stade de Lyon in Lyon , courtesy of a brace from Griezmann and a goal from club captain Gabi in what would be his last match for the club. Atlético also won another UEFA Super Cup after beating Real Madrid 4–2 at the outset of the following season at the Lilleküla Arena in Tallinn . On 25 September 2020, Atlético signed Luis Suárez from Barcelona. One of the world's best strikers, Suárez made
5658-473: The previous season's Champions League . The game was played at the Stade Louis II, Monaco on 31 August 2012; Atlético won 4–1, including a hat-trick by Falcao in the first half. On 17 May 2013, Atlético beat Real Madrid 2–1 in the Copa del Rey final in a tense match where both teams finished with ten men. This ended a 14-year and 25-match winless streak in the Madrid derby . The 2012–13 season saw
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5796-546: The "Classics" of Spanish football. Once lopsided in favor of the Catalan club, this rivalry has become competitive since the early 2010s, marked by events such as the 2016 Champions League knockout phase where Atletico Madrid upset Barcelona, the controversial departure of French striker Antoine Griezmann from the Madrid club to the Catalan club in 2019 (and his subsequent return in 2021 amid Barcelona's financial struggles), and
5934-486: The 125th anniversary was released: "The black outline and halo feature will now appear in gold, whilst the all important years 1885 and 2010 are scripted either side of the shield, with the figure 125 replacing the ball". The badge was used on Southampton's shirts for the 2010–11 season. The Saints' anthem is the popular sports tune " When the Saints Go Marching In ", and since the club's official nickname
6072-456: The 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons, Charlie Wayman scored 56 goals, but relegation in 1953 sent Southampton sliding back into Division 3 (South). It took until 1960 for Southampton to regain Second Division status with Derek Reeves plundering 39 of the champions' 106 league goals. On 27 April 1963, a crowd of 68,000 at Villa Park saw them lose 1–0 to Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final. In 1966 , Ted Bates ' team were promoted to
6210-453: The 1950s. Certainly, the dictatorial state sought to make political capital out of Real Madrid's European Cup trophies at a time when Spain was internationally isolated; "Real Madrid are the best embassy we ever had", said Franco's foreign minister Fernando Maria de Castiella. Such perceptions have had an important impact on the city's footballing identities, tapping into the collective consciousness . In this vein, Atlético fans were probably
6348-492: The 1960s and 1970s, Atlético Madrid seriously challenged Barcelona for the position of second team. The 1957–58 season saw Ferdinand Daučík take charge of Atlético, where he led them to second place in La Liga. This resulted in Atlético qualifying for the 1958–59 European Cup since the winners, Real Madrid, were the reigning European champions. Inspired by Brazilian centre-forward Vavá and Enrique Collar , Atlético reached
6486-400: The 1970s, Atlético also recruited several Argentine players, signing Rubén Ayala , Panadero Díaz and Ramón "Cacho" Heredia as well as coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo . Lorenzo believed in discipline, caution and disrupting the opponents' game, and although controversial, his methods proved successful—after winning La Liga in 1973 , the club reached the 1974 European Cup Final . On the way to
6624-410: The 2001–02 season. At the end of the 2000–01 season, in the last competitive match at The Dell, Matthew Le Tissier came on late to score the last ever league goal at the old stadium with a half volley on the turn in a 3–2 win against Arsenal. Gray was sacked after a poor start to the following season, and he was replaced by ex- Coventry City manager Gordon Strachan , who steered Southampton to safety and
6762-459: The 2016–17 season in eighth. During the summer, Puel was replaced as manager by Argentine coach Mauricio Pellegrino , previously of Alavés . In mid-season, the club sold Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool for an estimated £75 million, Southampton's record sale and a world record for his position. Pellegrino was sacked in March 2018 with the team one point above the relegation zone, and his replacement, former player, Mark Hughes , guided
6900-714: The Bilbao team switched to new black shorts. Athletic Bilbao won the 1911 Copa del Rey Final using several 'borrowed' players from Athletic Madrid, including Manolón who scored one of their goals. Athletic's first ground, the Ronda de Vallecas , was in the eponymous working-class area on the south side of the city. In 1919, the Compañía Urbanizadora Metropolitana—the company that ran the underground communication system in Madrid—acquired some land, near
7038-640: The Champions League or the UEFA Europa League every year, enjoying success in both competition. Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to
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#17327733299927176-601: The Chinese businessman Gao Jisheng had completed a multimillion-pound takeover of the club, acquiring an 80% stake for around £210m after successfully passing the relevant checks, including the Premier League's owners and directors test. The deal followed more than 12 months of talks between the Gao family and the south coast club. The investment was made personally by Gao and his daughter Nelly as opposed to being sanctioned through Lander Sports, as originally mooted. Hangzhou-based Lander
7314-458: The Copa del Rey on three occasions in 1965 , 1972 and 1976 . In 1965, when they finished as La Liga runners-up to Real after an intense battle for the titles, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years. In 1966, Atlético left the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid (which was demolished and was replaced with university buildings and an office block belonging to
7452-494: The Dell since 1898. The stadium had been converted to an all-seater format earlier in the decade, but had a capacity of less than 16,000 and was unsuitable for further expansion. During the 1999–2000 season , Dave Jones quit as Southampton manager to concentrate on a court case after he was accused of abusing children at the children's home where he had worked during the 1980s. The accusations were later proved to be groundless, but it
7590-512: The Europa League, although this time immediately entered the group stages, as opposed to the play-off rounds. In June 2016, Koeman left Southampton to join Everton and Claude Puel replaced him on a three-year contract. The club were eliminated in the group stage of the Europa League but were more successful in the EFL Cup , where they lost 3–2 in the final to Manchester United. The club ended
7728-599: The European stage regularly since its 1958–59 European Cup debut, subsequently entering the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ( 1961–62 ), the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ( 1963–64 ), the UEFA Cup ( 1971–72 ) and the UEFA Super Cup ( 2009–10 ). Starting with the 1999–00 relegation Atlético did not qualify for European competition for seven years, but from the 2007–08 season , it has taken part in either
7866-466: The Final, Atlético knocked out Galatasaray , Dinamo București , Red Star Belgrade and Celtic . In the away leg of the semi-finals against Celtic, Atlético had Ayala, Díaz and substitute Quique all sent off during a hard-fought encounter in what was reported as one of the worst cases of cynical fouling the tournament has seen. Because of this approach, they managed a 0–0 draw, followed by a 2–0 victory in
8004-652: The First Division as runners-up, with Martin Chivers scoring 30 of Saints' 85 league goals. For the following campaign Ron Davies arrived to score 43 goals in his first season. Saints stayed among the elite for eight years, with the highest finishing position being seventh place in 1968–69 and again in 1970–71. These finishes were high enough for them to qualify for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969–70 (going out in Round 3 to Newcastle United ) and its successor,
8142-523: The First Division in 1983–84, three points behind Liverpool . The club were founder members of the Premier League in 1992 and reached another FA Cup final in 2003 . Relegation ended their 27-year stay in the top-flight in 2005, and they were relegated down to the third tier in 2009. Southampton won the Football League Trophy in 2010 and won successive promotion from League One and the Championship in 2010–11 and 2011–12. After an 11-year stint in
8280-680: The First Division. They finished comfortably in 14th place in their first season back in the top flight. The following season they returned to Wembley in the final of the League Cup where they acquitted themselves well, losing 3–2 to Nottingham Forest . In 1980, McMenemy made his biggest signing, capturing the European Footballer of the Year Kevin Keegan . Although Keegan's Southampton career only lasted two years, Saints fielded an attractive side also containing Alan Ball, prolific goal-scorer Ted MacDougall, (who still holds
8418-542: The Premier League table. After having served as caretaker manager in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea , Rubén Sellés , who had joined Southampton as first-team lead coach in June 2022, was announced as Jones's replacement on 24 February on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season . Sellés was unable to save the Saints' season, and the team were officially relegated on 13 May, following a 2–0 home loss to Fulham . On 24 May 2023, Southampton confirmed that they would not renew
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#17327733299928556-399: The Primera División of the inaugural La Liga played the following year. During their debut La Liga campaign, the club was managed by Fred Pentland , but after two seasons they were relegated to Segunda División . They briefly returned to La Liga in 1934 but were relegated again in 1936 after Josep Samitier took over in mid-season from Pentland. The Spanish Civil War gave Los Colchoneros
8694-545: The Santiago Bernabéu in the 2013 Copa del Rey finals , and continued on 29 September 2013 when they won a 1–0 victory, again at the Bernabéu. The two faced each other in the 2014 and 2016 UEFA Champions League finals , with Real Madrid winning both matches. Although less famous than the Derbi Madrileño, a historic rivalry exists between Atlético Madrid and Barcelona , which is also considered one of
8832-465: The Segunda División, narrowly missing out on promotion in 2000–01 season before winning the Segunda División championship in 2002. It was again Aragonés, in his fourth and last spell as manager of Atlético, who brought them back to the Primera División. Aragonés also coached the team during the next season, and gave Fernando Torres his La Liga debut. Torres came through the academy of the club and
8970-483: The Southern League championship for three years running between 1897 and 1899 and again in 1901, 1903 and 1904. During this time, they moved to a newly built £10,000 stadium called The Dell , to the northwest of the city centre in 1898. Although they would spend the next 103 years there, the future was far from certain in those early days and the club had to rent the premises first before they could afford to buy
9108-593: The Southern League on six occasions and were beaten FA Cup finalists in 1900 and 1902 , before being invited to become founder members of the Football League Third Division in 1920. They won promotion as Third Division South champions in 1921–22, remaining in the Second Division for 31 years until they were relegated in 1953. Crowned Third Division champions under the stewardship of Ted Bates in 1959–60, they were promoted into
9246-535: The UEFA Champions League. Striker Diego Forlán was crowned with the Pichichi and also won the European Golden Shoe after scoring 32 goals for Atlético that season. Atlético saw this domestic success as an opportunity to reinforce their squad for the upcoming Champions League season. They replaced veteran goalkeeper Leo Franco with David de Gea from the youth ranks and signed promising youngster Sergio Asenjo from Real Valladolid . Atlético also acquired Real Betis defender and Spanish international Juanito on
9384-456: The beginning of a 31-year stay in the Second Division . The 1922–23 season was a unique "Even Season" – 14 wins, 14 draws and 14 defeats for 42 points, or one point per game. Goals for and against statistics were also equal and the team finished in mid-table. In 1925 and 1927, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 2–0 and 2–1 to Sheffield United and Arsenal respectively. Southampton were briefly forced to switch home matches to
9522-400: The biggest defeat since the Premier League's inception. Following universal backlash toward the team's performance, the players and coaching staff refused their wages from the match and instead donated them to the Saints Foundation. On 9 April 2020, Southampton became the first Premier League club to defer players' salaries, during the COVID-19 pandemic . Despite a poor start that saw them in
9660-405: The bottom of the table for much of the first half of the season but again avoided relegation on the last day of the season after a late run of good results, helped by the intervention of Latvian Marian Pahars and old hero Le Tissier (The so-called "Great Escape"). In 1999, Southampton were given the go-ahead to build a new 32,000-seat stadium in the St Mary's area of the city, having been playing in
9798-434: The central-south of Madrid 1.8 km from the city center in the working class barrio of Arganzuela . Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment club. On the other side, Atlético Madrid were always characterized by a sentimiento de rebeldía , a sense of rebellion. They were associated with the military airforce (renamed Atlético Aviación), until the regime's preferences moved towards Real Madrid in
9936-495: The champions Liverpool) as well as reaching the semi-final of the FA Cup losing 1–0 to Everton at Highbury . McMenemy then added experienced midfielder Jimmy Case to his ranks. They finished fifth the following year, but as a result of the Heysel Disaster all English clubs were banned from European competition: had it not been for this, then Southampton would have again qualified for the UEFA Cup . McMenemy left at
10074-507: The change came about because red and white striped tops were the cheapest to make, as the same combination was used to make ticking for mattresses , and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts. This contributed to the club's nickname, Los Colchoneros . However, another explanation is that both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid used to buy Blackburn Rovers ' blue and white kits in England. In late 1909, Juan Elorduy ,
10212-417: The club finish with three trophies in a little over a year. On 17 May 2014, a 1–1 draw at the Camp Nou against Barcelona secured the La Liga title for Atlético, their first since 1996, and the first titles since 2003–04 not won by Barcelona or Real Madrid. One week later, Atlético faced city rivals Real Madrid in their first Champions League final since 1974, and the first played between two sides from
10350-556: The club going into administration and that failing to achieve promotion had put the club in serious financial difficulty. Burley left the club in January 2008 to take over as Scotland manager and was replaced by Nigel Pearson who saved the club from relegation on the final day. In July 2008, all the board members except one resigned, allowing Lowe and Wilde to return: Wilde as chairman of Southampton FC and Rupert Lowe as chairman of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc. Although Pearson kept
10488-444: The club president, whereas Miguel Ángel Gil Marín (son of former club president Jesús Gil ) serves as chief executive officer. After a 2021 capital increase , Gil Marín, Cerezo and incoming investor Ares Management Corporation hold a 66.98% of the shares by means of 'Atlético HoldCo'. Israeli businessman and billionaire Idan Ofer , owns 33% of Atlético Madrid's stakes. Atlético co-owns Liga MX club Atlético San Luis , and
10626-487: The club to a 17th-place finish, avoiding relegation on the last day of the season. Hughes signed a new contract at the end of the season but a poor start to the following season led to him being sacked in December with the team in 18th place. He was replaced with former RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhüttl , who steered the club away from relegation to finish 16th. In August 2017, Southampton Football Club confirmed that
10764-457: The club to a runners-up finish in La Liga and a winner's medal in the Copa del Rey , both in 1985. He received considerable help from Hugo Sánchez , who scored 19 league goals and won the Pichichi . Sánchez also scored twice in the cup finals as Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1. Sánchez, however, only remained at the club for one season before his move across the city to Real Madrid. Despite
10902-450: The club to the top of the First Division. Southampton led the league for over two months, taking top spot on 30 January 1982 and staying there (apart from one week) until 3 April 1982. But in a disappointing end to the season, in which Keegan was hampered by a back injury, Southampton won only two of their last nine games and finished seventh. The winners of a wide-open title race were Keegan's old club Liverpool , who were crowned champions on
11040-519: The club's beginnings as a church football team at St Mary's Church . Southampton shares a long-standing South Coast derby rivalry with Portsmouth , in part due to geographic proximity and both cities' respective maritime histories . Founded in 1885, the club joined the Southern League as Southampton St. Mary's in 1894, dropping the St. Mary's from their name three years later. Southampton won
11178-674: The club's first win in the UEFA Super Cup . Atlético had a comparatively disappointing 2010–11 season, finishing only seventh in the League and being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey and the group stage of the Europa League . This ultimately led to the departure of manager Sánchez Flores before the conclusion of the season, who was replaced with ex-Sevilla manager Gregorio Manzano . On 23 December 2011, Atlético appointed their former Argentine player, Diego Simeone , as manager in place of Manzano. The club were in
11316-550: The club's future had been assured and planned for before his death. Pardew was dismissed in August and Nigel Adkins joined from Scunthorpe United as his replacement. The club was promoted to the Championship in May 2011 as runners-up to Brighton & Hove Albion. Returning to the Championship for the 2011–12 season, Southampton made their best start to a season for 75 years with a winning run at St. Mary's of 13 league games, setting
11454-459: The club, Griezmann was Atlético's top scorer for five consecutive seasons. He established himself as a world-class player at Atlético, also shining on the international stage as he finished as the top scorer at UEFA Euro 2016 and earned the tournament's best player award. That same year , he placed third in the Ballon d'Or rankings, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . Atlético reached
11592-401: The club. In pursuit of league success, he hired and fired a number of high-profile head coaches, including César Luis Menotti , Ron Atkinson , Javier Clemente , Tomislav Ivić , Francisco Maturana and Alfio Basile , as well as club legend Luis Aragonés. Gil also closed down Atlético's youth academy in 1992, a move that would prove significant due to 15-year-old academy member Raúl who, as
11730-536: The club—eventually being appointed technical director in June 2005. In November 2005, manager Harry Redknapp resigned to rejoin Portsmouth, and was replaced by George Burley . Rupert Lowe resigned as chairman in June 2006, and Jersey-based businessman Michael Wilde , who had become the club's major shareholder assumed the post. Following a club record £6 million being spent on transfers, Polish strikers Grzegorz Rasiak and Marek Saganowski performed well and
11868-472: The company ENUSA) and moved to a new home in the Manzanares river waterfront, the Vicente Calderón Stadium , which was inaugurated on 2 October 1966 with a fixture against Valencia. Significant players from this era included the now-veteran Adelardo and regular goalscorers Luis Aragonés , Javier Irureta and José Eulogio Gárate , the latter winning the Pichichi three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In
12006-412: The contract of Sellés when it expired at the end of the season. On 21 June 2023, the club appointed Russell Martin as manager on a three-year contract. Southampton returned to the Premier League at the first attempt, defeating Leeds United in the play-off final . Originally, the club used the same crest as the one used by the city itself. However, in 1974 a competition was run for fans to design
12144-498: The end of the 1984–85 season to be succeeded by Chris Nicholl , who was sacked after six years in charge despite preserving the club's top flight status. He was replaced by Ian Branfoot , who until the end of the 1990–91 season had been assistant manager to Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace . By this stage, a key player in the Southampton line-up was Guernsey -born attacking midfielder/striker Matthew Le Tissier , who broke into
12282-486: The final day of the season. Keegan scored 26 of Southampton's 72 goals that season, but was then sold to Newcastle. Southampton continued to progress under McMenemy's stewardship, and with a team containing Peter Shilton (the England goalkeeper), Nick Holmes , David Armstrong , striker Steve Moran and quick winger Danny Wallace reached their highest ever league finish as runners-up in 1983–84 (three points behind
12420-533: The first Super cup in Spanish football after beating RCD Español, the 1940 Copa del Generalísimo winners, in a two-legged game that ended in a 10–4 aggregate victory, including a 7–1 trashing in the second leg at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas . On 14 December 1946, the club decided to drop the military association from its name, and shortly after, on 6 January, it settled on its current name of Club Atlético de Madrid . Also in 1947, Atlético beat Real Madrid 5–0 at
12558-453: The first team in the 1986–87 season . He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990 and later made eight appearances for the England team – he finally retired in 2002 at the age of 33. Another exciting young player to break into the Southampton team just after Le Tissier was Alan Shearer , who at the age of 17 scored a hat-trick against Arsenal in a league match in April 1988. Shearer
12696-561: The ground of their local rivals Portsmouth at Fratton Park during World War II when a bomb landed on The Dell pitch in November 1940, leaving an 18-foot crater which damaged an underground culvert and flooded the pitch. Promotion was narrowly missed in 1947–48 when they finished in third place, a feat repeated the following season (despite having an eight-point lead with eight games to play) whilst in 1949–50 they narrowly missed out on promotion to second placed Sheffield United. In
12834-421: The ire of Saints fans when he appointed Harry Redknapp as manager on 8 December 2004, just after his resignation at South Coast rivals Portsmouth. He brought in a number of new signings, including his son Jamie in the attempt to survive relegation. Southampton were relegated from the Premier League on the last day of the season, ending 27 successive seasons of top flight football for the club. Their relegation
12972-412: The league title contention early while, in the Champions League, they were eliminated by Ajax in extra-time in the quarter-finals. Before the 1997–98 season, the heavy spending continued with the signings of Christian Vieri and Juninho . All of the success, however, produced little change in the overall Gil strategy, and although Antić survived three consecutive seasons in charge, he was replaced during
13110-403: The league. Torres had been at Atlético since the age of 11 and his precocious talent led to him becoming the club's youngest ever captain at the age of just 19. In 2006, Atlético signed Portuguese midfielders Costinha and Maniche , as well as Argentine forward Sergio Agüero . In July 2007, Torres left the club for Liverpool for €38 million, while Luis García signed for the club at
13248-448: The likes of midfielder Miguel Jones and midfield playmaker Adelardo . Atlético's best years coincided with dominant Real Madrid teams. Between 1961 and 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, winning the competition 14 times. During this era, only Atlético offered Real any serious challenge, winning La Liga titles in 1966 , 1970 , 1973 and 1977 and finishing runners-up in 1961 , 1963 and 1965 . The club had further success winning
13386-789: The local press, played most of their early games on The Common where games were frequently interrupted by pedestrians insistent on exercising their right to roam. More important matches, such as cup games, were played either at the County Cricket Ground in Northlands Road or the Antelope Cricket Ground in St Mary's Road. The club was originally known as St. Mary's Young Men's Association F.C. (usually abbreviated to "St. Mary's Y.M.A.") and then became simply St. Mary's F.C. in 1887–88 , before adopting
13524-497: The loss of Sánchez, Aragonés went on to lead the club to success in the Supercopa de España in 1985 and then guided them to the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1986 . Atlético, however, lost their third successive European finals, this time 3–0 to Dynamo Kyiv . In 1987, controversial politician and businessman Jesús Gil became club president, running the club (and committing a fraud of misappropriation by seizing 95% of
13662-452: The much sought-after league titles as Atlético won the La Liga / Copa del Rey double. The next season, 1996–97, saw the club take part in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. With expectations and ambitions raised, the most notable summer transfer signings were striker Juan Esnáider from Real Madrid and Radek Bejbl , who was coming off a great showing for Czech Republic at Euro 1996 . Playing on two fronts, Atlético fell out of
13800-444: The name Southampton St. Mary's when the club joined the Southern League in 1894. For the start of their League career, Saints signed several new players on professional contracts, including Charles Baker , Alf Littlehales and Lachie Thomson from Stoke and Fred Hollands from Millwall . After winning the Southern League title in 1896–97 , the club became a limited company and was renamed Southampton F.C. Southampton won
13938-422: The new club as a youth branch of their childhood team, Athletic Bilbao who they had just seen win the 1903 Copa del Rey Final in the city. In 1904, they were joined by dissident members of Real Madrid . They began playing in blue and white halved shirts, the then colours of Athletic Bilbao, but by 1910, both the Bilbao and Madrid teams were playing in their current colours of red and white stripes. Some believe
14076-475: The new manager for the rest of the season would be Quique Sánchez Flores . With the arrival of Sánchez Flores as coach in October 2009, Atlético improved in many of their competition. Atlético continued to lag somewhat in La Liga during the 2009–10 season , finishing in ninth position, but managed to finish third in their 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage and subsequently entered the Europa League in
14214-494: The next ten seasons struggling against relegation. In 1995–96 , Southampton finished 17th with 38 league points, avoiding relegation on goal difference. Two important wins during the final weeks of the season did much to ensure that Saints and not Manchester City would achieve Premiership survival. First came a 3–1 home win over eventual double winners Manchester United , then came a 1–0 away win over relegated Bolton Wanderers. Former Liverpool and Rangers manager Graeme Souness ,
14352-537: The originators, and are the most frequent singers, of the song, sung to the tune of the Real Madrid anthem, "Hala Madrid, hala Madrid, el equipo del gobierno, la vergüenza del país" , "Go Madrid, go Madrid, the government's team, the country's shame." Until recently, Atlético Madrid had struggled significantly in the derby, carrying a 14-year winless streak into the 2012–13 season . This spell ended, however, on 17 May 2013 after Atlético beat their city rivals 2–1 at
14490-450: The previous decade. For a full history see; List of Atlético Madrid seasons Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid are clubs with contrasting identities and different fates. While Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu proudly rises on the Paseo de la Castellana in the wealthy Chamartín neighbourhood of northern Madrid, Atlético's former stadium, the less glamorous Vicente Calderón , stood in
14628-454: The record for the largest number of goals in an FA Cup game – nine – for Bournemouth against Margate in an 11–0 win), MacDougall's strike partner at Bournemouth and Norwich City , Phil Boyer , club stalwart Mick Channon and Charlie George and in 1980–81 they scored 76 goals, finishing in sixth place, then their highest league finish. The following season, Kevin Keegan helped lift
14766-419: The relegation zone as late as November, Southampton improved greatly as the season went on, ending the year with a seven-game unbeaten streak to finish 11th in the league. Their final tally of 52 points was the team's highest total since 2015–16. The club's good run continued in the 2020–21 season with the Saints sitting in third after 13 games. The team also had a successful run in the FA Cup where they reached
14904-450: The removal of club President Jesús Gil and his board, the players performed poorly and the club floundered. Ranieri handed in his resignation with the club sitting 17th out of 20 in the league table and heading towards relegation. Antić, returning for his third coaching stint, was unable to prevent the inevitable. Despite reaching the Copa del Rey final in 2000, Atlético were relegated second time after 66 years. The club spent two seasons in
15042-421: The return leg with goals from Gárate and Adelardo. The finals at Heysel Stadium , however, was a loss for Atlético. Against a Bayern Munich team that included Franz Beckenbauer , Sepp Maier , Paul Breitner , Uli Hoeneß and Gerd Müller , Atlético played above themselves. Despite missing Ayala, Díaz and Quique through suspension, they went ahead in extra-time with only seven minutes left. Aragonés scored with
15180-411: The round of 32 in the UEFA Cup , where they were defeated by Bolton Wanderers . They also reached the quarter-finals round of the Copa del Rey , where they were beaten by eventual champions Valencia . More significantly, the team finished the league season in fourth place, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1996–97 season . On 3 February 2009, Javier Aguirre
15318-472: The round of 32. Atlético went on to win the Europa League, beating English teams Liverpool in the semi-finals and eventually Fulham in the finals held at HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg on 12 May 2010. Diego Forlán scored twice, the second being an extra-time winner in the 116th minute, as Atlético won 2–1. It was the first time since the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup that Atlético had claimed
15456-409: The same city. They took a first-half lead through Godín and led until the third minute of injury time, when Sergio Ramos headed in an equaliser from a corner; the match went to extra time, and Real ultimately won 4–1. Antoine Griezmann , who had a standout season in La Liga and featured at the 2014 FIFA World Cup , joined Atlético from Real Sociedad on 28 July 2014. During his first stint with
15594-420: The same time in an unrelated transfer. The club also bought Uruguay international and former European Golden Boot and Pichichi winners Diego Forlán for roughly €21 million from Villarreal . Other additions included Portuguese winger Simão Sabrosa from Benfica for €20 million and winger José Antonio Reyes from Arsenal for €12 million. In July 2007, the Atlético board reached an agreement with
15732-402: The season in 14th place, and next season in eighth. At the end of the 2013–14 season , Pochettino departed the club for Tottenham. The club subsequently appointed Ronald Koeman as his replacement on a three-year contract, and made several high-profile sales over the summer. In the final game of the 2014–15 season , a 6–1 victory against Aston Villa , Sadio Mané scored three goals in
15870-556: The season saw the introduction of 17-year-old left-back Gareth Bale . Southampton finished in sixth place and lost the play-off semi-final to Derby County on penalties. The board sought new investment in the club, and in February 2007, Wilde stepped down as chairman to be replaced by local businessman Leon Crouch as "Acting chairman", a role Crouch retained until 21 July 2007. In the 2007–08 season , George Burley said that players such as Bale and Kenwyne Jones had to be sold to stop
16008-586: The semi-finals after beating Drumcondra , CSKA Sofia and Schalke 04 . In the semi-finals, they met Real Madrid, who won the first leg 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu while Atlético won 1–0 at the Metropolitano . The tie went to a replay and Real won 2–1 in Zaragoza. Atlético, however, gained their revenge when, led by former Real coach José Villalonga , they defeated Real in two successive Copa del Rey finals in 1960 and 1961 . In 1962, they won
16146-435: The semi-finals, losing to eventual winners Leicester City. In November, Southampton briefly led the Premier League table. However, despite the outstanding start to the season, a mid-season loss of form and an accumulation of injuries which decimated the senior squad ranks, due in part to the unavailability of much of the club's training facilities resulting from the restrictions imposed during the second lockdown in England. As
16284-421: The shares while failing to effectively pay a single Peseta during the Atlético's forced conversion from fan-owned club to Sociedad Anónima Deportiva in 1992) until his resignation in May 2003. Atlético had not won La Liga for ten years and were desperate for league success. Right away, Gil spent heavily, bringing in a number of expensive signings, most notably Portuguese winger Paulo Futre , who had just won
16422-465: The space of 176 seconds, the fastest hat-trick in the history of the Premier League. The club finished seventh, then their highest ever Premier League rank, therefore qualifying for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League . After defeating Vitesse , the Saints were eliminated in the play-off by Midtjylland . The following season, Southampton once again set new records for the club at the end of the season, finishing in sixth place. They once again qualified for
16560-507: The stadium in the early part of the 20th century. The club reached the first of their four FA Cup Finals in 1900 . On that day, they went down 4–0 to Bury and two years later they would suffer a similar fate at the hands of Sheffield United as they were beaten 2–1 in a replay of the 1902 final . Reaching those finals gave Southampton recognition, even internationally: in 1909, an Athletic Bilbao representative who played for affiliated team Atlético Madrid purchased 50 Saints shirts during
16698-430: The start of the season, Southampton finished the 2021–22 season in 15th place for the second consecutive year. In November 2022, it was announced Southampton had parted company with manager Ralph Hasenhüttl after four years, to be replaced by Nathan Jones . On 12 February 2023, Jones was sacked following a disappointing run of results during which the Saints lost seven out of eight league matches, leaving them bottom of
16836-499: The summer of 1998 with Arrigo Sacchi , who himself only remained in the managerial hot seat for less than six months. Antić then returned briefly in early 1999 only to be replaced with Claudio Ranieri at the end of the season. The 1999–2000 season proved disastrous for Atlético. In December 1999, Gil and his board were suspended pending an investigation into the misuse of club funds, with government-appointed administrator José Manuel Rubí running Atlético's day-to-day operations. With
16974-626: The surprise move of Luis Suárez to Atlético in 2020, a move which saw the Uruguyan star play a crucial role in the team's championship run. However, by tradition and current affairs, the greatest rivalry is that which exists with its " merengues " neighbors. 1939–40 , 1940–41 , 1949–50 , 1950–51 , 1965–66 , 1969–70 , 1972–73 , 1976–77 , 1995–96 , 2013–14 , 2020–21 2001–02 1959–60 , 1960–61 , 1964–65 , 1971–72 , 1975–76 , 1984–85 , 1990–91 , 1991–92 , 1995–96 , 2012–13 2009–10 , 2011–12 , 2017–18 Atlético has played at
17112-493: The team up, the board did not renew his contract due to financial constraints, and the relatively unknown Dutchman Jan Poortvliet was appointed manager. Financial troubles continued to mount, resulting in more players being sold or loaned out and parts of St Mary's were closed off to reduce costs. In January 2009, Poortvliet resigned with the club one place from bottom of the Championship, with Mark Wotte taking over managerial duties. In April 2009, Southampton's parent company
17250-562: The title. The final game of the title-winning season was on 22 May 2021, a 2–1 win at the José Zorrilla Stadium against Valladolid . On April 16, 2024, the team qualified to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup for first time in club's history, despite being eliminated in the 2023–24 Champions League , as Barcelona were also eliminated, and Atlético were the higher ranked Spanish club in the UEFA four-year ranking. Statistics from
17388-417: The top flight, during which they were EFL Cup runners-up in 2017 , they were relegated in 2023. The club won the 2024 Championship play-off final and returned to the Premier League at the first attempt. Southampton were originally founded at St. Mary's Church , on 21 November 1885 by members of the St. Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association. St. Mary's Y.M.A., as they were usually referred to in
17526-458: The war, so it was decided to give up its place to another team, and that finals spot was contested by Aviación and Osasuna , in a match in Valencia on 26 November 1939, which Aviación won 3–1. With the legendary Ricardo Zamora as manager, the club subsequently won their first La Liga title that season and retained the titles in 1941 . The most influential and charismatic player of these years
17664-401: The water representing Southampton's connections with the rivers, seas and oceans. Below that is a white rose – the symbol of the city which is also present on the city coat of arms. In the mid-1990s the ball was changed from a vintage style ball (such as those used in the 1960s) to the current ball with black and white panels, for copyright reasons. On 13 May 2010, the official crest for
17802-437: Was a first team regular by 1990, and stayed with Southampton until July 1992, when he was sold to Blackburn Rovers for a national record of more than £3 million. He then became the most expensive footballer in the world when Blackburn sold him to Newcastle for £15 million in 1996. He also scored 30 times for England internationally. Southampton were founding members of the Premier League in 1992–93, but spent most of
17940-418: Was a hot prospect in Spain; in his first season in the league, 2002–03 , he scored 13 goals in 29 appearances. In July 2003, soon after his takeover of the club, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich offered £28 million for Torres, which was rejected by Atlético. In the 2003–04 season , Torres continued his success as he scored 19 league goals in 35 appearances, making him the joint third-highest scorer in
18078-497: Was brought in, signing foreign players such as Egil Østenstad and Eyal Berkovic . The highlight of the season was a 6–3 win over Manchester United at The Dell in October, when both his signings scored twice. Souness resigned after just one season in charge, being replaced by Dave Jones who had won promotion to Division One with Stockport County as well as reaching the League Cup semi-finals. In 1998–99 , they were rooted to
18216-421: Was dismissed from his post as manager after a poor start to the season, going without a win in six games. He later claimed that this was not accurate, and that he had left by mutual termination rather than through sacking. There was public outrage after his dismissal, many believing he was not the cause of Atlético's problems, namely player Diego Forlán. He backed his former manager and said that, "Dismissing Javier
18354-496: Was ironically confirmed by a 2–1 home defeat to Manchester United, who had been on the receiving end of many upsets by Southampton over the years, namely in the 1976 FA Cup final and since then on a number of occasions in the league, as well as inflicting a heavy defeat on them in a November 1986 League Cup tie which cost United manager Ron Atkinson his job. Lowe and Southampton continued to make headlines after former England Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward joined
18492-517: Was placed in administration . A 10-point penalty was imposed, but as the team was already being relegated due to finishing second from bottom of the Football League Championship this points deduction had to apply to the 2009–10 season. By the end of May, the club was unable to meet its staff wages and asked employees to work unpaid as a gesture of goodwill. The administrator warned that the club faced imminent bankruptcy unless
18630-570: Was sacked as head coach and Alan Pardew was appointed as the new first team manager. The Saints made their first big signing under Liebherr, striker Rickie Lambert , who was purchased on 10 August from League One side Bristol Rovers . Southampton started the 2009–10 season in League One, in the third tier of English football for the first time in 50 years and with −10 points. In March 2010, Southampton won their first trophy since 1976 when they defeated Carlisle United 4–1 at Wembley to claim
18768-578: Was the captain Germán Gómez , who was signed from Racing Santander in 1939. He played eight consecutive seasons for the Rojiblancos until the 1947–48 campaign . From his central midfield position, he formed a legendary midfield alongside Machín and Ramón Gabilondo . In mid-1940, a decree issued by Francisco Franco banned teams from using foreign names and the club became Atlético Aviación de Madrid . In September 1940, Atlético Aviación won
18906-407: Was the easy way out, but he was not the cause of our problems. The players are to blame because we have not been playing well and we have been committing a lot of errors." This led to the appointment of Abel Resino as Atlético's new manager. Atlético's success continued in the latter half of the season when they placed fourth once again in the league table, securing a position in the playoff round of
19044-403: Was too late to save Jones' career as Southampton manager and he was succeeded by ex-England manager Glenn Hoddle . Hoddle helped keep Southampton well clear of the Premier League drop zone but having received an offer he moved to Tottenham Hotspur just before the end of the 2000–01 season . He was replaced by first-team coach Stuart Gray , who oversaw the relocation to the St Mary's Stadium for
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