Despite the huge, and growing, popularity of cricket, the origins of both the sport and the name ‘cricket’ are still disputed. Surely cricket is English in origin? Perhaps, but it is not...
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Darts, like any other sport, has big earners at the top of its tree. The current world champion, Gerwyn Price, earned £500,000 for winning his first world championship in January 2021. However,...
The origins of football club names and nicknames are often rooted in strange and interesting stories. For every United, City or Town there’s a Wanderers, a Wednesday or, in our case here, an...
If you were asked to name the oldest football associations in the world, it is unlikely you would include Gibraltar on your list. However, the Gibraltar Football Association was founded in 1895 in...
Why is Real Madrid Called ‘Real’? [Spanish Meaning Explained]
Football club names and nicknames often have weird and wonderful background stories. The Real Madrid story has its basis in Spanish royal and political life during the early 20th century, a period...
All football clubs, and even national sides have nicknames. Some are pretty obvious (e.g. Chelsea = ‘The Blues’) while others are a little more obscure (e.g. Why are England called ‘Three...