Gabriel Hanot was a French journalist (the editor of L'Équipe) who came up with the idea of having a Europe-wide football club competition. His brainchild would become the European Cup. A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... LEquipe logo LÉquipe (French for the team) is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sports. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ...