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This is a list of nicknames of professional and college football teams. Many are merely abbreviations or diminutives of the team's name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted. An asterisk (*) after a nickname indicates that the name is pejorative, insulting, or has at least a negative intent, and is often used by opponents ...
The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
List of national association football teams by nickname. 19 languages ...
It is Zulu and translates literally as "the boys, the boys". Its actual meaning in Zulu is, "Go boys" [53] [54] South Africa (Women's) Banyana Banyana Girls Girls "Banyana Banyana" is a nickname given to the national women side by its fans. It is seSotho and translates literally as "the girls, the girls". Its actual meaning in seSotho is, "Go ...
A caricature of a football player wearing a spiked Raiders helmet. Los Angeles Chargers: None Miami Dolphins: T. D. A dolphin-like figure New England Patriots: Pat Patriot: A caricature of a patriot from the American Revolution; named after the nickname of the team's original logo. New York Jets: None Pittsburgh Steelers: Steely McBeam
The Collective Team From the Armenia national football team. [4] [5] Austria: Wunderteam: Wonder Team In the 1930s led by Manager Hugo Meisl, the team earned the Nickname after a 14 matches undefeated run. [6] Azerbaijan: Odlar Yurdu Komandasi The Land of Fire Team The Land of Fire is the adopted motto of the Azerbaijan Republic. [4] Belarus
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.
Fluminense Football Club: Guerreirinho (The Little Warrior) A knight. Named after the nickname "Time de Guerreiros" (Warriors' Team) that came around in 2009. Since 2016, it's the official mascot. [10] Grêmio Esportivo Brasil: Xavante: An Indian: Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense: Mosqueteiro A musketeer (a man in a 16th-century army uniform)