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What is a

Scudetto in Itlalian means “little shield,” and in soccer it refers to a badge in the colours of the Italian flag, awarded annually to the championship club in the Lega Calcio Serie A, located at the top echelon of the

Italian soccer league system. The winning team will wear the badge on their jersey in the following season. The first time scudetto were used was in 1924 when Genoa CFC won its eighth championship title. They have not won it since.

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that Athletic Bilbao were declared winners of the 1904 Copa del Rey because their opponents in the final, Club Español de Madrid, showed up on the wrong date?

What is the ?

Le Trophée des Champions, or the Champions Trophy, is a cup organized by the French Football Federation, a match between the winners of the French Championship and the winners of the French Cup.

What is the Triple Crown of Brazilian Football?

The Triple Crown of Brazilian Football is an unofficial title given to the club that wins the three most important competitions in Brazilian soccer in the same year: the Brazilian Football State Championship, the Copa do Brasil, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian Championship First Level). Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from the city of Belo Horizonte, is the only team to have done so (in 2003).