I support Rangers, Linfield and Chelsea because a King lost his throne in 1688.
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I think I'm going to be a bit boring because I recall we did "clubs from other countries you folliw for no real reason" once, but as that seems to fit here, my big three are:
1. Anorthosis Famagusta, because we went on holiday to Paralimni once and our hotelier told us the story of how everyone (including the football club) had to flee south overnight from Famagusta when the Turks invaded
2. Zeljeznicar Sarajevo, because of an erstwhile Croatian/Swedish Milan fan OTFer (he wasn't a Zeljeznicar fan but told me their backstory) and
3. Fehervar FC, from Hungary, because Szekesfehervar is twin towned with Chorley and because as Videoton FC in 1985 they knocked Bryan Robson/Mark Hughes Man United out of the UEFA Cup and went on to reach the final.
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When i was a kid, I chose my allegiances for each country based on who Rangers or Celtic played from that country first in the Champions League/UEFA Cup because they would be the only teams you would see from these countries on TV.
As a result, alongside the usual Juventus, Ajax and PSG fandoms you would expect from a 90s kid, I am Alania Vladikavkaz/Shelbourne/Steaua Bucharest/Inter Cable Tel till I die.
It still has an effect on me 25 years later as I even bought an Alania Vladikavkaz annual from the year they won the Russian league title, in English!
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Originally posted by EIM View PostI support Rangers, Linfield and Chelsea because a King lost his throne in 1688.
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