00:00We cheer for them every weekend, but the world's biggest football clubs have histories weirder than any fiction.
00:06Here are five facts about the world's most famous clubs that you probably didn't know.
00:111. The oldest club in the world.
00:14You might think it's a giant like Real Madrid or Liverpool, but the oldest football club in the world is actually Sheffield FC.
00:21Founded in 1857 in England, they've been playing for nearly 170 years.
00:26They are so historic that FIFA even awarded them the Order of Merit, an honor they share only with Real Madrid.
00:332. The trophy king you've never heard of.
00:36Who has the most trophies?
00:38Real Madrid.
00:40Barcelona.
00:41Actually, the most successful club on earth is Al Ali SC from Egypt.
00:46They've won over 120 official trophies, including a record 12 CAF Champions League titles.
00:52They aren't just a club, they are a trophy-winning machine.
00:553. Sherlock Holmes at Portsmouth.
00:59Portsmouth FC has a very famous founder.
01:02Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who wrote Sherlock Holmes, was actually the club's first-ever goalkeeper.
01:08He played under the pseudonym A.C. Smith, so people wouldn't focus on his writing career while he was on the pitch.
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01:184. The Dundee United Curse.
01:21Barcelona is one of the greatest teams in history, but they have a kryptonite.
01:26Scottish club Dundee United holds a 100% win record against Barca in competitive European matches.
01:33They've played four times, and Dundee United won every single one.
01:37Even Messi couldn't break that curse.
01:395. The Toyota Connection.
01:43Before they dominated the pitch, many clubs started in strange ways.
01:48Toyota Verblitz obviously has car routes, but even PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands was started specifically as a team for employees of the Philips Electronics Company.
01:57From detective goalkeepers to Scottish curses, football clubs are full of surprises.
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