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Ben Hayward

Biggest clubs in South America

Boca juniors and River Plate players battle for the ball in a match at the Estadio Monumental in February 2024.

Football arrived in South America with European sailors in the 1800s and British workers formed the continent's first club in 1867.

Buenos Aires Football Club played their first match in June that year and the sport grew gradually through the influence of schools and sports clubs.

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