The only link you do have is via the friend link and the history that you have personally gathered and can recall over the seasons. There is no museum of club history. Same as there is no league history, because there is no league system.
There is some history in the player club stats, about goals scored, but is somewhat meaningless to the overall picture of the player, position, team, squad and club.
The length of time required to develop a club should be made visible and it is sad that when you do make Ingame friends, you have no idea what their club background is.

I have, for about 4 seasons a few Ingame friends. One did not get promoted last season. No clubs joining or passing him will know the background of that club. The question is do they want to? Maybe not. Another friend is going the same Way in about 2 seasons.

No one really gives a hoot about how much time or resource you have put into building a team. It eventually gets abandoned and becomes another BotRot club for a few seasons and then it disappears, forever.

Excellent point, except that, you have to create your own bigger picture, cos no one else really cares.