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Moleque Travesso ("trickster boy") A fair-haired boy with a freckled face (homage to the Italian immigrants who founded the club). São Paulo Futebol Clube: Saint Paul: A white-bearded man with a halo over its head wearing the club's jersey, representing the saint that names both the team and its city. Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do ...
Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.
The practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from Indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United States and Canada. From early European colonization onward, Indigenous peoples faced systematic displacement, violence, and cultural suppression, all intended to erode sovereignty and claim their ...
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.
From the shortened country name. [41] Somalia: Ocean Stars From the blue and star on its flag and its neighboring of the Indian Ocean. [citation needed] South Africa: Bafana Bafana Boys Boys "Bafana Bafana" is a nickname given to the national side by its fans. It is Zulu and translates literally as "the boys, the boys".
Club names containing a reference to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey. Turkey Ata Spor Kulubu: Ajax: Club names containing a reference to Ajax the Great or Ajax the Lesser. The South African and American clubs are so named due to their affiliation with AFC Ajax of the ...
No one takes NBA Media Day as seriously as Jimmy Butler. Media day, which marks the unofficial start of the basketball season, kicked off on Oct. 2 as some players across the league reunited with ...
In sport, particularly team sports, the player name, often referred to as the uniform name, squad name, jersey name, shirt name is the name worn on a player's uniform. Originally the number worn on a player's uniform was used to identify and distinguish each players (and sometimes others, such as coaches and officials ) from others wearing the ...