Several prominent European football clubs are being considered as potential “sleeping giants” in an assessment of teams whose stature remains greater than their current profile or prominence might suggest.
The clubs named in the supplied material include Sampdoria of Italy, France’s Saint-Etienne and Real Zaragoza of Spain. The feature asks whether these teams should be regarded among Europe’s sleeping giants and seeks to rank them.
No further details about the ranking, the criteria used or the clubs’ current circumstances are provided in the supplied material. The central focus is therefore a comparison of Sampdoria, Saint-Etienne and Real Zaragoza within the wider discussion of historically significant or under-recognised European football sides.
