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The Philadelphia Gridiron team shares its nickname with which club?

Crystal Palace. Philadelphia's NFL side and Crystal Palace are both known as 'The Eagles'. Sheffield United are 'The Blades', Lincoln City are called 'The Imps' and Cardiff City are known as 'The Bluebirds'.

The San Antonio basketball team shares its nickname with which club?

Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham and San Antonio are both famously known as 'Spurs'. Sheffield Wednesday are called 'The Owls', Darlington are 'The Quakers', while Plymouth Argyle's nickname is 'The Pilgrims'.

The Leicester Rugby Union team shares its nickname with which club?

Hull City. Leicester's Rugby side are 'The Tigers', as are Hull City. They may be sporting neighbours, but Leicester City are 'The Foxes'. Carlisle United are 'The Cumbrians'. Stoke City are known as 'The Potters'.

The Collingwood Aussie Rules team shares its nickname with which club?

Newcastle United. Newcastle and Collingwood are 'The Magpies', as they both play in black and white stripes. Grimsby Town also play in black and white stripes, but are known as 'The Mariners'. Charlton Athletic are 'The 'Addicks' and Birmingham City go by the unimaginative monicker, 'The Blues'.

The Warrington Rugby League team shares its nickname with which club?

Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolverhampton and Warrington are the 'Wolves'. Bradford City's nickname is 'The Bantams', while Bury are 'The Shakers', and Rotherham United are called 'The Millers'.

The St Louis Gridiron team shares its nickname with which club?

Derby County. Both Derby and St Louis are 'The Rams'. Chelsea are the boring 'Blues', Notts County are 'The Magpies', and Port Vale are called 'The Valiants'.

The New York Ice Hockey team shares its nickname with which club?

Queens Park Rangers. 'Rangers' is the nickname shared by QPR and New York Rangers. Arsenal of course are 'The Gunners', Coventry are 'The Sky Blues', and Blackburn are plain old 'Rovers'.

The Sydney Aussie Rules team shares its nickname with which club?

Swansea City. Swansea and Sydney Swans are both 'The Swans'. Southampton are 'The Saints', Everton are 'The Toffeemen', and Reading are 'The Royals'.

The Orlando Football team shares its nickname with which club?

Bristol Rovers. South African football club Orlando Pirates and Bristol Rovers are both known as 'the Pirates'. Liverpool are called 'The Reds', Brighton are 'The Seagulls', and Aston Villa are 'The Villans'.

The Valletta Football team shares its nickname with which club?

Preston North End. Preston and the Maltese side Valletta F.C are both known as the Lily Whites. Man United of course are 'The Red Devils', Norwich City are called 'The Canaries', and West Ham's nickname is 'The Hammers'.