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AS Monaco FC
AS Monaco FC or Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1919. AS Monaco became a professional club after 1948. Although the club is based in Monaco, it has always competed in the French football structure; in fact, the club has always been regarded with a certain suspicion by a segment of the French population. AS Monaco FC is one of the most successful clubs in French football, it has won seven league titles and five French Cup titles. In 2004, the club reached the final of the UEFA Champions League but lost to FC Porto.
The President of this club is Michel Pastor and the Club Secretary is Pierre Uboldi. Lazlo Bölöni is the manager of AS Monaco FC. This club plays its home games at Stade Louis II in the Fontvieille section of Monaco. This stadium is often used to host the European Supercup at the start of the season; this game features the winner of the UEFA Champions League and the winner of the UEFA Cup. The most notable former players of AS Monaco FC are: Emmanuel Petit, Fabien Barthez, Youri Djorkaeff, Patrice Evra, Ludovic Giuly, Jérôme Rothen, Lillian Thuram, David Trézéguet, Thierry Henry, Marcelo Gallardo, Javier Saviola, Sonny Anderson, Maicon, Roger Milla, Dado Prso, Shabani Nonda, Christian Panucci, Marco Simone, George Weah, Rafael Márquez, Victor Ikpeba, Tony Sylva, Fernando Morientes and Javier Chevantón.
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