In 2010, the two top-level leagues in the United States both added at least one new team:

• Major League Soccer, which also has one team in Canada and is recognized as the top level of the (men's) sport in that country, added its 16th team, Philadelphia Union, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania.
• Women's Professional Soccer, which currently has teams only in the United States, added two teams to the six teams returning from its inaugural 2009 season:
  • The Atlanta Beat, the new incarnation of a team from the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, who play in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia.
  • Philadelphia Independence, sister team to Philadelphia Union. Due to construction delays at the new stadium it will eventually share with Union, Independence played their first season in another Philadelphia suburb, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

However, during the 2010 WPS season, another charter team, Saint Louis Athletica, folded, bringing WPS back to the same number of teams it had in the 2009 season. The league also lost its season champions, FC Gold Pride, and the Chicago Red Stars, although it will add an expansion team in Western New York for 2011.

Following the 2010 MLS regular season, the Kansas City Wizards announced a name change to Sporting Kansas City.

Men's national teams edit

FIFA edit

• 11 June – 11 July: 2010 FIFA World Cup in   South Africa
  •     Spain
  •     Netherlands
  •     Germany
  • 4th:   Uruguay
• 14 August – 22 August: 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship in   England
  •     Brazil
  •     Spain
  •     China
  • 4th:   England

CAF edit

• 10 January – 31 January: 2010 African Cup of Nations in   Angola
  •     Egypt
  •     Ghana
  •     Nigeria
  • 4th:   Algeria

AFC edit

• December 1–29: 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup in   Indonesia and   Vietnam
  •   Winners:   Malaysia
  •   Runners-up:   Indonesia
  •   Third place:   Philippines,   Vietnam

Women's national teams edit

• 24 February – 3 March: 2010 Algarve Cup in   Portugal
  •     United States
  •     Germany
  •     Sweden
  • 4th:   China
• 4–21 November 2010: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in   Ecuador
  •     Brazil
  •     Colombia
  •     Chile
  • 4th:   Argentina

Women's youth edit

• July 13 – August 1: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in   Germany
  •     Germany
  •     Nigeria
  •     South Korea
  • 4th:   Colombia
• 5 September - 25 September: 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in   Trinidad and Tobago
  •     South Korea
  •     Japan
  •     Spain
  • 4th:   North Korea
• March 3 - March 17: 2010 South American U-20 Women Championship in   Colombia
  •     Brazil
  •     Colombia
  •     Paraguay
  • 4th:   Chile

Multi-sports events edit

Men edit

• August 12–25: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in   Singapore
  •     Bolivia
  •     Haiti
  •     Singapore
  • 4th:   Montenegro
• November 7–25: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou,   China
  •     Japan
  •     United Arab Emirates
  •     South Korea
  • 4th:   Iran

Women edit

• August 12–24: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in   Singapore
  •     Chile
  •     Equatorial Guinea
  •     Turkey
  • 4th:   Iran
• November 14–22: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou,   China
  •     Japan
  •     North Korea
  •     South Korea
  • 4th:   China

Women edit

AFC edit

•   Australia – Sydney FC
•   Bahrain – Al-Ahli (Manama)
•   Bangladesh – Dhaka Abahani
•   Bhutan – Yeedzin FC
•   Cambodia – Phnom Penh Crown
•   China PR – Shandong Luneng
•   Chinese Taipei – Kaohsiung County Taipower FC
•   Guam – Quality Distributors
•   Hong Kong – South China
•   India – Dempo SC
•   Indonesia – Arema Indonesia
•   Iran – Sepahan
•   Iraq – Dohuk FC
•   Japan – Nagoya Grampus
•   Jordan – Al-Faisaly Amman
•   Kuwait – Qadsia SC
•   Kyrgyzstan – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
•   Lebanon – Al Ahed
•   Macau – Windsor Arch Ka I
•   Malaysia – Selangor FA
•   Oman – Al-Suwaiq
•   Pakistan – KRL
•   Palestine – Jabal Mukabar
•   Qatar – Al-Gharafa Doha
•   Saudi Arabia – Al-Hilal Riyadh
•   Singapore – Etoile FC
•   South Korea – FC Seoul
•   Syria – Al-Jaish
•   Tajikistan – Esteghlal Dushanbe
•   Thailand – Muangthong United F.C.
•   Turkmenistan – Balkan FK
•   UAE – Al Wahda
•   Uzbekistan – Bunyodkor Tashkent
•   Vietnam – Hà Nội T&T F.C.

CAF edit

•   Algeria – MC Alger
•   Angola – Interclube
•   Benin – ASPAC FC
•   Botswana – Township Rollers FC
•   Burkina Faso – ASFA Yennega
•   Burundi – Vital'O F.C.
•   Cameroon – Cotonsport Garoua
•   Cape Verde – Boavista FC
•   Central African Republic – Olympic Real de Bangui
•   Chad – Tourbillon FC
•   Comoros – Elan Club
•   Congo – Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
•   DR Congo – AS Vita Club
•   Djibouti – AS Port
•   Egypt – Al-Ahly
•   Equatorial Guinea – Deportivo Mongomo
•   Eritrea – unknown
•   Ethiopia – Saint-George SA
•   Gabon – US Bitam
•   Gambia – Gambia Ports Authority F.C.
•   Ghana – Aduana Stars
•   Guinea – Fello Star
•   Guinea-Bissau – Sporting Clube de Bissau
•   Ivory Coast – ASEC Mimosas
•   Kenya – Ulinzi Stars
•   Lesotho – Matlama FC
•   Liberia – unknown
•   Libya – Al Ittihad
•   *Madagascar – CNaPS Sport
•   Malawi – Silver Strikers F.C.
•   Mali – Stade Malien
•   Mauritania – CF Cansado
•   Mauritius – Pamplemousses SC
•   Morocco – Wydad Casablanca
•   Mozambique – Liga Muçulmana de Maputo
•   Namibia – African Stars F.C.
•   Niger – ASFAN
•   Nigeria – Enyimba
•   Réunion – US Stade Tamponnaise
•   Rwanda – APR FC
•   São Tomé and Príncipe – GD Sundy
•   Senegal – ASC Diaraf
•   Seychelles – St Michel United FC
•   Sierra Leone – East End Lions F.C.
•   Somalia – Gayher FC
•   South Africa – Supersport United FC
•   Sudan – Al-Hilal (Omdurman)
•   Swaziland – Young Buffaloes
•   Tanzanian – Simba SC
•   Togo – not held
•   Tunisia – Espérance Sportive de Tunis
•   Ugandan – Bunamwaya SC
•   Zambia – ZESCO United F.C.
•   Zanzibar – Zanzibar Ocean View F.C.
•   Zimbabwe – Motor Action F.C.

CONCACAF edit

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; (B) means Bicentenario champion; "(C)" means Clausura champion.
Note: "(P)" designates the league champion, by winning the playoffs; "(R)" designates the regular season champion.

• Saint Kitts: Newtown United
• Saint Lucia: Roots Alley Ballers
• Saint-Martin: Orleans Attackers
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Avenues United
• Sint Maarten: D & P Connection
• Turks and Caicos Islands: AFC Academy

CONMEBOL edit

•   Argentina – Argentinos Juniors (C); Estudiantes (A)
•   Bolivia – Jorge Wilstermann (A); Oriente Petrolero (C)
•   Brazil – Fluminense
•   Chile – Universidad Católica
•   Colombia – Junior (A); Once Caldas (C)
•   Ecuador – LDU Quito
•   Paraguay – Guaraní (A); Libertad (C)
•   Peru – Universidad San Martín
•   Uruguay – Peñarol
•   Venezuela – Caracas

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; "(C)" mean Clausura champion.

OFC edit

•   Fiji – ongoing
• French Polynesia – AS Tefana
• New Caledonia – ongoing
•   New Zealand – Waitakere United

UEFA edit

•   Albania: Dinamo Tirana
•   Andorra: FC Santa Coloma
•   Armenia: Pyunik Yerevan
•   Austria: Red Bull Salzburg
•   Azerbaijan: Inter Baku
•   Belarus: FC BATE Borisov
•   Belgium: Anderlecht
•   Bosnia and Herzegovina: FK Željezničar Sarajevo
•   Bulgaria: Litex Lovech
•   Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
•   Cyprus: Omonia
•   Czech Republic: Sparta Prague
•   Denmark: Copenhagen
•   England: Chelsea
•   Estonia: FC Flora Tallinn
•   Faroe Islands: HB Thorshavn
•   Finland: HJK Helsinki
•   France: Marseille
•   Georgia: Olimpi Rustavi
•   Germany: Bayern Munich
•   Greece: Panathinaikos
•   Hungary: Debreceni VSC
•   Iceland: Breiðablik UBK
•   Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
•   Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
•   Italy: Internazionale
•   Kazakhstan: Tobol Kostanay
•   Latvia: Skonto Riga
•   Lithuania: Ekranas Panevezys
•   Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch
•   Macedonia: Renova
•   Malta: Birkirkara
•   Moldova: Sheriff Tiraspol
•   Montenegro: Rudar Pljevlja
•   Netherlands: Twente
•   Northern Ireland: Linfield^[1]
•   Norway: Rosenborg Trondheim
•   Poland: Lech Poznań
•   Portugal: Benfica
•   Romania: Cluj
•   Russia: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
•   San Marino: Tre Fiori
•   Scotland: Rangers
•   Serbia: Partizan
•   Slovakia: MŠK Žilina
•   Slovenia: Koper
•   Spain: Barcelona
•   Sweden: Malmö FF
•   Switzerland: Basel
•   Turkey: Bursaspor
•   Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
•   Wales: The New Saints

AFC edit

•   Japan

Emperor's Cup: Kashima Antlers

•   Qatar

Emir of Qatar Cup: Al-Rayyan

•   Singapore

Singapore Cup:   Bangkok Glass

•   Thailand

Thai FA Cup: Chonburi FC

CAF edit

•   South Africa

Nedbank Cup: Bidvest Wits

CONCACAF edit

•   Canada

Canadian Championship: Toronto FC

•   Suriname

Beker van Suriname: Excelsior

•   United States

U.S. Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC

CONMEBOL edit

•   Brazil

Copa do Brasil: Santos

OFC edit

•   New Zealand

Chatham Cup: Miramar Rangers

UEFA edit

•   England

FA Cup: Chelsea

League Cup: Manchester United

•   France

Coupe de France: Paris Saint-Germain

Coupe de la Ligue: Marseille

•   Germany

DFB-Pokal: Bayern Munich

•   Greece

Greek Cup: Panathinaikos

•   Italy

Coppa Italia: Internazionale

•   Netherlands

KNVB Cup: Ajax

•   Portugal

Taça de Portugal: Porto

Taça da Liga: Benfica

•   Russia

Russian Cup: Zenit St. Petersburg

•   Scotland

Scottish Cup: Dundee United

Scottish League Cup: Rangers

•   Slovenia

Slovenian Cup: Maribor

•   Spain

Copa del Rey: Sevilla

•   Turkey

Turkish Cup: Trabzonspor

January edit

• 1 January – Sergio Messen, Chilean midfielder (60)
• 1 January – Jean-Pierre Posca, French defender (57)
• 3 January - Gus Alexander, Scottish footballer (75)
• 7 January – Alex Parker, Scottish defender (74)
• 9 January - Améleté Abalo, Togolese football manager (47)
• 11 January - Johnny King, English footballer (83)
• 13 January - Tommy Sloan, Scottish footballer (84)
• 15 January – Detlev Lauscher, German striker (57)
• 18 January – Lino Grava, Italian defender (82)
• 19 January – Nils Jensen, Danish goalkeeper (74)
• 19 January – Panajot Pano, Albanian striker (70)
• 19 January - Christos Hatziskoulidis, Greek footballer (57)
• 20 January - Jack Parry, Welsh footballer (86)
• 21 January – Marino Bergamasco, Italian midfielder (84)
• 26 January – Lars Larsson, Swedish defender (76)

February edit

• 1 February - Bobby Kirk, Scottish footballer (82)
• 3 February – Gil Merrick, English goalkeeper (88)
• 5 February – Galimzyan Khusainov, Russian striker (72)
• 7 February - Bobby Dougan, Scottish footballer (83)
• 8 February – Angelo Franzosi, Italian goalkeeper (88)
• 9 February – Constant de Backer, Belgian midfielder (81)
• 10 February – Orlando, Brazilian defender (74)
• 11 February – Brian Godfrey, Welsh striker (69)
• 11 February – Yury Sevidov, Russian striker (67)
• 12 February – Werner Krämer, German striker (70)
• 12 February – Petar Borota, Serbian goalkeeper (57)
• 12 February – Luis Molowny, Spanish midfielder and manager (84)
• 13 February – Marian Parse, Romanian striker (23, cancer)
• 14 February – Zhang Yalin, Chinese midfielder (28, lymphoma)
• February 15 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
• 16 February – Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong striker (53)
• 18 February - Alan Gordon, Scottish footballer (65)
• 20 February - Bobby Cox, Scottish footballer (76)
• 22 February - Bobby Smith, Scottish footballer (56)
• 23 February – Gerhard Neef, German goalkeeper (63)
• 27 February - Charlie Crowe, English footballer (85)
• 28 February - Adam Blacklaw, Scottish footballer (72)

March edit

• 3 March - Keith Alexander, English footballer (53)
• 4 March - Tony Richards, English footballer (75)
• 6 March - Mansour Amirasefi, Iranian footballer (76)
• 6 March - Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (25)
• 9 March - Gheorghe Constantin, Romanian footballer (77)
• 11 March - Wille MacFarlane, Scottish footballer (79)
• 12 March - Aleksandr Minayev, Russian footballer (51)
• 12 March - Hugh Robertson, Scottish footballer (70)
• 13 March - Édouard Kargu, French footballer (84)
• 13 March - Charlie Ashcroft, English footballer (83)
• 17 March - Abdellah Blinda, Moroccan footballer (58)
• 18 March - Júlio Correia da Silva, Portuguese footballer (90)
• 19 March - Bob Curtis, English footballer (60)
• 20 March - Naim Kryeziu, Albanian footballer (92)
• 27 March - Zbigniew Gut, Polish footballer (60)
• 28 March - Derlis Florentín, Paraguayan footballer (26)

April edit

• 3 April - Oleg Kopayev, Russian footballer (72)
• 6 April - Sid Storey, English footballer (90)
• 9 April - Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer (65)
• 10 April - Manfred Reichert, German footballer (69)
• 11 April - Hans-Joachim Göring, German footballer (86)
• 11 April - Theodor Homann, German footballer (61)
• 12 April - Alper Balaban, Turkish footballer (22)
• 13 April - Jorge Bontemps, Argentine footballer (32)
• 13 April - Charlie Timmins, English footballer (87)
• 15 April - Wilhelm Huxhorn, German footballer (54)
• 17 April - Alexandru Neagu, Romanian footballer (61)
• 21 April - Sammy Baird, Scottish footballer (79)
• 21 April - Tony Ingham, English footballer (85)
• 21 April - Manfred Kallenbach, German footballer (68)
• 22 April - Emilio Álvarez, Uruguayan footballer (71)
• 22 April - Victor Nurenberg, Luxembourgian footballer (79)
• 22 April - Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer (81)
• 25 April - Ian Lawther, Northern Irish footballer (70)
• 26 April – Alberto Vitoria, Spanish midfielder (54)
• 26 April - Yuri Vshivtsev, Russian footballer (70)

May edit

• May - Bert Padden, Scottish football referee (born 1932)
• 3 May - Denis Obua, Ugandan footballer (62)
• 6 May - Guillermo Meza, Mexican footballer (21)
• 6 May - Giacomo Neri, Italian footballer (94)
• 7 May – Denovan Morales, Honduran midfielder (22)
• 11 May
  • Brian Gibson, English footballer (82)
  • Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (29; tuberculosis)^[2]
• 13 May - Walter Klimmek, German football defender (91)
• 15 May - Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (22)
• 19 May - Harry Vos, Dutch footballer (63)
• 24 May - Kambozia Jamali, Iranian midfielder (71)
• 26 May - Leo Canjels, Dutch footballer (77)

June edit

• 1 June - John Hagart, Scottish footballer (72)
• 4 June - Hennadiy Popovych, Ukrainian footballer (37)
• 6 June - Mabi de Almeida, Angolan football manager (46)
• 7 June - Jorge Ginarte, Argentine footballer (70)
• 9 June - Mohamed Sylla, Guinean footballer (39)
• 12 June – Mao Mengsuo, Chinese midfielder (20)
• 20 June – Lai Sun Cheung, Hong Kong defender (59)
• 20 June - Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (66)
• 22 June - Amokrane Oualiken, Algerian footballer (77)
• 23 June - Jörg Berger, German footballer (65)
• 27 June - Édgar García de Dios, Mexican footballer (32)

July edit

• July 1 - Eddie Moussa, Swedish footballer (26)
• July 3 - Colin Gardner, British football manager
• July 3 – Herbert Erhardt, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, listed by the DFB in the top 20 best German defenders of all time. (79)
• July 6 - Alekos Sofianidis, Greek footballer (76)
• July 8 - Guillermo León, Costa Rican footballer
• July 11 - Rudi Strittich, Austrian footballer (88)
• July 13 - Ken Barnes, British footballer (81)
• July 17 - Shaun Mawer, English footballer (50)
• July 17 - Ioannis Stefas, Greek footballer (61)
• July 17 - Gunārs Ulmanis, Latvian footballer (71)
• July 19 - Joseph Aghoghovbia, Nigerian footballer (69)
• July 19 - Daiki Sato, Japanese footballer (21)
• July 28 - Daniel Pettit, English footballer (95)
• July 29 - Alex Wilson, Polish footballer (76)
• July 30 - Stanley Milburn, English footballer (83)
• July 31 - Pedro Dellacha, Argentine footballer (84)

August edit

• August 2 - José María Silvero, Argentine footballer (78)
• August 3 - Edmund Zientara, Polish footballer (81)
• August 5 - Yuri Shishlov, Russian footballer (65)
• August 8 - Ken Boyes, English footballer (75)
• August 8 - Massamasso Tchangai, Togolese footballer (32)
• August 10 - Brian Clark, English footballer (67)
• August 10 - Adam Stansfield, English footballer (31)
• August 13 - Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (34)
• August 22 - Raúl Belén, Argentine footballer (79)
• August 22 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
• August 22 - Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav footballer (86)
• August 27 - Oscar Ntwagae, South African footballer (33)
• August 28 - Isa Bakar, Malaysian footballer (57)
• August 30 - Francisco Varallo, Argentine striker and the last surviving player of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the final. (100)
• August 30 - Henryk Czapczyk, Polish footballer (88)
• August 30 - Philip Tisson, Saint Lucian footballer (24)

September edit

• 2 September - Jackie Sinclair, Scottish midfielder (67, cancer)
• 3 September - Jose Augusto Torres, Portuguese striker and manager (71, heart failure)
• 10 September - Andrei Timoshenko, Russian striker (41)
• 10 September - Fridrikh Maryutin, Soviet striker (85)
• 11 September - Diego Rodríguez Cano, Uruguayan defender (22, car accident)
• 18 September - Bobby Smith, English striker (77, after a short illness)
• 18 September - Øystein Gåre, Norwegian manager (56, after a short illness)
• 22 September - Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian defender (39, after a short illness)
• 23 September - Fernando Riera, Chilean striker and manager (90)
• 28 September - Orvin Cabrera, Honduran striker (33, liver cancer)

October edit

• 1 October - Ian Buxton, English striker (72)
• 1 October - Bobby Craig, Scottish footballer (75)
• 1 October - Dezső Bundzsák, Hungarian midfielder and manager (82)
• 6 October - Norman Christie, Scottish footballer (85)
• 9 October - Les Fell, English midfielder (89)
• 12 October - José Casas 'Pepín', Spanish goalkeeper (78)
• 13 October - Juan Carlos Arteche, Spanish midfielder (53, cancer)
• 13 October - Eddie Baily, English striker (85)
• 14 October - Malcolm Allison, English defender and manager (83, after a long illness)
• 18 October - Mel Hopkins, Welsh defender (75)
• 18 October - Hans Hägele, German striker and football agent (70, suicide)
• 21 October - Mustapha Anane, Algerian striker (60, after a long illness)
• 22 October - Franz Raschid, German midfielder (56, pancreatic cancer)
• 24 October - Fritz Grösche, German midfielder and manager (69, cancer)
• 26 October - Paul the Octopus, 2010 FIFA World Cup "oracle" (2, natural causes)
• 29 October - Ronnie Clayton, English midfielder (76)
• 30 October - John Benson, Scottish defender and manager (67, after a short illness)

November edit

• 3 November - Ron Cockerill, English defender (75)
• 8 November - Fred Blankemeijer, Dutch defender (84)
• 8 November - Tim Womack, English footballer (76)
• 12 November - Jim Farry, Former Chief Executive of the Scottish FA (56, heart attack)
• 15 November -Ángel Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer (71)
• 16 November - Ilie Savu, Romanian goalkeeper and manager (90)
• November 17 - Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (87)
• 18 November - Jim Cruickshank, Scottish goalkeeper (69)
• 24 November - Valentin Ivakin, Soviet goalkeeper and manager (80)
• 26 November - Mohammad Anwar Elahee, Mauritian defender and manager (81)
• 27 November - Steve Hill, English footballer (70)
• 28 November - Vladimir Maslachenko, Soviet European Nation's Cup winning goalkeeper (74)

December edit

• 3 December - Jose Ramos Delgado, Argentine defender (75, Alzheimer disease)
• 5 December - Shamil Burziyev, Russian defender (25, car accident)
• 6 December - Imre Mathesz, Hungarian midfielder (73)
• 6 December - Rene Hauss, French defender and manager (82)
• 7 December - Federico Vairo, Argentine defender (80, stomach cancer)
• 10 December - Marcel Domingo, French goalkeeper and manager (86)
• 11 December - Peter Risi, Swiss striker (60, after a long illness)
• 12 December - Emmanuel Ogoli, Nigerian defender (21, collapsed on the pitch)
• 14 December - Dale Roberts, English goalkeeper (24, suicide)
• 17 December - Ralph Coates, English midfielder (64, stroke)
• 21 December - Oleksandr Kovalenko, Ukrainian midfielder and referee (34, suicide)
• 21 December - Enzo Bearzot, Italian defender and World Cup winning manager (83)
• 24 December - Frans de Munck, Dutch goalkeeper (88)
• 26 December - Bill Jones, English defender (89)
• 27 December - Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (born 1948)
• 28 December - Jeff Taylor, English footballer (80)
• 29 December - Ramón Montesinos, Spanish midfielder (67)
• 29 December - Avi Cohen, Israeli defender (54, motorcycle accident)