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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]
Pages in category "Nicknames in association football" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
"The Logo" = Jerry West, United States shooting guard "Mad Max" = Vernon Maxwell , United States shooting guard [ 75 ] "Magic" = Earvin Johnson , American point guard [ 76 ]
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
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
Many of the national sports teams of New Zealand have been given nicknames, officially or otherwise, based on the iconic status of the All Blacks rugby team, and (mostly in the case of female teams) the silver tree fern (Cyathea dealbata) of their logo. [1]
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[15] 69% opposed a national nickname, partly from a sense of decorum [16] and partly because the best names were already taken by other teams. [16] [17] Athletics Australia held a competition for a nickname for its squad for the 2001 World Athletics Championships. [18] The winning entry was "the Diggers", from the nickname for ANZAC soldiers. [18]