Correct team names (split thread)

Fergy · May 9, 2024

Notts Forest

jerryatricjanner · May 9, 2024

up the line said:
Sporting fans really don't like it since it isn't part of their name.
Bilbao (or Bilboko) features in both the Spanish and Basque official names for Athletic and in their badge, so not really the same.
I doubt many people around the world refer to Arsenal as Arsenal London by just randomly adding a word to their name that isn't in it.

From wiki:
The designation "Sporting Lisbon", a common way some foreign media and non-Portuguese speaking people use to refer to Sporting CP outside Portugal,[1] has been a source of contention and controversy for some sportinguistas[135][2] because it does not conform with the official name of the sports club and its brand value.[136] Regarding this issue, club supporters and officials have promoted awareness campaigns to raise people's awareness nationwide and internationally, and the club changed its official crest in 2001[137] with a focus on the name of the club and its words "Sporting" and "Portugal" in mind.[4][138][139][5]

Possibly just a few Argentinian fans so they don't get confused with the Arsenal that plays in the Argentinian top tier.

The adding of Lisbon to Sporting and Bilbao to Athletic Club is really only for the benefit of foreigners as numerous club around the world will be called Sporting club or Athletic club. Likewise Inter generally has Milan added in England when it's not actually part of it's name.
Another odd one on the surface is AC Milan and why even in Italy they are known as AC Milan and not AC Milano, the Italian word for Milan.
They were founded by an Englishman as a sporting and cricket club and called AC Milan and have steadfastly kept to the original English spelling of Milan.

The Unseen Green · May 9, 2024

The season just gone might suggest that Sheffield Wednesday should try Tuesday instead - especially when travelling down to us.

Lundan Cabbie · May 9, 2024

Not club names but we are quickly getting to nearly 20 years since the Premier League stopped being called the Premiership yet it still hasn’t sunk in for so many. Even by those close to the game, Roy Hodgson and Alan Brazil to name just two.