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  2. Association football club names - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Names for association football - Wikipedia

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    "Soccer" is the name for association football in Canadian English (similarly, in Canadian French, le soccer). Likewise, in majority francophone Quebec, the provincial governing body is the Fédération de Soccer du Québec. This is unusual compared to francophone countries, where football is generally used.

  4. List of association football mascots - Wikipedia

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    A club's mascot is a cartoon character, often that of an animal, that symbolises some virtue boasted by the team. Most of them have proper names. Usually mascots come in two versions, a "soft" one, which is the official and a "hardcore" one used by ultras and torcidas, which often contain traces of vulgarity or violence. [6]

  5. List of fictional sports teams - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.

  6. 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]

  7. List of UEFA national association football teams by nickname

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    The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings (1977) by famous Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich. [4] Belgium: De Rode Duivels Les Diables Rouges Die Roten Teufel The Red Devils: In 1906, the Belgium national team players received the nickname Red Devils because of their red jersey. [4] Belgium (Women) The Red Flames [7]

  8. US Soccer names Emma Hayes as coach of women’s ... - AOL

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    Chelsea FC women’s manager Emma Hayes has been named head coach of the US Women’s National Team, the US Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday.

  9. List of sports clubs inspired by others - Wikipedia

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    Change of crest design, first name and first kit colour (2009–2012) [45] AC Juventus: Juventus FC: Estádio José de Melo: Rio Branco, Acre Brazil: Creation of club and first name [46] AS Juventus de Saint-Martin: Juventus FC: Stade Alberic Richards: Sandy Ground, Saint Martin Saint Martin: Creation of club, first name and first kit colour [47]