Middlesbrough Football Club is a professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. Founded in 1876, it is nicknamed “the Boro” and competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football.

The club has played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995. In the news context, Middlesbrough is the club Will Lankshear joined from Tottenham Hotspur, where his scoring form has drawn attention.