Association football club names

It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge. Other clubs are more usually known by nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply Vasco, F.C. Internazionale Milan is contracted to Inter or Inter Milan, Sporting Clube de Portugal is often called Sporting. Manchester United is often shortened to Man Utd, and Lyon or OL used instead of Olympique Lyonnais. Some clubs are commonly referred to by their initials, such as PSG for Paris Saint-Germain and PNE for Preston North End. ==Profession/education==

Profession Education NB: Football clubs associated with colleges and universities in the United States and Canada are not listed here. These clubs are not independent of the school, and are divisions within a much larger school sports program. ==Days and dates==

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These clubs were named after unrelated clubs (i.e. clubs they are not affiliated with) or unrelated cities (in which they never played). In some cases these are refugee or diaspora clubs, in other cases they were founded by fans of foreign clubs. ==References==