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Nicknames for entire teams, whole offensive units, defensive units, or special teams. Names which are marked by an asterisk (*) are team nicknames which may have been coined by team members or local media, but never became well known to the public outside of the teams media market for a multitude of reasons, but most likely due to poor performance.
Team Nickname English translation Notes Ref. Algeria الأفناك Les Fennecs The Fennecs: The fennec fox is the national animal of Algeria. [1]محاربي الصحراء ...
The Red and White Team Referring to the Indonesian flag. [3] Pasukan Garuda: The Garuda Squad The Garuda, a mythical bird, is a national symbol of Indonesia. [3] Iran: تیم ملی Team Melli: The National Team Literally meaning "the national team" in Persian. [2] یوز های آسیایی: Cheetahs of Asia Refers to the Asiatic cheetah ...
This is a list of nicknames of professional and college football teams. Many are merely abbreviations or diminutives of the team's name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted. An asterisk (*) after a nickname indicates that the name is pejorative, insulting, or has at least a negative intent, and is often used by opponents ...
This is a list of the men's national association football teams in the world. The International Association Football Federation (FIFA) is the world's most important governing body for association football. A majority of national association football teams in the world are members of FIFA or one of its affiliated continental confederations.
A dog in a luchador get-up; name alludes to "furacão" (hurricane), the team's nickname [8] Clube Atlético Mineiro: Galo A black-and-white feathered rooster: CRB: Galo-da-campina A small white-red bird (the name translates literally into "country rooster") Clube de Regatas do Flamengo: Urubu A black vulture: Clube do Remo: Leão A lion
It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge. Other clubs are more usually known by nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply Vasco, F.C. Internazionale Milan is contracted to Inter or Inter Milan, Sporting Clube de Portugal is often called Sporting or ...