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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 ...
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. The popularity of stereotypical representations of American Indians in global culture has led to a number of teams in Europe also adopting team names derived from Native Americans.
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began play in 2009 as an MLS expansion team. The Sounders are a phoenix club, replacing the ...
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the league. The club was founded in 1995 as the Dallas Burn before adopting its current name in 2004.
FW. Forward. Hugo Lloris is the most-capped male France international having appeared in 145 matches and captained France to victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Olivier Giroud (137 caps, 57 goals) is the national team's all-time leading goalscorer. Michel Platini (72 caps, 41 goals) captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
List of football clubs in Spain. This is a list of men's association football clubs in Spain. Currently the governing body of football in Spain is the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which is in charge of its national teams and its leagues, with the highest one being La Liga. RFEF was founded in 1909 and is a member of both FIFA and ...
Txurdin (a football with arms, legs and a crown) - Real Sociedad. Rojillo (a boy wearing a red and black uniform and a Txapela (the basque berret) - CA Osasuna (former) Gelu and Gelin (two angels) - Real Oviedo. Granota Boja (a frog) - Levante CF. Tula, the cow - Racing Santander. Pica Pica, the bee - Rayo Vallecano.
The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings (1977) by famous Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich. [4] Belgium. De Rode Duivels. Les Diables Rouges. Die Roten Teufel. The Red Devils. In 1906, the Belgium national team players received the nickname Red Devils because of their red jersey. [4]