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Monaco City (French: Monaco-Ville [mɔnakɔ vil]; Monégasque: Mùnegu Autu) [1] is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. [2] Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea , [ 3 ] it is nicknamed The Rock (French: Le Rocher ; Monégasque: A Roca ).
AS Monaco FC was founded on 1 August 1920 as a unification of numerous local clubs based in France and the principality. Then, the multiple sports club of the Association Sportive de Monaco was founded on 23 August 1924. [11] AS Monaco FC was then absorbed by the latter and became the football section of the enlarged Monegasque sporting club. [12]
Monaco, [a] officially the Principality of Monaco, [b] is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east and west.
Monaco is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot enter the FIFA World Cup nor the UEFA European Championship. Monaco was a founding member of the N.F.-Board in 2003, and finished second in the 2006 VIVA World Cup inaugural edition. However, due to political opposition, Monaco severed ties with the organization in 2010. [3]
In 1906, the Belgium national team players received the nickname Red Devils because of their red jersey. [4] Belgium (Women) The Red Flames [7] Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zmajevi The Dragons Popularized by football TV commentator Marjan Mijajlović during Belgium vs. Bosnia 2010 World Cup qualification game on 28 March 2009.
More people know the wine by its nickname ("Two-Buck Chuck") than they do its actual brand name. Pet names can even become part of our cultural fabric and foster an emotional connection.
This is a list of people from Monaco. Romeo Acquarone (1895–1980), tennis player; Olivier Beretta (born 1969), Formula One racing driver; Louis Chiron (1899–1979), Formula One racing driver; Charles Leclerc (born 1997), Formula One racing driver; Arthur Leclerc (born 2000), racing driver; Laetitia Mikail (born 1980s), lawyer and event planner
Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...