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UEFA Champions League

Europe's elite club football competition; Real Madrid holds the record with 15 titles

Europe ๐ŸŒ 1955 Football

Key Facts

  1. 1

    Founded as European Cup (1955); rebranded UEFA Champions League (1992); 32โ†’36 clubs from 2024

  2. 2

    Real Madrid: 15 titles โ€” most in history; also record 6 consecutive finals appearances (2015โ€“2022)

  3. 3

    Most watched annual sporting event globally; 2023 final (Man City vs Inter) drew 450 million TV viewers

๐Ÿ† Did you know? The Champions League anthem is a choral arrangement of "Zadok the Priest" by Handel โ€” adapted for UEFA in 1992

Quick Reference

Category

Football

Country

๐ŸŒ Europe

Year / Era

1955

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Europe's elite club football competition