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Gheorghe Popescu

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Gheorghe "Gică" Popescu (born 9 October 1967) is a retired Romanian football defender, former captain of FC Barcelona and key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s. [1]

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Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England, that plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Bobby Robson

Sir Robert William Robson CBE (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English footballer and football manager.

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Bucharest

Bucharest (București) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre.

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Bundesliga

The Bundesliga (lit. "Federal League", sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga) is a professional association football league in Germany and the football league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide.

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Calafat

Calafat is a city in Dolj County, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013.

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Captain (association football)

The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya, Catalonha, Cataluña) is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Copa de la Liga

The Copa de la Liga (League Cup in Spanish) was a Spanish football tournament created in 1982.

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Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey (King's Cup) is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams.

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Coppa Italia

The Coppa Italia (Italian for Italy Cup; officially known as TIM Cup because of its sponsorship) is an Italian football annual cup competition.

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CS Universitatea Craiova

U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (University of Craiova) or CS U Craiova, is a Romanian a professional football team based in Craiova, Dolj County, currently playing in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian football league system.

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Cupa Ligii

The Cupa Ligii (League Cup) was Romania's secondary club football tournament.

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Cupa României

The Cupa României (Romanian Cup) is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II.

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Cyprus

Cyprus (Κύπρος; Kıbrıs), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία; Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.

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De Standaard

De Standaard (meaning The Standard in English) is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Mediahuis (formerly Corelio and VUM).

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Defender (association football)

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals.

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DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal (until 1943 Tschammer-Pokal) or German Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually.

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DFL-Ligapokal

The DFL-Ligapokal (officially Premiere Ligapokal, previously DFB-Ligapokal) or the German League Cup was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany.

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Dolj County

Dolj (originally meant Dol(no)-Jiu, "lower Jiu", as opposed to Gorj (upper Jiu)) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova.

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EFL Cup

The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as simply the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football.

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Eredivisie

The Eredivisie ("Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is the highest echelon of professional football in the Netherlands.

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Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club is a football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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Exhibition game

An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced.

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FA Cup

The FA Cup, known officially as The Football Association Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football.

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FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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FC Dinamo București

Fotbal Club Dinamo București, commonly known as Dinamo București, or simply as Dinamo within Romania, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest.

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FC Steaua București

FCSB, short for Fotbal Club Steaua București and colloquially known as simply Steaua, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest.

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Galatasaray S.K. (football)

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, also known simply as Galatasaray, is a Turkish football club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul.

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Gerry Francis

Gerald Charles James Francis (born 6 December 1951) is an English former footballer and manager.

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Gheorghe Hagi

Gheorghe "Gică" Hagi (born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian former professional footballer, considered one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and '90s and the greatest Romanian footballer of all time.

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GSZ Stadium

GSZ Stadium or Gymnastic Club Zenon Stadium (Γ.Σ.Ζ.) is a multi-purpose stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus.

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Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover, HSV (although this may cause confusion with Hamburger SV) or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.

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Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

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Ilie Oană Stadium

Stadionul Ilie Oană is an all-seater football stadium in Ploiești, Romania.

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Johan Cruyff Shield

The Johan Cruyff Shield is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after the Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup.

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KNVB Cup

The KNVB Beker (KNVB Cup) is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898.

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La Liga

The Primera División, commonly known as La Liga and as La Liga Santander for sponsorship reasons with Santander, is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system.

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Larnaca

Larnaca (Λάρνακα; Larnaka or İskele) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and the capital of the eponymous district.

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Laugardalsvöllur

Laugardalsvöllur is Iceland's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team.

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Liga I

The Liga I (First League), also spelled Liga 1 (League One), is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs.

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List of footballers with 100 or more caps

This is a list of association football players with 100 or more international appearances.

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Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position.

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Mihai Stoica

Mihai Stoica (born April 12, 1965 in Sibiu), commonly known as Meme Stoica, is a former president of Oţelul Galaţi and former general manager of Unirea Urziceni.

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Money laundering

Money laundering is the act of concealing the transformation of profits from illegal activities and corruption into ostensibly "legitimate" assets.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Osvaldo Ardiles

Osvaldo César Ardiles (born 3 August 1952), often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is a football manager, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as part of the Argentine national team.

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Philip II Arena

Philip II National Arena (Macedonian: Филип Втори Арена, Philip II Arena), formerly also known as the Telekom Arena (Телеком арена) for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

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Ploiești

Ploiești (older spelling: Ploești) is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania.

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Premier League

The Premier League is the top level of the English football league system.

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PSV Eindhoven

The Philips Sport Vereniging (Philips Sports Union), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven is a sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia (translit), officially the Republic of Macedonia, is a country in the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.

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Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland.

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Romania

Romania (România) is a sovereign state located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

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Romania national football team

The Romania national football team (Echipa națională de fotbal a României) represents Romania in international football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.

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Romanian Footballer of the Year

The Romanian Footballer of the Year (Fotbalistul român al anului) is an annual association football award given by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper to the Romanian player adjudged to have been the best during a calendar year.

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Ronald Koeman

Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch retired footballer who has been manager of the Netherlands national team since 2018.

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Süper Lig

The Süper Lig (Super League) is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs.

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Serie A

Serie A, also called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Coppa Campioni d'Italia.

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Skopje

Skopje (Скопје) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Stadionul Steaua (1974)

Steaua Stadium (Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghencea, is a football stadium currently under demolition in Bucharest, Romania, home of Ministry of National Defence of Romania.

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Supercopa de España

The Supercopa de España or the Spanish Super Cup is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

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Tax evasion

Tax evasion is the illegal evasion of taxes by individuals, corporations, and trusts.

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Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Tottenham or Spurs, is an English football club in Tottenham, London, England, that competes in the Premier League.

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Turkish Cup

The Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962.

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U.S. Lecce

Unione Sportiva Lecce, or simply US Lecce or Lecce, is an Italian football club based in Lecce.

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UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA; Union des Associations Européennes de Football; Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände) is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia.

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UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs.

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (abbreviated as CWC) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions.

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UEFA Euro 1996

The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA.

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UEFA Euro 2000

The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, association football's governing body in Europe.

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UEFA Europa League

The UEFA Europa League is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs.

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UEFA Super Cup

The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

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1987–88 Divizia A

The 1987–88 Divizia A was the seventieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

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1987–88 European Cup

The 1987–88 European Cup was the 33rd season of the European Cup club football tournament.

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1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament.

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1990–91 Eredivisie

The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1990/1991 season was contested by 18 teams.

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1991–92 Eredivisie

The 1991-92 season of the Dutch Eredivisie was contested by 18 teams.

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1992 Dutch Supercup

The 1992 Dutch Supercup (known as the 1992 PTT Telecom Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third Super Cup match in Dutch football.

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1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, held in nine cities across the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994.

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1996 Supercopa de España

The 1996 Supercopa de España was a two-leg Spanish football match played on 25 August and 28 August 1996.

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1996–97 Copa del Rey

The 1996–97 Copa del Rey was the 95th staging of the Copa del Rey.

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1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The 1996–97 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Barcelona after beating holders Paris Saint-Germain in the final.

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1997–98 1.Lig

Statistics of Turkish First Football League in the 1997–98 season.

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1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams.

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1998–99 1.Lig

Statistics of Turkish First Football League in the 1998–99 season.

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1999–2000 1.Lig

Statistics of Turkish First Football League in the 1999–2000 season.

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1999–2000 Turkish Cup

The 1999–2000 Turkish Cup was the 38th edition of the Turkish Cup.

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1999–2000 UEFA Cup

The 1999–2000 UEFA Cup season was the 29th edition of the UEFA Cup competition.

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2000 UEFA Super Cup

The 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 between Real Madrid of Spain and Galatasaray of Turkey.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_Popescu

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