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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 ...
The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league in English men's football, which since the 1992–93 season has been called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, [ 1 ] the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa ...
The original meaning of the name is unknown, [1] but popular modern sources have suggested that it means "champion" (derived from the Old Irish word niadh). [2] According to John Ryan, Professor of Early and Medieval History at University College Dublin, Niall "seems to be so ancient that its meaning was lost before records began." [1]
Neal or Neall is the Middle English form of Nigel. As a first name, during the Middle Ages , the Gaelic name of Irish origins was popular in Ireland and later Scotland. During the 20th century Neil began to be used in England and North America, and grew in popularity throughout the English-speaking world ; however, in England, it has recently ...
The first time the champions of two European leagues met was in what was nicknamed the 1895 World Championship, when English champions Sunderland beat Scottish champions Heart of Midlothian 5–3. [12] The first pan-European tournament was the Challenge Cup, a competition between clubs in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [13]
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.
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
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 ...