United vs City = Catholic vs Protestant Is it such a problem though? Brighton 6-0 Wolves: 'Brilliant' Seagulls in 'mad scramble' for Europe. Overcoming Barcelona proved a challenge too far but former Chelsea and England defender Laura Bassett believes they have found a blueprint for how to compete. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Russian oligarchs, Gulf nations and Chinese billionaires have regularly bought into European football clubs over the last 20 years. Chelsea, Liverpool and City are the main Protestant teams. "We've closed that [gap]. ", Deloitte, Soccer clubs with the highest revenue worldwide in 2021/22, by stream (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271636/revenue-distribution-of-top-20-european-soccer-clubs/ (last visited May 02, 2023), Soccer clubs with the highest revenue worldwide in 2021/22, by stream (in million euros) [Graph], Deloitte, January 18, 2023. These clubs are Rangers, the "Scottish Protestant" club, and Celtic, the "Irish Catholic" club. Rangers record is not without blemish but, given their actions (and Celtic's lack of actions) to the incidents shown, Rangers are more sinned against that sinners. Published by Statista Research Department , Dec 9, 2022. The Guardian Human nature will cause some to blur the distinction between football, the one true religion, and other religions that may be more widely recognized as such. These big-spending Spanish giants have competed for the Champions League 29 times with 5 titles in 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015 and been runner up 3 times. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Who are the Protestant and Catholic football teams? 25. "If there was a little bit longer in the game I think we would have gone on and won it. They were interested in playing this new game which was sweeping the country. In fact, when United signed Catholic players, like Billy Whelan or Johnny Carey, their parents were assured they would still go to Mass every Sunday. My name is Steve and I am HUGE football fan and, in particular, a HUGE Evertonfan! Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. They would sign both Catholic and Protestant players. Man U may have one more title than Juventus but being a runner-up an incredible 7 times speaks for the quality of this club. Remo Stars, another club with roots in Lagos, is owned by a sports gambling and airline businessman Kunle Soname who bought And in 1986 a manager came along who would usurp even Busbys achievements. If they had merely kept quiet it would have been bad enough, but to actively participate in the crucifying of Rangers shows a depth of moral bankruptcy rarely seen.