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The club has a policy of adding a star to their badge since 1970 for each title won ever (except during 2007–2009, when a design with only three stars was used for each Intercontinental Cup won); however, the version of the club badge on the shirts provided by kit manufacturer Nike remains on 52 stars as of 2019. Quilmes AC Argentina
Among these symbols are the badge, the flag, the anthem and the mascot. While the first three are commonplace all over the world, the last one is peculiarly Brazilian both in its character and its use. 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.
Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association football . It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association". In others, it is known simply as "football". For more information on the sport, see association football.
In sport, a club crest is the term used to describe a logo used by a sports club. Such a logo is also often termed a badge. The logos of many clubs are inspired by heraldic design. In Association football, club crests did not always hold their current importance.
Roberto Soldado wears the FIFA Champions Badge (upper left) on his Spain national football team kit in 2013, after his nation won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.. The 78 by 58 mm (3.1 by 2.3 in) badge is shaped like a shield, [a] and displays the image of the relevant trophy, with the inscription FIFA WORLD CHAMPIONS, next to the year in which the relevant FIFA competition had been won.
The current Dunfermline Athletic club badge design was created in 1957 by Colin Dymock, an art teacher at Dunfermline High School. It was allegedly inspired by one of Dymock's mysterious nightmares. [34] The "DAFC" represents the initials of the club, Dunfermline Athletic Football Club, whilst the tower is a representation of Malcolm Canmore's ...
The club's motto is "Arte et Labore", meaning "By Skill and Hard Work" in Latin. They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Burnley , with whom they contest the East Lancashire derby . Blackburn Rovers was founded in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888.
This was replaced in 1975 by a simpler badge with a lion holding a railway wheel―a motif borrowed from British Rail [145] ―on a circle containing the words 'Crewe Alexandra Football Club' arranged around a football. The current badge, adopted in 1998, features a lion perched on a football, encircled by a laurel and the club's name; it ...