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Alexandru Mățan, the Glossary

Alexandru Irinel Mățan (born 29 August 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.^[1]

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Columbus Crew 2 players
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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C.F. Monterrey

Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican professional football club based in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León.

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Campeones Cup

The Campeones Cup is an annual North American association football match contested between the winners of the previous MLS Cup from Major League Soccer and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX.

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CFR Cluj

Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club, when Transylvania was part of Austria-Hungary, and the current name CFR is the acronym for Căile Ferate Române (i.e.

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Ciprian Perju

Ciprian Perju (born 18 March 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga II club Metalul Buzău. Alexandru Mățan and Ciprian Perju are fC Viitorul Constanța players.

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Columbus Crew

The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Columbus Crew 2

Columbus Crew 2 is a professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio that competes in the MLS Next Pro league, the third division of American soccer.

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CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup (previously known as the CONCACAF Champions League) is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF.

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Cupa României

The Cupa României (Romanian Cup) is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II.

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Equaliser (sports)

An equaliser (in Commonwealth English) or equalizer (in American English), is a sports term that refers to a goal or run that makes the two teams' scores equal.

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Euro

The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union.

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FC Dinamo București

FC Dinamo București, commonly known as Dinamo București or simply Dinamo, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1948 as the team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, following the merger of Unirea Tricolor and Ciocanul, Dinamo București has spent all but one year of its history in the top tier of the Romanian league system.

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FC Petrolul Ploiești

Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly referred to as FC Petrolul Ploiești, Petrolul Ploiești or simply Petrolul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1924 in capital Bucharest as Juventus, following the merger of Triumf and Romcomit, it won its first league championship in the 1929–30 season.

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FC Rapid București

Fotbal Club Rapid 1923, commonly known as Rapid București (also known as Rapid București or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1923 by employees of the Grivița workshops as the Asociația Culturală și Sportivă CFR ("CFR Cultural and Sports Association").

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FC Viitorul Constanța

Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanța, commonly known as Viitorul Constanța or simply Viitorul, was a Romanian professional football club based in Ovidiu, Constanța County.

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FC Voluntari

Fotbal Club Voluntari, commonly known as FC Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.

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Galați

Galați (also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania.

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The Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy (Academia de fotbal Gheorghe Hagi) is a football youth academy based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, which serves as the primary youth clinic of Romanian club Farul Constanța.

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The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

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Ilie Oană Stadium

The Ilie Oană Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Ilie Oană) is a football stadium in Ploiești, Romania.

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K.A.A. Gent

Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (English: Royal Athletic Association Ghent), often simply known as Gent or by their nickname (The Buffalos), is a Belgian professional sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders.

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Leagues Cup

The Leagues Cup is an annual soccer competition between clubs from Major League Soccer, the main soccer league in the United States and Canada, and Liga MX, the main soccer league in Mexico.

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Liga Elitelor

The Liga Elitelor is a system of youth football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.

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Liga I

The Liga I (First League), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs.

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Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

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Midfielder

In the sport of association football, a midfielder is an outfield position which plays primarily in the middle of the pitch.

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MLS Cup

The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

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MLS Cup 2023

MLS Cup 2023 was the 28th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), played on December 9, 2023, at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

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MLS Cup Playoffs

The MLS Cup Playoffs is the annual postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer.

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MLS Next Pro

MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer.

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New York Red Bulls

The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in New Jersey.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Pedro Miguel Martins Santos (born 22 April 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Alexandru Mățan and Pedro Santos (footballer, born 1988) are Columbus Crew players.

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A penalty kick (commonly known as a penalty or a spot kick) is a method of restarting play in association football, in which a player is allowed to take a single shot at the goal while it is defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper.

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Philadelphia Union

The Philadelphia Union is an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Ploiești

Ploiești, formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania.

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Primvs derby

The Primvs derby is the name given in football to any match between Romanian clubs Rapid București and Petrolul Ploiești.

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ProSport

ProSport was a daily Romanian newspaper, the country's second largest and most read sports-related publication after Gazeta Sporturilor.

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Racing FC Union Luxembourg

Racing Fussball Club Union Luxembourg (Racing Fussball Club Union Lëtzebuerg), usually abbreviated to Racing-Union, is a football club based in Luxembourg City in southern Luxembourg.

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The Romania national under-16 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.Majon Robert holds the record for the most goals in this age category.

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The Romania national under-17 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.

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The Romania national under-19 football team represents Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania, in international football at this age level.

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The Romania national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team.

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The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games.

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The Serbia national under-19 football team (Serbian Latin: Omladinska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-19 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.

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Stress fracture

A stress fracture is a fatigue-induced bone fracture caused by repeated stress over time.

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In association football, a substitute is a player who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player.

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Supercupa României

The Supercupa României (Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României.

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UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA; Union des associations européennes de football; Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football.

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UEFA Europa League

The UEFA Europa League (previously known as the UEFA Cup), abbreviated as UEL or sometimes UEFA EL, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs.

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2015–16 Liga I

The 2015–16 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Orange for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs.

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2016–17 Liga I

The 2016–17 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs.

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2017–18 Liga I

The 2017–18 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs.

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2018–19 Cupa României

The 2018–19 Cupa României was the 81st season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament.

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2018–19 Liga I

The 2018–19 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs.

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2019 Supercupa României

The 2019 Supercupa României was the 21st edition of Romania's season opener cup competition.

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2019–20 Liga I

The 2019–20 Liga I (also known as Casa Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 102nd season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs, which began in July 2019 and was scheduled to end in June 2020.

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2019–20 UEFA Europa League

The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League was the 49th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 11th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

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2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 27 June and ended on 29 August 2019.

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2020–21 Liga I

The 2020–21 Liga I (also known as Casa Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs.

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2021 Campeones Cup

The 2021 Campeones Cup was the third edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football match contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX.

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2021 Columbus Crew season

The 2021 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-sixth season of existence and their twenty-sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

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2021 Major League Soccer season

The 2021 Major League Soccer season was the 26th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

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2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021) was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (26th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Mățan

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Columbus Crew 2 players

Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

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