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Among the categories of names for sports teams in the United States and Canada, those referring to Indigenous peoples are lesser in popularity only to the names of various animals. In a list of the top 100 team names, "Indians" is 14th, "Braves" is 38th, "Chiefs" is 57th. [1]
Many sports teams 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.
Jeanne d'Arc FC – At the end of the 2006/07 season, a group of Stade Malien supporters broke away to form their own football club, taking the "Jeanne d'Arc" name with them. The name is a reference to one of two defunct clubs which combined to form Stade Malien, Jeanne d'Arc du Soudan (founded 1938) in 1960.
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.
The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]
A name given by fans for being the best QB in NFL history. Short for "The Greatest Of All Time". [284] The Kid [285] Jared Goff: Often referred to by fans and anchors as "a" or "the" kid because of his facial young look to him. The Terminator: Aaron Donald: A name given by Rams' head coach Sean McVay due to his ability to terrorize opposing ...
This is a partial list of women's association football club teams from all over the world sorted by the confederation, association and league they reside in. Some clubs do not play in the league of the country in which they are located, but in a neighboring country's league. Where this is the case the club is noted as such.
Club Home city Stadium Finishing position last season First season in top division First season of current spell in top Alavés: Vitoria-Gasteiz: Mendizorrotza: 10th: 1930–31: 2023–24: Athletic Bilbao [a] Bilbao: San Mamés: 5th: 1929: 1929: Atlético Madrid: Madrid: Metropolitano: 4th: 1929: 2002–03: Barcelona [a] Barcelona: Nou Camp ...