Everton Football Club:
Everton Football Club originated in 1878 under the name of Saint Domingo Football Club, which strived to provide the local Methodist chapel members with sport. In order to attract a larger fanbase, in 1879, the club's name was altered to Everton Football Club, creating one of the world's largest football institutions.
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Everton played at current rivals Liverpool's stadium, Anfield, before the Red side of Merseyside was created in 1892 due to disputes regarding the rent of the ground. The owner of the land, John Houlding, wanted to increase the 100-pound rent to 250 pounds. whereas the club was only willing to pay a slight increase due to the club becoming more popular. Due to this, the Blues built their own stadium, Goodison Park. The first game in the new stadium was played on the 24th of August, 1892, in a 4-2 victory over Bolton Wanderers.


Throughout the 132 years at Goodison Park, Everton were extremely successful, winning nine first division league titles, five FA Cups, two league championships, and a European Cup in 1985, where a 3-1 comeback versus Bayern Munich in the second leg of the semi-final led to a 3-1 win in the final against Rapid Vienna. However, Everton have now completed their move to Hill Dickinson Stadium on the land of Bramley Moore-Dock (pictured: credit @stephen_jones_photography_). The 52,888-seater will spark a new era for Everton, as in recent years, the Toffees, a nickname originated from the competition of two toffee shops in the local area, have been struggling to compete with the elite clubs.
The Friedkin Group has recently taken over as majority shareholders of Everton from Farhad Moshiri, whose reign was unsuccessful, with poor finances leading to an initial 10-point deduction in November 2023. An appeal reduced the punishment to 6, but for the manager at the time (Sean Dyche) it was tough to cope with, especially as two months later a two-point deduction was imposed, but in the end the Blues managed to stay up. Although Moshiri's reign did not go as planned, the British-Iranian businessman played a part in providing the new ground, where it is set to host games for the 2028 European championships and serve as a future venue for other sporting fixtures, but most importantly, be the home of Everton for the foreseeble future.


