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  2. Association football club names - Wikipedia

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    Club names containing a reference to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey. Turkey Ata Spor Kulubu: Ajax: Club names containing a reference to Ajax the Great or Ajax the Lesser. The South African and American clubs are so named due to their affiliation with AFC Ajax of the ...

  3. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    Using Indigenous names and mascots, like the former Washington Football Team name, extends beyond racial insensitivity; it reinforces colonialism and erases Indigenous identity and land. [1] Such practices maintain the power relationship between the dominant culture and the Indigenous culture, and can be seen as a form of cultural imperialism. [4]

  4. List of soccer clubs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of soccer clubs in the United States. For clarity, teams based outside the United States that play in USSF -recognized leagues are also listed below with their home country noted. Five professional leagues of men's soccer teams [ citation needed ] are sanctioned by the Professional Division of the United States Soccer Federation ...

  5. U.S. men's national soccer team names Mauricio Pochettino ...

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    He's coached soccer greats Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — and now Mauricio Pochettino will be taking the helm of the U.S. Men's National Team ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

  6. Major professional sports teams in the United States and ...

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    This article is a list of teams that play in the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada: Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Canadian Football League (CFL).

  7. Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots

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    Many American sports team names and mascots are based upon or use religious symbolism. The majority are scholastic teams at institutions founded by various denominations of Christianity, both Catholic and Protestant. Saints is the most popular of these names not only at religious schools but public schools. However, the latter are often ...

  8. List of professional sports teams in the United States and ...

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    It currently consists six teams: four in the east and two in the west. As of its 2025 season, the minimum salary for a player will be CA$50,000, with each team allowed one "marquee player" whose salary of which only CA$75,000 counts towards a team's total salary cap of CA$1.5 million. [14] [15]

  9. Funny fantasy football team names: The most ridiculous team ...

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    What will you do with your 30 characters when it’s time to name your team? For more ideas for fantasy team names, check out our suggestions from 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022!