Seville

:For other meanings, see Seville (disambiguation).

Sports

Home town of two rival soccer teams Real Betis Balompié and Sevilla FC.

Related Topics:
Soccer - Real Betis Balompié - Sevilla FC

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Seville hosted the 7th Athletics World Championships in 1999.

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Seville also unsuccessfully bid for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, which it lost to Athens and Beijing, respectively.

Related Topics:
2004 - 2008 - Athens - Beijing

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Seville also hosted in 2003 the UEFA Cup Final in the new Olympic stadium. The final was between Celtic FC (Scotland) and Porto FC (Portugal). The match finshed in extra time 3–2 to Porto after a 2-2 draw at 90 minutes. Celtic took more than 80,000 fans to the city, which was transformd into a sea of green and white.

Related Topics:
2003 - Celtic FC - Porto FC

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