The incipit of a piece from the Guardian:
Just for the record, a few years ago (I believe), Arsenal removed their Latin motto (Victoria Concordia Crescit) ... other FA Premier League that I managed to track down this a.m., which I'm not sure are still being used: Queen's Park Rangers (Ludere causa ludendi) ... Manchester City (Superbia in proelio) ... Blackburn Rovers (Arte et labore) .. there's a pile too at Footballcrests.com, but I'm not sure of the 'professional' level of many of these teams; looks like a lot of Latin mottoes were dropped in the '90s.
On a semi-related note, I learned that Portsmouth is nicknamed Pompey and one of the chants they sing (which, by the way, are as mysterious to all North American ears as they are to me) is the Pompey Chimes. Can't find the origin of the nickname ...
Tottenham have been criticised for their decision to drop the Latin signature from the club badge. The logo "Audere est Facere", which translates as "to dare is to do", has been left off the new badge in favour of a retro design.
Dr Peter Jones, joint founder of the charity Friends of Classics, said: "I wonder whether David Beckham would appreciate it as he's covered in Latin tattoos. It strikes me as a shame to lose it. It seems pointless to me and sums up the contempt football clubs have for their fans.
"The point is that in the 19th century a Latin signature gave status and quality to a club. I suspect that football clubs now regard it as an anomaly, not as something that gives a status to it. A logo in another language is something of great importance."
The Tottenham captain Ledley King, meanwhile, has said Sven-Goran Eriksson will be backed by his squad despite his comments regarding a number of England players to an undercover journalist. ...
Just for the record, a few years ago (I believe), Arsenal removed their Latin motto (Victoria Concordia Crescit) ... other FA Premier League that I managed to track down this a.m., which I'm not sure are still being used: Queen's Park Rangers (Ludere causa ludendi) ... Manchester City (Superbia in proelio) ... Blackburn Rovers (Arte et labore) .. there's a pile too at Footballcrests.com, but I'm not sure of the 'professional' level of many of these teams; looks like a lot of Latin mottoes were dropped in the '90s.
On a semi-related note, I learned that Portsmouth is nicknamed Pompey and one of the chants they sing (which, by the way, are as mysterious to all North American ears as they are to me) is the Pompey Chimes. Can't find the origin of the nickname ...