Swobodin v Brně

I’m not a great fun of soccer, but I got interested by some European soccer team, the reason for calling them so.
I won’t talk about those that start with FC (Football Club) or AC (Association Club), but about the amazing and heroical attributes.
The first that comes in my mind is Ajax Amsterdam, named after Ajax the Great, the legendary king of Salamis, there’s also the Slavian (Ukrainian and Russian) Spartak, whose the origin is Spartacus, the Slave’s leader to Revolt agains Rome’s Regime, no wonder that those team were set in the Sovietic period. Juventus of Turino; where Juventus means “young” in Latin. Real Madrid, honoring His Majesty, Glasgow Rangers.
Of course, I can’t mention all, there are certainly more interesting names, and there are also reasons that I ignore for naming the teams so.

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