• Copa Libertadores 1970: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 1–0.^[1]
• European Cup 1970: Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2–1.^[2]
• In May 1970 the England captain Bobby Moore was arrested in Colombia in the Bogotá Bracelet incident shortly before the beginning of the World Cup.^[3]
• Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded.^[4]
• World Cup 1970 Brazil wins the world cup 1970^[5]

Asia edit

•   Qatar: Al-Oruba

Europe edit

•   East Germany: FC Carl Zeiss Jena
•   England: Everton
•   France: AS Saint-Étienne
•   Hungary: Újpest FC
•   Italy: Cagliari
•   Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
•   Portugal: Sporting CP
•   Scotland: Celtic
•   Spain: Atlético Madrid
•   Turkey: Fenerbahçe
•   West Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach

North America edit

•   Mexico
  • Guadalajara
  • Cruz Azul (México 1970)
•   United States /   Canada:
  • Rochester Lancers (NASL)

South America edit

•   Argentina
  • Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
  • Independiente – Nacional
•   Brazil: Fluminense

• African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16 1970)
  1.   Sudan
  2.   Ghana
  3.   Egypt
• 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970)

Shared by   England,   Scotland and   Wales

• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
  1.   Brazil
  2.   Italy
  3.   West Germany
• 1970 Asian Games in Thailand (10–20 December 1970)
•     South Korea
•     Burma
•     India

• January 1 – Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and manager
• January 6 – Francisco Rotllán, Mexican footballer
• January 10 – Geovanis Cassiani, Colombian footballer
• January 12 – Jorge Castañeda Reyes, Mexican footballer
• January 13 – Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
• January 21 – Alen Bokšić, Croatian footballer
• February 2 – Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player and coach
• February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer
• February 16 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
• February 17 – José Antonio Castillo, Spanish retired footballer^[6]
• March 8 – Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
• March 12 – Clay Coleman, Caymanian footballer^[7]
• March 30
  • Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
  • Camilo Romero, Mexican footballer
• April 4 – Barry van Galen, Dutch footballer
• April 18 – Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican footballer
• April 28 – Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer
• May 10 – David Weir, Scottish footballer
• May 13 – Fernando Vergara, Chilean footballer and manager
• June 1
  • Daniel Delfino, Argentine footballer
  • Alexi Lalas, American footballer
• June 11 – Miguel Ramírez, Chilean footballer
• June 16 – Cobi Jones, American footballer
• June 18 – Mark Chung, American footballer
• June 19 – Cafú, Brazilian footballer
• July 6 – Christer Fursth, Swedish footballer
• July 11 – Iván Castillo, Bolivian footballer
• August 13 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
• August 16 – Mauricio Pozo, Chilean footballer
• August 20 – Celso Ayala, Paraguayan footballer
• August 24 – Guido Alvarenga, Paraguayan footballer
• August 28 – Mike Lapper, American footballer
• September 3 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
• September 26 – Marco Etcheverry, Bolivian footballer
• October 1 – Gaston Taument, Dutch footballer
• October 16 – Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
• October 17 – Radoslav Samardzic, Serbian footballer
• October 22 – Winston Bogarde, Dutch footballer
• October 29 – Juan Castillo Balcázar, Chilean footballer
• October 30 – Marios Pashialis, former international Cypriot footballer^[8]
• November 1 – Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
• November 17 – Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
• November 27 – Sebastian Synoradzki, Polish footballer and coach^[9]
• November 29
  • Mario Arteaga, Mexican footballer
  • Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
• December 5 – Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
• December 11 – Chris Henderson, American footballer

August edit

• August 12 - Arne Nyberg Swedish international footballer (born 1913)

September edit

• September 18 – Pedro Cea, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (70)