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  2. Championship - Wikipedia

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    The championship is often considered the final of the playoffs (e.g., Super Bowl, Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals, World Series, etc.). The playoff system can be seen as a hybrid between the league system and tournament system, where a league is used to determine qualifiers for the tournament.

  3. Three-peat - Wikipedia

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    In sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments. The term, a portmanteau of the words three and repeat, originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988–89 season, having won the previous 2 NBA finals.

  4. List of world sports championships - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning.In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

  5. List of world champion football clubs - Wikipedia

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    The Intercontinental Cup, also known as the European/South American Cup, was an official international football competition endorsed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), [1] [2] [3] contested between representative clubs from these confederations, usually the winners of the European Champions' Cup (now known as the ...

  6. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...

  7. List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions - Wikipedia

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    Michael Schumacher has won the World Drivers' Championship a record seven times – twice with Benetton and five times with Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton equaled Schumacher's record in 2020, winning one with McLaren and six with Mercedes. Juan Manuel Fangio won the World Drivers' Championship five times with Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes and Ferrari ...

  8. World championship - Wikipedia

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    Trophy of the FIFA Club World Cup, the world championship of club association football. A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, or ability.

  9. Champion - Wikipedia

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    "cempa" or "cempan" stood for 'warrior' in the ancient Anglo-Saxon texts. A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition.There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional/provincial/state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in association ...