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It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge. Other clubs are more usually known by nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply Vasco, F.C. Internazionale Milano is contracted to Inter or Inter Milan, Sporting Clube de Portugal is often called Sporting or ...
A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...
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The sport's full name association football has never been widely used, although in Britain some clubs in rugby football strongholds adopted the suffix Association Football Club (A.F.C.) to avoid confusion with the dominant sport in their area, and FIFA, the world governing body for the sport, is a French-language acronym of "Fédération ...
A supporters' group or supporters' club is an independent fan club or campaign group in sport, mostly association football. Supporters' groups in continental Europe are generally known as ultras , which derives from the Latin word ultrā, [ 1 ] meaning beyond in English, with the implication that their enthusiasm is 'beyond' the normal.
From the country's football crest which has the eagle which represents strength [45] [46] Nigeria (Women's) Super Falcons [47] [48] Réunion: Club R In reference to the initial for Réunion. [49] Rwanda: Amavubi The Wasps: From the African Wasp belonging to the order, Hymenoptera found in Rwanda. [50] São Tomé and Príncipe: Os Verde-Amarelos
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This is a list of lists of association football clubs from all over the world. Each of the articles linked from here lists clubs playing at the highest level in each country; for clubs playing at lower divisions, see separate linked articles.