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List of National Teams nickname

written by footieguy71

Team Nickname notes
Afghanistan Team Melli meaning “the National Team” in Persian
Albania Kuqezijte “the Red and Blacks” in Albanian
Algeria Les Fennecs The Desert Foxes in French
American Samoa Au Filli “the National Team” in Samoan
Andorra la Seleccio Tricolor “the Tricolor Selection” in Catalan
Angola Os Palancas Negras The Black Antelopes in Portuguese
Anguilla “the Rainbow Warriors” or “the Soccer Dolphins”
Antigua and Barbuda the Wadadi Boyz Wadadi is a local dance
Argentina la Albiceleste “the White and Sky Blues” in Spanish
Armenia Azgayin Havaqakan “the National Team” in Armenia
Aruba La Selección “the Selection”
Australia the Socceroos a hybrid word from Soccer and Kangaroo
Austria Wunderteam meaning the Wonder Team
Azerbaijan Odlar Yurdu Komandasi “the Team from the Land of Fire” in Azeri
Bahamas the Rake and Scrape Boys
Bahrain Al Theeb Al Ahmar meaning “the Red Wolves” in Arabic
Bangladesh Jatyia Dol “the National Team” in Bengali
Barbados Bajan Pride Bajan is a popular team for citizens of Barbados
Belarus Belyia kryly which means “White wings”.
Belgium les Diables Rouges / Rode Duivels meaning ‘the Red Devils’ in French and Dutch
Belize The Jaguars
Benin Les Ecureuils The Squirrels in French
Bermuda the Gombey Warriors
Bhutan the Yellow Dragons also Druk XI (“the Dragons XI” in Dzongkha)
Bolivia La Verde La Verde means ‘The Green’ or to some ‘The Green Pasture’
Bosnia-Herzegovina Zmajevi
(“The Dragons”)		 “Zmajevi” means “The Dragons”.
Botswana Dipitse (“The Zebras”) meaning “The Zebras” in the Tswana lanuage
Brazil Canarinho, or Seleção Canarinho means ‘little canary’, and Seleção means The Selection/Team (in Portuguese).
British Virgin Islands the Nature Boyz
Brunei Darussalam Tebuan meaning “The Wasps” or “the Hornets” in Malay.
Bulgaria Lavovete “the Lions” in Bulgarian
Burkina Faso les Etalons the Stallions” in French
Burundi les Hirondelles – Intamba Mu Rugamba “the Swallows” in French and Kirundi
Cambodia Krom Chumreswcheit “the National Team” in Khmer
Cameroon Lions indomitables meaning Indomitable Lions in French
Canada the Canucks Canucks is a slang term for Canadians.
Cape Verde Tubaroes Azuis “the Blue Sharks” in Portuguese.
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Team
Central African Republic les Faons d’Ubangui
Chad les Sao
Chile La Roja The Reds in Spanish
China Team China – Zhong Guo Dui,
Chinese Taipei Zhong Hua Dui “China Team” in Chinese
Colombia Los Cafeteros meaning The Coffee Growers in Spanish.
Comoros les Coelecantes “the Coelecanths” in French, a prehistoric fish once believed to be extinct but which has reappeared off the coast of Comoros
Congo les Diables Rouges “the Red Devils” in French
Congo DR Les Léopards / The Leopards
Cook Islands Soka Kuki Airani “the National Team” in Maori, the Green and Whites
Costa Rica Los Ticos Spanish slang for natives of Costa Rica.
Cote d’Ivoire Les Éléphants The Elephants (in French), due to their part in the 19th century Ivory trade
Croatia Vatreni meaning Fiery boys.
Cuba la Tricolor meaning “the Tricolors” (in Spanish).
Curaçao ?
Cyprus I Galanolefki “the White and Blues” in Greek
Czechia Lokomotiva The Locomotive.
Denmark Danish Dynamite
Djibouti les Riverains de la Mer Rouge the Young Red Sea in French
Dominica Dominica Team
Dominican Republic los Quisqueyanos a slang term for Dominicans in Spanish
Ecuador la Tri, or la Tricolor the Tricolor in Spanish
Egypt the Pharaohs
El Salvador Los Guanacos or La Selecta “Guanaco” is Spanish slang for citizens of El Salvador
England the Three Lions
Equatorial Guinea la Nzalang Nacional “the National Lighting” (in Fang).
Eritrea Red Sea Camels
Estonia Sinisargid “the Blues” in Estonian
Eswatini Sihlangu Semnikati “the Shield of His Majesty” in Swazi
Ethiopia Walyas a species of wild goat
Faroe Islands Landslidid “the National Team” in Faroese
Fiji Bula Boys Bula is a fijian greeting.
Finland Huuhkajat Huuhkajat means “The Eagle-Owls” in Finnish.
France les Bleus meaning ‘the blues’ in French
Gabon Les Panthères meaning “the Panthers” in French
Gambia the Scorpions
Georgia Jvarosnebi meaning “the Crisaders” in Georgian.
Germany Die Nationalmannschaft, or Die Nationalelf meaning ‘The National Team’, ‘The National Eleven’ (in German).
Ghana the Black Stars a reference to the black star on Ghana’s flag
Greece I Galanolefki translates as “the Sky Blue and White team” in Greek
Grenada the Spice Boyz
Guam Matao
Guatemala el Equipo Chapin “Chapin” is Spanish slang for a citizen of Guatemala.
Guinea Syli Nationale the National Elephants.
Guinea-Bissau os Djurtus Creole for a species of fox
Guyana The Golden Jaguars, the Guy Stars
Haiti les Bicolores les Bicolores means “the Bicolors” in French.
Honduras Los Catrachos Catracho is Spanish slang for a citizen of Honduras, therefore meaning ‘the Hondurans’.
Hong Kong Hong Kong Team
Hungary Valogatott “the National Team” in Hungarian.
Iceland Strakamir Okkar “Our Boys” in Icelandic
India Blue Tigers
Indonesia Merah Putih meaning “the Red and Whites”.
Iran Team Melli meaning the National Team (in Persian).
Iraq Osod Al Rafideen “the Lions of the Two Rivers” in Arabic
Israel Nivheret Hatchelet “the Sky Blue Team” in Hebrew
Italy Azzurri Azzurri is the plural of Azurro (Blue), therefore Azurri means “The Blues”.
Jamaica Reggae Boyz
Japan Samurai Blues also Nihon Daihy
Jordan Al Nashama “the Brave” in Arabic
Kazakhstan Kazakhstanskie barsy “the Snow Leopards” in Russian
Kenya the Harambee Stars “Harambee” means “We will work together” in Swahili
North Korea (Korea DPR) Chollima A Korean mythical horse, translates as “thousand-mile horse” and is portrayed as a mythical winged horse.
South Korea (Korea Republic) Asian Tigers or Taeguk Warriors also the Red Devils. The Taeguk symbol of two hands clasping is in the middle of the Korean flag.
Kuwait Al Azraq “the Blues” in Arabic
Kyrgyzstan Krasnaya Sbornaya “the Red Team” in Russian
Laos Thim Xad “the National Team” in Laos
Latvia Izlase “the National Team” in Latvian
Lebanon Al Aarz “the Team of Cedars” in Arabic
Lesotho the Likuena “the Crocodile” in Sesotho
Liberia the Lone Star
Libya Al Akhdar “the Greens” in Arabic
Liechtenstein Nati short for “Nationalmannschaft”, meaning “National Team” in German
Lithuania Rinktine “the National Team” in Lithuanian
Luxembourg D’Leiwen “the Lions”
Macau a Equipa Verde “the Green Team” in Portuguese
Macedonia (Republic of North) Црвени Рисови /
Crveni Risovi		 “The Red Lynx”.
Madagascar Bareas a species of zebu, which appears of the country’s coat of arms
Malawi the Flames the word “Malawi” itself means “flames” in Chichewa
Malaysia Harimau Malaysia “Malaysian Tigers”
Maldives Red Snappers The Red snapper is type of fish abundant in the waters around the Maldives.
Mali Les Aigles The Eagles in French
Malta Knights of St John
Mauritania les Mourabitounes after an ancient dynasty that ruled Mauritania
Mauritius Club M
Mexico el Tri / el Tricolor / Tricolores
Moldova Selectionata “the Selection” in Moldovan
Mongolia Blue Wolves
( Хөх чононууд )		 Blue Wolf is a symbol of Turkic and Mongolian people.
Montenegro Hrabri sokoli “The Brave Falcons” in Serbian
Montserrat the Emerald Boys
Morocco les Lions de l’Atlas, Atlas Lions “the Lions of Atlas” , named after the Atlas Mountains
Mozambique the Mambas poisonous snake
Myanmar White Angels “the National Team” in Myanmar
Namibia the Brave Warriors
Nepal Gorkhalis
Netherlands / Holland Oranje meaning ‘orange’ in Dutch
Netherlands Antilles e Selekshon “the Selection”
New Caledonia les Cagous French for the kagu bird that is native to New Caledonia.
New Zealand the All Whites The name All Whites is word play on the Rugby Union team nickname the All Blacks.
Nicaragua la Azul y Blanco meaning “the Blues and Whites”.
Niger the Mena a species of antelope
Nigeria the Super Eagles a reference to the Eagle in the country’s Coat of Arms.
Northern Mariana Islands Blue Ayuyus
Northern Ireland the Green and White Army
Norway Landslaget “the National Team” in Norwegian
Oman Al Ahmar “the Reds” in Arabic
Pakistan the Green and White Team
Palestine Al Muntakhab “the National Team” in Arabic
Panama Marea Roja “the Red Tide”. Also known as el Equipo Canalero (“the Canal Team”)
Papua New Guinea PNG Team – Nesenol Tim “the National Team” in Tok Pisin
Paraguay Guaraníes also La Albirroja (White and red in Spanish)
Peru la Blanquirroja “the White and Reds” in Spanish
Philippines Azkals Azkals is a stylized form of askal which is shortened from ‘asong kalye’, which literally means ‘street dog’ in Philipino (not ‘stray dog’).  Street dogs in the Philippines are wily, robust, and scrappy survivors. The team is also known as the “Tri-Stars” (From the three stars on their flag).
Poland Bialo-Czerwoni White-Reds (in Polish). Also Polskie Orly (“the Polish Eagles” in Polish)
Portugal Selecção das Quinas
Puerto Rico El Huracán Azul Spanish for “The Blue Hurricane”
Qatar Al Ennabi “the Crimsons” in Arabic
Republic of Ireland the Boys in Green
Romania Tricolorii Three Colored Ones
Russia Sbornaya
Rwanda Amavubi “the Wasps”
Samoa Manumea
San Marino la Serenissima “the Most Serene” in Italian
Sao Tome e Principe os Verde-Amarelos “the Green and Yellows” in Portuguese
Saudi Arabia Al Sogour Al Akhdar “the Green Hawks/Falcons” (in Arabic).
Scotland The Tartan Terriers The “Tartan Army” is also used, particularly in reference of Scotland’s fans.
Senegal Les Lions de la Teranga The Lions of Teranga / the Lions of Hospitality (in French).
Serbia Plavi the blue, or Orlovi
Seychelles the Pirates
Sierra Leone the Leones Stars
Singapore the Lions
Slovakia Repre In Slovakia the team is typically referred to as the Repre (Representation) or Národný tím (National team).
Slovenia Fantje Fantje translates as ‘the boys’. wikipedia says that Slovenia does not have a nickname.
Solomon Islands the Bonitos Bonito is a species of fish similar to tuna
Somalia the Ocean Stars
South Africa Bafana Bafana “the boys, the boys” in isiZulu.The name was coined by journalist Sibusiso Mseleku in 1992
Spain La Furia Roja meaning ‘The Red Fury’. Also la Seleccion (“the Selection” in Spanish).
Sri Lanka Brave Reds also sometimes known as Papandu Kandyama, which means “the National Team” in Sinhalese.
St Kitts and Nevis The Sugar Boyz
St Lucia The Piton
St Vincent and the Grenadines the Vincy Heat
Sudan Sokoor Al-Jediane Desert Hawks. Also the Nile Crocodiles
Suriname Natio Natio stands for the abbreviation of national, and national refers to national team. Other names that are used are A-Selektie, which means “the A Selection” in Dutch, and Suriboys.
Sweden Blågult the Blue and Yellows (in Swedish).
Switzerland Schweizer Nati, or just Nati meaning ‘The Nats’
Syria Al Ahmar the Reds” in Arabic
Tahiti Toa Aito
Tajikistan Dastai Muntakhabi “the National Team” in Tajik
Tanzania the Taifa Stars “Taifa” is Swahili for country.
Thailand ‘War Elephants’
Timor-Leste O Sol Nascente Meaning ‘The Rising Sun’ in Portugeuese. Also known as The Little Samba Nation and El Lafaek.
Togo les Eperviers the hawks or Sparrowhawks
Tonga Timi Fakafomua “the National Team” in Tongan
Trinidad & Tobago The Soca Warriors
Tunisia Les Aigles de Carthage The Eagles of Carthage
Türkiye / Turkey Ay Yıldızlılar (or Ay Yildiz) Crescent Stars
Turkmenistan Akhal-Teke means the Dark Horses
Turks and Caicos Islands TCI Team
Uganda the Cranes the bird which appears on their crest
Ukraine Zbirna or Sbirna
United Arab Emirates Al Sukoor “the Eagles” in Arabic
Uruguay Charrúas
US Virgin Islands The Dashing Eagle
USA The Stars and Stripes
Uzbekistan White Wolves (Oq boสปrilar/Oา  ะฑั pะธะปap)
Vanuatu the Men in Black and Gold
Venezuela la Vinotinto meaning “the Burgundies” in Spanish. They are also know by the names Los Llaneros (The Plainsmen) and La Remolacha Mecanica (The Clockwork Beet).
Vietnam Doituyen Qocdia “the National Team” in Vietnamese. Other names used are: Những chiến binh đỏ (The Red Warriors) and Ngôi sao vàng (The Golden Star).
Wales the Dragons
Yemen Al Yemen al Saeed “Happy Yemen” in Arabic
Zaire Leopards
Zambia Chipolopolo
Zanzibar Zanzibari Heroes
Zimbabwe The Warriors
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Highest-scoring Premier League matches

written by footieguy71

 

Goals
scored		 Date Home team Result Away team Goalscorers
11 29 September 2007 Portsmouth 7–4 Reading Benjani 6′, 37′, 70′, Hreiðarsson 55′, Kranjčar 75′, Ingimarsson 81′ (o.g.), Muntari 90+2′ (pen.)
Hunt 45′, Kitson 48′, Long 79′, Campbell 90+4′ (o.g.)
10 29 December 2007 Tottenham Hotspur 6–4 Reading Berbatov 7′, 63′, 73′, 83′, Malbranque 76′, Defoe 79′
Cissé 16′, Ingimarsson 53′, Kitson 69′, 74′
10 22 November 2009 Tottenham Hotspur 9–1 Wigan Athletic Crouch 9′, Defoe 51′, 54′, 58′, 69′, 87′ Lennon 64′, Bentley 88′, Kranjčar 90′
Scharner 57′
10 28 August 2011 Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal Welbeck 22′, Young 28′, 90+1′, Rooney 41′, 64′, 82′ (pen.), Nani 67′, Park 70′
Walcott 45+3′, Van Persie 74′
10 29 December 2012 Arsenal 7–3 Newcastle United Walcott 20′, 73′, 90+2′, Oxlade-Chamberlain 50′, Podolski 64′, Giroud 84′, 87′
Ba 43′, 69′, Marveaux 59′
10 19 May 2013 West Bromwich Albion 5–5 Manchester United Morrison 40′, Lukaku 50′, 81′, 86′, Mulumbu 81′
Kagawa 6′, Olsson 9′ (o.g.), Büttner 30′, Van Persie 53′, Hernández 63′
9 9 April 1994 Norwich City 4–5 Southampton Robins 37′, Goss 49′, Sutton 56′, 64′, Ullathorne 44′ (o.g.)
Le Tissier 58′, 63′ (pen.), 73′, Monkou 90′
9 4 March 1995 Manchester United 9–0 Ipswich Town Keane 15′, Cole 19′, 37′, 53′, 65′, 87′, Hughes 55′, 59′, Ince 72′ –
9 26 October 1996 Southampton 6–3 Manchester United Berkovic 6′, 63′, Le Tissier 34′, Østenstad 45′, 85′, P. Neville 90′ (o.g.)
Beckham 41′, May 56′, Scholes 89′
9 26 August 1997 Blackburn Rovers 7–2 Sheffield Wednesday Gallacher 2′, 7′, Hyde 10′ (o.g.), Wilcox 20′, Sutton 24′, 74′, Bohinen 53′
Carbone 8′, 47′
9 6 February 1999 Nottingham Forest 1–8 Manchester United Rogers 6′
Yorke 2′, 67′, Cole 7′, 50′, Solskjær 80′, 88′, 90′, 90+1′
9 12 February 2000 West Ham United 5–4 Bradford City Sinclair 35′, Moncur 43′, Di Canio 65′ (pen.), Cole 70′, Lampard 83′
Windass 30′, Beagrie 44′ (pen.), Lawrence 47′, 51′
9 11 March 2000 Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 Southampton Richards 28′ (o.g.), Anderton 39′, Armstrong 41′, 64′, Iversen 45′, 78′, 90′
Tessem 26′, El Khalej 33′
9 13 November 2004 Tottenham Hotspur 4–5 Arsenal Naybet 37′, Defoe 61′, King 74′, Kanouté 88′
Henry 45′, Lauren 55′ (pen.), Vieira 60′, Ljungberg 69′, Pires 81′
9 11 May 2008 Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City Downing 16′ (pen.), 58′ Alves 37′, 60′, 90′, Johnson 70′, Rochemback 80′, Aliadière 85′
Elano 87′
9 16 January 2010 Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland Anelka 8′, 65′, Malouda 17′, A. Cole 22′, Lampard 34′, 90′, Ballack 52′Zenden 56′, Bent 90′
9 14 December 2013 Manchester City 6–3 Arsenal Agüero 14′, Negredo 39′, Fernandinho 50′, 88′, Silva 66′, Touré 90′

Walcott 31′, 63′, Mertesacker 90′
9 22 March 2014 Cardiff City 3–6 Liverpool Mutch 9′, 88′, Campbell 25′Suárez 16′, 60′, 90′, Škrtel 41′, 54′, Sturridge 75′
9 30 August 2014 Everton 3–6 Chelsea Mirallas 45′, Naismith 69′, Eto’o 76′
Costa 1′, 90′, Ivanović 3′, Coleman 67′ (o.g.), Matić 74′, Ramires 77′
9 23 January 2016 Norwich City 4–5 Liverpool Mbokani 29′, Naismith 41′ Hoolahan 54′ (pen.), Bassong 90+2′
Firmino 18′, 63′, Henderson 55′, Milner 75′, Lallana 90+5′
9 26 November 2016 Swansea City 5–4 Crystal Palace Sigurðsson 36′, Fer 66′, 68′, Llorente 90+1′, 90+3′
Zaha 19′, Tomkins 75′, Cork 82′ (o.g.), C. Benteke 84′
9 4 February 2017 Everton 6–3 Bournemouth Lukaku 1′, 29′, 83′, 84′, McCarthy 24′, Barkley 90+4′
King 59′, 70′, Arter 90′
9 14 October 2017 Manchester City 7–2 Stoke City Gabriel Jesus 17′, 55′, Sterling 19′, Silva 27′, Fernandinho 60′, Sane 62′, Silva 79′
Diouf 44′, Walker 47′ (o.g.)
9 13 May 2018 Tottenham Hotspur 5–4 Leicester City Kane 7′, 76′, Lamela 49′, 60′, Fuchs 53′ (o.g.)
Vardy 4′, 73′, Mahrez 16′, Iheanacho 47′
9 25 October 2019 Southampton 0–9 Leicester City Chilwell 10′, Tielemans 17′, Pérez 19′, 39′, 57′, Vardy 45′, 58′, 90+4′ (pen.), Maddison 85′
9 4 October 2020 Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool Watkins 4′, 22′, 39′, McGinn 35′, Barkley 55′, Grealish 66′, 75′Salah 33′, 60′
9 2 February 2021 Manchester United 9–0 Southampton Wan-Bissaka 18′, Rashford 25′, Bednarek 34′ (o.g.), Cavani 39′, Martial 69′, 90′, McTominay 71′, Fernandes 88′ (pen.), James 90+3′ 
9 26 December 2021 Manchester City 6–3 Leicester City De Bruyne 5′, Mahrez 14′ (pen.), Gündoğan 21′, Sterling 25′ (pen.), 85′, Laporte 69′
Maddison 55′, Lookman 59′, Iheanacho 65′
9 27 August 2022 Liverpool 9–0 Bournemouth Díaz 3′, 85′, Elliott 6′, Alexander-Arnold 28′, Firmino 31′, 62′, Van Dijk 45′, Mepham 46′ (o.g.), Carvalho 80′ 
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Premier League Goals of the Season

written by footieguy71

 

Season Player Team Score Opponent Date
1992–93 Dalian Atkinson Aston Villa 3–1 Wimbledon 3 October 1992
1993–94 Rod Wallace Leeds United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 17 April 1994
1994–95 Matt Le Tissier Southampton 2–3 Blackburn Rovers 10 December 1994
1995–96 Tony Yeboah Leeds United 3–1 Wimbledon 23 September 1995
1996–97 David Beckham Manchester United 3–0 Wimbledon 17 August 1996
1997–98 Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 3–2 Leicester City 27 August 1997
1998–99 Muzzy Izzet Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 19 October 1998
1999–2000 Paolo di Canio West Ham United 1–0 Wimbledon 26 March 2000
2000–01 Shaun Bartlett Charlton Athletic 2–0 Leicester City 1 April 2001
2001–02 Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United 2 March 2002
2002–03 Thierry Henry Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 16 November 2002
2003–04 Dietmar Hamann Liverpool 1–0 Portsmouth 17 March 2004
2004–05 Patrik Berger Portsmouth 1–1 Charlton Athletic 21 August 2004
2005–06 Matthew Taylor Portsmouth 3–1 Sunderland 29 October 2005
2006–07 Wayne Rooney Manchester United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers 17 March 2007
2007–08 Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur 15 September 2007
2008–09 Glen Johnson Portsmouth 2–1 Hull City 22 November 2008
2009–10 Maynor Figueroa Wigan Athletic 2–1 Stoke City 12 December 2009
2010–11 Wayne Rooney Manchester United 2–1 Manchester City 12 February 2011
2011–12 Papiss Cissé Newcastle United 2–0 Chelsea 2 May 2012
2012–13 Robin van Persie Manchester United 2–0 Aston Villa 22 April 2013
2013–14 Jack Wilshere Arsenal 1–0 Norwich City 19 October 2013
2014–15 Jack Wilshere Arsenal 3–0 West Bromwich Albion 24 May 2015
2015–16 Dele Alli Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Crystal Palace 23 January 2016
Season Player Team Score Opponent Date
2016–17 Emre Can Liverpool 1–0 Watford 1 May 2017
2017–18 Sofiane Boufal Southampton 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 21 October 2017
2018–19 Andros Townsend Crystal Palace 2–1 Manchester City 22 December 2018
2019–20 Son Heung-mindagger Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Burnley 7 December 2019
2020–21 Erik Lameladagger Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal 14 March 2021
2021–22 Mohamed Salah Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City 3 October 2021

 

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List of English Football Club Nicknames

written by footieguy71

In this article we look at all of the current teams in the top 4 leagues in England and their various nicknames

We will look at the stories behind some of the more obscure ones in future articles

Premier League Team Nicknames

Team Nickname
AFC Bournemouth The Cherries
Arsenal The Gunners
Aston Villa The Villans, The Villa, Villa
Brentford The Bees, The Reds
Brighton & Hove Albion The Seagulls, The Albion
Chelsea The Blues, The Pensioners
Crystal Palace The Eagles, The Glaziers
Everton The Blues, The Toffees, The People’s Club
Fulham Cottagers, Whites, Black and White army
Leeds United The Whites, United, The Peacocks
Leicester City The Foxes
Liverpool The Reds
Manchester City The Citizens, City, The Sky Blues
Manchester United The Red Devils
Newcastle United The Magpies, Geordies
Nottingham Forest Forest
Southampton The Saints
West Ham United The Irons, The Hammers, The Academy Of Football
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves, The Wanderers

League 1 Nicknames

Team Nickname
Accrington Stanley Stanley, Accy Stanley
Barnsley The Tykes, The Reds
Bolton Wanderers The Trotters, The Wanderers
Bristol Rovers The Pirates, The Gas
Burton Albion The Brewers
Cambridge United United, The U’s
Charlton Athletic The Addicks, Red Robins, The Valiants
Cheltenham Town The Robins
Derby County The Rams
Exeter City The Grecians
Fleetwood Town The Cod Army
Forest Green Rovers Rovers, The Green, FGR, The Little Club On The Hill, Green Army
Ipswich Town Blues, Tractor Boys, “Pride of East Anglia”
Lincoln City The Imps
MK Dons The Dons
Morecambe The Shrimps, Red and White Army (Now Red and Black Army), Seasiders
Oxford United The U’s, Yellows, The Boys from Up the Hill
Peterborough United The Posh
Plymouth Argyle The Pilgrims, Argyle, The Green Army
Port Vale The Valiants, The Vale, The Valeites
Portsmouth Pompey
Sheffield Wednesday The Owls
Shrewsbury Town Salop, The Blues, The Town, The Shrews
Wycombe Wanderers The Chairboys, The Blues

League 2 Nicknames

Team Nickname
AFC Wimbledon The Dons, The Wombles
Barrow AFC The Bluebirds
Bradford City The Bantams, The Paraders, The Citizens
Carlisle United Cumbrians, The Blues
Colchester United The U’s
Crawley Town The Reds, Red Devils
Crewe Alexandra The Railwaymen, The Alex
Doncaster Rovers The Rovers, Donny, Vikings
Gillingham The Gills
Grimsby Town The Mariners, Mighty Mariners, Town
Harrogate Town Town, The Sulphurites
Hartlepool United Pools, Monkey Hangers
Leyton Orient The O’s, Orient
Mansfield Town The Stags, Yellows
Newport County The Exiles, The Ironsides, The Port, The County
Northampton Town The Cobblers
Rochdale The Dale
Salford City FC The Ammies
Stevenage The Boro
Stockport County The Hatters, County
Sutton United The Us, The Amber and Chocolates, The Yellows
Swindon Town The Robins
Tranmere Rovers Super White Army, Rovers
Walsall The Saddlers
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List of the 50 most expensive football transfers

written by footieguy71

This is a list of the most expensive football transfers as per 27/07/2022

Rank Player From To Position Fee in millions Year
1 Neymar Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain Forward £198 2017
2 Kylian Mbappé Monaco Paris Saint-Germain Forward £163 2018
3 Philippe Coutinho Liverpool Barcelona Midfielder £105 2018
4 João Félix Benfica Atlético Madrid Forward £112.9 2019
5 Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid Barcelona Forward £107 2019
6 Jack Grealish Aston Villa Manchester City Forward £100 2021
7 Romelu Lukaku Inter Milan Chelsea Forward £97.5 2021
8 Ousmane Dembélé Borussia Dortmund Barcelona Forward £97 2017
Paul Pogba Juventus Manchester United Midfielder £89 2016
10 Eden Hazard Chelsea Real Madrid Forward £89 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Juventus Forward £88 2018
Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid Forward £86 2013
13 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United Real Madrid Forward £80 2009
14 Gonzalo Higuaín Napoli Juventus Forward £75.3 2016
15 Harry Maguire Leicester City Manchester United Defender £80 2019
16 Romelu Lukaku Everton Manchester United Forward £75 2017
17 Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund Manchester United Midfielder £73 2021
18 Virgil van Dijk Southampton Liverpool Defender £75 2018
19 Kai Havertz Bayer Leverkusen Chelsea Midfielder £72 2020
20 Luis Suárez Liverpool Barcelona Forward £65 2014
21 Romelu Lukaku Manchester United Inter Milan Forward £74 2019
Nicolas Pépé Lille Arsenal Midfielder £72 2019
Kepa Arrizabalaga Athletic Bilbao Chelsea Goalkeeper £71.6 2018
Lucas Hernandez Atlético Madrid Bayern Munich Defender £68 2019
Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco Real Madrid Midfielder £69.4 2022
Matthijs de Ligt Juventus Bayern Munich Defender £68 2022
27 Zinedine Zidane Juventus Real Madrid Midfielder £46.6 2001
28 Ángel Di María Real Madrid Manchester United Forward £59.7 2014
29 Matthijs de Ligt Ajax Juventus Defender £67.5 2019
Frenkie de Jong Ajax Barcelona Midfielder £65 2019
James Rodríguez Monaco Real Madrid Midfielder £63 2014
Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg Manchester City Midfielder £55 2015
Darwin Núñez Benfica Liverpool Forward £64 2022
34 Arthur Barcelona Juventus Midfielder £66 2020
35 Victor Osimhen Lille Napoli Forward £65 2020
Rodri Atlético Madrid Manchester City Midfielder £63 2019
Thomas Lemar Monaco Atlético Madrid Midfielder £63 2018
Dušan Vlahović Fiorentina Juventus Forward £58.3 2022
39 Zlatan Ibrahimović Inter Milan Barcelona Forward £56 2009
40 Rúben Dias Benfica Manchester City Defender £61.64 2020
41 Riyad Mahrez Leicester City Manchester City Forward £60 2018
42 Kaká Milan Real Madrid Midfielder £56 2009
43 Álvaro Morata Real Madrid Chelsea Forward £58 2017
44 Aymeric Laporte Athletic Bilbao Manchester City Defender £57 2018
45 João Cancelo Juventus Manchester City Defender £60 2019
46 Edinson Cavani Napoli Paris Saint-Germain Forward £55 2013
47 Christian Pulisic Borussia Dortmund Chelsea Forward £58 2019
Ángel Di María Manchester United Paris Saint-Germain Forward £44 2015
49 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund Arsenal Forward £56.1 2018
50 Alisson Roma Liverpool Goalkeeper £56 2018
Raheem Sterling Liverpool Manchester City Forward £44 2015
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