Barcelona – Barça, Blaugrana (Blue and Reds), Culés (Bottoms)Barça is most common, Blaugrana most obvious but Culés most interesting. It is often applied to fans and stems from a tale of supporters unable to find seats at the old Les Corts stadium. They would instead sit on the walls of the ground, unwittingly exposing their behinds to passers-by.Basel – BebbiIn the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Johann Jakob was very common in Basel and people with that name were vernacularly called 'Bebbi'. Eventually it became so popular that all boys from Basel were (and still are) referred to as Bebbi.
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Many Bostonians Will Be Pulling For Conor McGregor In Floyd Mayweather Fight
For Conor McGregor, Boston is somewhat of a home away from home. The Irish UFC fighter will make his boxing debut Saturday in a mega-fight against the undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And people in the Boston area most certainly will be filling up the numerous Irish bars around the Hub to cheer for McGregor. Boston is an ethnically diverse city, but since immigrants from Ireland began arriving in the 19th century, people of Irish descent have remained its largest ethnic group. McGregor gained their support when he beat Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night Boston in 2013, and it only grew in 2015 when he returned to
Watch Paul Pierce Get CPR From Chris Paul After Hilarious Missed Dunk
Share this: Paul Pierce still has a bit of basketball left in him, even if he needs some help once in a while. Pierce, who is in the midst of his 19th and final season in the NBA, tried to slam home a dunk during the second quarter of the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, but he was fouled and missed. Seeing a teammate in need, Chris Paul went over to Pierce after the missed dunk and gave him some fake CPR. The Clippers sure are fun to watch this season, and they appear to be enjoying themselves, too. Thumbnail photo via Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Maccabi Tel-Aviv capture 19th Israeli crown
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC's ten-year drought is over after they clinched their 19th Israeli championship with a 2-0 victory over Hapoel Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon FC.The Ramat Gan Stadium was full to its 40,000 capacity with Maccabi fans hoping to cheer their side over the line; any nerves were salved with Israel Under-21 midfielder Dor Micha's 19th-minute opener. Rada Prica's strike 12 minutes from time sealed a win that leaves Óscar García's men with an unassailable 13-point advantage over Maccabi Haifa FC with four games remaining.It ends a barren decade for the Yellows and underlines their status as the most decorated club in Israel. It also rewards the new philosophy installed by Mitchell Goldhar, the Canadian owner who made wholesale changes