Is there a reason why a Czech team has a kangaroo as its logo? It's why Cardiff's kit change from blue to red so alienated a large chunk of the fanbase, why any set of fans swapping a rickety old ground for a shiny new stadium do so with such heavy hearts and why those in Hull are fighting against their club's name change. Villa badge looks just like the modern Chelsea badge, can i just say, i absolutely love the newcastle one (first one). And that was that – so enamoured were Vrsovice with their marsupial duo and Australia as a whole that they kept the name Bohemians on their return to Prague and the nickname of Klokani (Czech for Kangaroos) stuck. you always miss out Bolton Wanderers in these types of list… our old badge was a fine old english crest. For 'resembles', read 'uses-the-entirety-of'. That Swindon one makes me think of Sbarro. Why would they ever change that?! The three blue stripes on the crest of this Barcelona club come from the coat of arms of Roger de Lauria, an admiral that commanded the city's fleet in the 13th century and won many battles. In between the S and R is a symbol meant to represent the "Smiling Angel," a famous sculpture at the Notre Dame de Reims cathedral. After the successful tour, the club was awarded two kangaroos, which it donated to the Prague zoo. Leagues expand. Search for a club. The sheer variety of soccer crests around the world can be bewildering, but the imagery used by clubs often has a story all its own. The logo of German car company BMW features the same colors. Football Crests, Club Badges and Logos. reports the United Soccer Leagues website, 16th-century bird-breeding Dutch refugees known as the Strangers, winning 15 and scoring an impressive 94 goals in the process, kept the name Bohemians on their return to Prague, Steeple + a football = badge design brilliance, Everton fans were so furious about their club crest rebranding, has hopped on and off shirts at Oakwell fairly regularly. When they buy a replica shirt they become wearers of one of football's Great Kits (see also: mid-90s Borussia Dortmund, Cardiff City in the 70s and River Plate pretty much forever). Why does Barcelona's crest have the English flag in it? If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Carolina Dynamo really want Nottingham Forest to know just how much they love them. How about scunthorpe united’s 1980’s inspired northern soul badge proper quality offering that! But they're also in possession of one of the classic crests, as instantly recognisable as, say, PSG's Eiffel Tower or Liverpool's liver bird. A golden era for music: Rumours, Parallel Lines, Blood on the Tracks, The Wall, Exile on Main Street, Off The Wall, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Manilow Magic. And a golden era for the humble club crest. So far, so neat, but the old Baciccia hasn't entirely avoided controversy – in 2009 an anti-tobacco group tried, and failed, to put out his pipe. . The blue and yellow colors date back to 1906, when the club's members decided to adopt the colors of the next ship to sail into Buenos Aires' La Boca port. 22 Of The Best From Scotland, Wales And The Two Irelands, Posted in Featured, Newsnow, Retro, Top 10s & lists, Share this article: Eleven stripes on one side of the logo represent eleven players on the soccer field. Is that Avram Grant making an appearance on the Chelsea badge!? The owl in the crest represents Owlerton, a suburban section of Sheffield where the club's home stadium is located. Close search. The dark profile isn't that of a werewolf or some furry-faced samurai, but that of a sailor, the lupo di mare or "wolf of the sea" –a fitting symbol for a club from Italy's largest port city. And why is Sheffield Wednesday known as the Owls? It’s often tomorrow […]. There is a fine line between homage and rip-off. While modern redesigns sacrifice soul on the alter of simplicity, Falkirk's is another fine example of the designers of the 1970s having nailed it.