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Do you know where your favourite team’s nickname came from?

Premier League club logos [Courtesy]

A nickname, in simple terms, is a familiar or humorous name given to a person or a thing that directly portrays something existent in it.

For football teams, many have picked up nicknames based on where they are situated, the colour of their jerseys, how they play of even the businesses associated with their localities.

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