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The Wheeze Kids – Name for the 1983 NL Championship team. Reference to their lack of youth. The Broad Street Bellies [57] - Reference to the 1993 NL Championship team for their lack of physical fitness, and the nickname of the NHL's nearby Philadelphia Flyers, the "Broad Street Bullies". Macho Row - Reference to 1993 NL Championship team.
Locally, it generically means "the (male) team". [17] [18] Gibraltar: Team 54 Gibraltar was the 54th nation to join UEFA. [19] Greece: Η Εθνική The National Team Η ΕθνικήI Ethnikí means the National team in English. [20] Το Πειρατικό The Pirate Ship Unofficial nickname given after the Euro 2004 win. [21] Hungary ...
to league Promotion from league Relegation to league Relegation from league Years Most recent finish Highest finish Aston Villa: Birmingham: 3: 1: 3: 1971–72: 2018–19: 2015–16: Never Relegated: 2016–2019: 4th Premier League: 4th: Barnsley: Barnsley: 13: 3: 8: 2018–19: Never Promoted: Never Relegated: 2021–22: 2006–2014 2016–2018 ...
The following is a list of nicknames of national association football teams. FIFA teams. AFC (Asia) CAF (Africa) ...
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.
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
The name "Blue Jays" came about in 1976, when the team held a "name the team" contest, which involved more than 4,000 suggestions. [33] 154 people suggested the name "Blue Jays" and Dr. William Mills, a periodontist from Etobicoke, was selected from a draw as the grand winner. Mills stated that it was traditional for a Toronto-based sports team ...
For 1908, the National League club returned to wearing red trim, but the American League team finally had an official nickname and remained the "Red Sox" for good. The name is often shortened to "Bosox" or "BoSox", a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (similar to the "ChiSox" in Chicago or the minor league "WooSox" of Worcester, a minor league ...