Football Team Nicknames Trivia Quiz

Answer: Arsenal

Founded in 1886, Arsenal's nickname refers to the founding of the club by a group of workers at the Royal Arsenal, an armanent factory in Woolwich, London, where guns and other weapons were made.

The team has been a member of England's elite league, the Premier League for decades and is among the forces to be reckoned with in Europe. The team was the second in English football to finish the league without losing a match, in the 2003/2004 season. They were coached for over 20 years by one of the longest serving coaches in the EPL, Arsene Wenger who led them through their invincible season. He also gained many accolades, although the UEFA Champions League remained elusive.

Answer: Barcelona

FC Barcelona, one of the most popular football teams in the world, is also known as the Blaugrana. This refers to their traditional blue and deep red striped jersey ... "blau" is Catalan for blue while "grana" is Catalan for deep red.

Barcelona's trophy case is loaded with an assortment of cups, ranging from the Spanish Liga to the Champions League. Lionel Messi is considered by many as the greatest of their players, and has spent a good portion of his illustrious career with the successful Catalans. Apart from Messi and Cruyff, Barcelona's legendary employees include Ronaldinho, Iniesta, David Villa and many more.

Answer: Leicester City

The county of Leicestershire is well known for its foxes and fox hunting activity. The fox was incorporated in Leicester City FC's badge in 1948.

The 2015/16 Premier League season was indeed suprising, with Leicester winning it after earning about 70 points, much to the shock of the football world. They have since then established themselves as a force to be reckoned with, by reaching the following season's Champions League quarter-finals and participating in the Eurapa League in the following seasons.

Answer: The Old Lady

The Old Lady seems rather strange but the reasons behind this are simple. The 'old' jokingly refers to the name Juventus which means young in Latin. The lady is a loving term fans use to address the club. Hence, The Old Lady. Juventus is also known as the Bianconeri, meaning the white and blacks.

The team has employed world famous talents like Alessandro Del Piero, Andrea Pirlo and Cristiano Ronaldo, to mention the three. Apart from winning 9 succesive Italian top league, Serie A titles (scudettos), the team is also a major player in the top European competitions.

Answer: Borussia Monchengladbach

Borussia Monchengladbach have been around for quite a long time. They were even the first team to win the German Bundesliga twice consecutively, though Bayern Munich has dominated the league for the past few decades. Much of their time is spent wrestling with Bayern Munich over the German Bundesliga and proving their worth in European competitions.

The team is named for the city of the same name in which it is based and borussia is the latin word for Prussia, a state in Germany.

Answer: England

The English national football team wear the three lions on their shirt as it's the symbol of their FA. The three lions history dates back to the 12th century AD, when King Henry I and his two wives all had lions on their family emblems. It was adopted by other kings such as Richard the Lionheart and has since become a symbol of English royalty. The English football team have always shown the lion strength and a good example of this was their 1966 FIFA world cup win.

The English national team was so close to winning the Euro 2020, but they lost on penalties to Italy.

Answer: The Red Devils

Just like Manchester United, the Belgian national football team are known as the Red Devils because of their red jersey. The nickname makes you think if devils are any other colour except red or black.

Belgium have gone from strength to strength in the past few years which has seen them rise through the ranks and are among the top national football teams.

Answer: AS Roma

By now, you must have noticed that jersey color has a lot to do with these nicknames. This one is no exception. The color of AS Roma's badge as well as jersey is yellow and red. The Giallorossi means, the yellow-reds. Giallo- yellow, rossi- red.

Roma holds high stakes in the Serie A, but their glory has been fading since the late 2010s as teams like Napoli, Atalanta and Inter Milan rose.

Answer: Manchester City

Manchester City are also known as the Sky Blues. Cityzens -- not because they are citizens of Manchester, but due to the 'City' in their name. They are also called Man City or MCFC for short.

Since they were bought in the early 2010s by a member of the UAE ruling family, their football has improved, as their finances are as big as that of any other European Football club. Nowadays, it is not unusual for a team to get battered by Man City.

Answer: AC Milan

AC Milan are also known for their red and black style jersey. The nickname is Italian, meaning red and black in English. Also one of the great clubs of the past two decades, their fame and glory has declined over the years, particularly as they are no longer UEFA Champions League regulars, and have surrendered the Serie A cotention to Juventus and the likes.