"by those who exchange voice messages by radio or telephone, regardless of language differences or the quality of the communication channel. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are assigned to the 26 letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order as follows: , Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, , Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. Strict adherence to the prescribed spelling words is required in order to avoid the problems of confusion that the spelling alphabet is designed to overcome. As noted in a"
"Line). In francophone Quebec, where Canadian football is more popular, the Canadian code is known as while American football is known as and association football is known as . Of the 45 national FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) affiliates in which English is an official or primary language, most currently use ""Football"" in their organisations' official names; the FIFA affiliates in Canada and the United States use ""Soccer"" in their names. A few FIFA affiliates have recently ""normalised"" to using ""Football"", including: Several of the football codes are the most popular team sports in the world. Globally, association football"
"was once chanted by Formula One racing driver Nico Rosberg. Audiences often replace the ""oh""s in the chant with the names of members of sports teams, as with Maxi Moralez and Andrea Pirlo of New York City FC. ""Seven Nation Army"" has served as an official anthem at various sporting events; ""NPR""'s Rick Karr remarked that the song is ""arguably ... the world's most popular sports anthem"". It has been played at each UEFA European Football Championship since 2008, and it was played prior to the start of each game during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Karr estimated that the"
"in use in Britain throughout the early 20th century and became especially prominent in the decades after World War II, but by the 1980s British fans had begun avoiding the term, largely because it was seen as an Americanism. Both rugby union and rugby league are generally known as rugby. Union is the more commonly played variant in the United States. Rugby league and Gaelic football have very small, albeit growing, numbers of adherents. Many languages use phonetic approximations of the English word ""football"" for association football. Examples include: This commonality is reflected in the auxiliary languages Esperanto and Interlingua,"
"butter and sugar, or strawberry or raspberry jam, which can all be mixed or eaten separately. Sports are a central part of Norwegian culture, and popular sports include association football, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, speed skating, and, to a lesser degree, ice hockey and handball. Association football is the most popular sport in Norway in terms of active membership. In 2014–2015 polling, football ranked far behind biathlon and cross-country skiing in terms of popularity as spectator sports. Ice hockey is the biggest indoor sport. The women's handball national team has won several titles, including two Summer Olympics championships (2008,"
"including parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Central America. , fitba or fitbaw, is a rendering of the Scots pronunciation of ""football"", often used in a humorous or ironic context. In the United States, where American football is the dominant code, the word ""football"" is used to refer only to that sport. Association football is most commonly referred to as ""soccer."" As early as 1911 there were several names in use for the sport in the Americas. A 29 December 1911 ""New York Times"" article reporting on the addition of the game as an official collegiate sport in"
"de Football Association) affiliates in which English is an official or primary language, 43 use ""football"" in their organisations' official names (Canada and the United States use ""soccer""). ""Soccer"" is the prevailing term for association football in the United States and Canada, where other codes of ""football"" are dominant. In 2005, Australia's association football governing body changed its name from ""soccer"" to ""football"" to align with the general international usage of the term. In 2006, New Zealand decided to follow suit. There are also many other languages where the common term for association football is phonetically similar to the English"
"for playing ""Seven Nation Army"" by the White Stripes before each team kickoff. Many NHL hockey teams feature an organist to lead crowd chants, cues and other prompts. Hockey organists may adapt popular music for the organ and play genres such as rock, film scores, or pop on the organ in instrumental form. In the many countries where football is popular, and in the UK in particular, football music is a varied and popular subgenre of popular music. Songs are often released to coincide with specific events, such as the World Cup, or to become anthems for particular teams. Since"
"list of sports includes football (soccer), bandy, ice hockey, basketball, volleyball, handball) or just bore the name ""Dynamo"", with many such clubs attaining much international acclaim, such as in football: KF Dinamo Tirana, Dinamo Baku, FC Dinamo București, Dinamo Sofia, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Dinamo Minsk, FC Dinamo Brest, JK Dünamo Tallinn, NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Sportvereinigung Dynamo (Germany: including Berliner FC Dynamo and Dynamo Dresden), in ice hockey: HC Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv (now Sokil Kyiv), HC Dinamo Minsk, and Dinamo Riga. Similarly-named clubs were created in many countries of the Eastern bloc."
"are used primarily as a second language reserved for public communication. Most of the white population speaks either German or Afrikaans. Even today, 104 years after the end of the German colonial era, the German language plays a role as a commercial language. Afrikaans is spoken by 60% of the white community, German is spoken by 32%, English is spoken by 7% and Portuguese by 4–5%. Geographical proximity to Portuguese-speaking Angola explains the relatively high number of Portuguese speakers; in 2011 these were estimated to be 100,000, or 4–5% of the total population. The most popular sport in Namibia is"
"This list, published by Italian National Olympic Committee, refers to a survey made by National Institute of Statistics (Italy) in 2000. Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006), trailing only Brazil (with 5) and level with Germany (with 4). Serie A clubs have seen success in the Champions League (formerly the European Cup), the premier European club competition, winning it twelve times. The Italian word for soccer is """", ""kick"", taken from the name of Italy's traditional football games, as opposed"
"words related to the sport have found their way into everyday language, including the verb ""chutar"" (from ""shoot"") – which originally meant ""to kick a football"", but is now the most widespread equivalent of the English verb ""to kick"". In Bulgaria a penalty kick is called duzpa (""дузпа"", from French words ""douze pas"" – twelve steps). Names for association football The names of association football are the terms used to describe :association football, the sport most commonly referred to in the English-speaking world as ""football"" or ""soccer"". The rules of association football were codified in the United Kingdom by the"
"important handball club competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. Other team sports like volleyball, water polo, roller hockey, futsal, field hockey and American football are also popular in some European countries. Some sport competitions features a European team gathering athletes from different European countries. These teams uses the European flag as an emblem. The most famous of these competitions is the Ryder Cup in golf. Other examples are the Laver Cup in tennis, the Mosconi Cup in pool, the Weber Cup in bowling, the IAAF Continental Cup in athletics, and"
"abbreviation is used to identify the team in FIFA, UEFA, and other matches. The same abbreviation is also used under the International Organization for Standardization. ""Polish national football team"" can be translated into Polish as """"Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej"""". The team's nicknames include """"Biało-czerwoni"""" which means ""The white-reds"" and """"Orły"""" which translates into ""The Eagles"". These are the most common names given to the Polish national football team. In English, the team is also widely known as ""The White Eagles"", based on Poland's national coats of arms. The national kits of Poland reflect the colors of the national flag"
"and 400 metres; and swimmer Natalie du Toit, who became the first amputee to compete in swimming at the (able-bodied) Olympics in 2008. South Africa's national sporting colours are green, gold and white. The protea is the national emblem worn by South Africans representing their country in sport. The national men's rugby union team is nicknamed the ""Springboks"", while the national men's cricket team is known as the ""Proteas"". Sport in South Africa South Africans have a passionate following, although they remain divided along ethnic lines. Football, cricket and rugby are the most popular sports. Rugby union has traditionally been"
"(golf), Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad (tennis), Allianz Cup (tennis), Allianz Championship (golf), La Liga (football), Premier League (football) and FINA Swimming World Cup (swimming) events. In Ireland, the national Gaelic Football league is officially named the Allianz National Football League. In 1993 Henning Schulte-Noelle commissioned a new Archive for Corporate History, becoming the first Allianz CEO to address the company's activities during the Third Reich. In 1997 Schulte-Noelle asked Gerald Feldman, historian from the University of California-Berkeley, if he would undertake a larger research project on Allianz's past involvement with the Third Reich. After research began, Jewish World War II"
"of North America. It has recently been overtaken by the Spanish ACB, but is still one of the top leagues in Europe, along with the VTB United League in Russia with teams in other nearby nations, the Greek Basket League, the Adriatic League, and the Baltic League. Famous club teams include Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna, Pallacanestro Varese, Pallacanestro Cantù, Fortitudo Bologna, Scavolini Pesaro, Benetton Treviso, Montepaschi Siena, Basket Napoli, Virtus Roma, Pallacanestro Trieste, and Juvecaserta Basket. Rugby union enjoys a good level of popularity, especially in the north of the country. From the 2010–11 season, Italy has had two teams"
"War song), ""It's Just Like Watching Brazil"" and ""Stand up for the Ulstermen"" are popular at home matches. One of the first footballing celebrities was former Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballer George Best. The 1968 European Footballer of the Year, Best won 37 caps and scored 9 goals for his country. Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place ""Results updated as of 12 November 2017 after the match against Switzerland"". As of 18 November 2018. On 23 February 2014, Northern Ireland were drawn to face the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greece, Hungary and Romania in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F."
"between 50–90% of those will have become extinct by the year 2100. The top 20 languages spoken by more than 50 million speakers each, are spoken by 50% of the world's population, whereas many of the other languages are spoken by small communities, most of them with fewer than 10,000 speakers. 2000s 2010s At the start of the 21st century sports are very popular. The IOC's Modern Olympic Games was the most viewed sporting event. Association football is the most popular sport worldwide with the FIFA World Cup the most viewed football event. Other sports such as rugby, cricket, baseball,"
"£20 million deal signed in 2014. Between the 2007 Rugby World Cup warm up games and the 2013 South African quadrangular tournament, the fonts used for their number kit on the back of their kits were Crillee Extra Bold Italic. But since Macron took over as kit supplier, the number fonts on the back of their kits were Arial rounded MT bold (or Oswald Bold, during the 2015 Rugby World Cup). Scotland competes annually in the Six Nations Championship, which is played against five other European nations: France, England, Ireland, Italy and Wales. The Six Nations started out as the"
"Other sports involved are boxing, tennis, swimming, judo, karate, athletics, table tennis, and chess. Most popular sport is football. Among many great players from Montenegro were Dejan Savićević, Predrag Mijatović, Mirko Vučinić, Stefan Savić or Stevan Jovetić. Montenegrin national football team, founded at 2006, played in playoffs for UEFA Euro 2012, which is the biggest success in the history of national team. Water polo is often considered the national sport. Montenegro's national team is one of the top ranked teams in the world, winning the gold medal at the 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Málaga, Spain, and winning"
"or codified in Britain during the 19th Century and obtained global prominence—these include ping pong, modern tennis, association football, netball and rugby. Football (also known as soccer) remains hugely popular in Europe, but has grown from its origins to be known as the ""world game"". Similarly, sports such as cricket, rugby, and netball were exported around the world, particularly among countries in the Commonwealth of Nations, thus India and Australia are among the strongest cricketing nations, while victory in the Rugby World Cup has been shared among the Western nations of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England. Australian Rules"
"which prohibits similar games back to at least that century. This commonality is reflected in the auxiliary languages Esperanto and Interlingua, which utilize ""futbalo"" and ""football"", respectively. In the first half of the 20th century, in Spanish and Portuguese, new words were created to replace ""football"" (""fútbol"" in Spanish and ""futebol"" in Portuguese), ""balompié"" (""balón"" and ""pie"" meaning ""ball"" and ""foot"") and ""ludopédio"" (from words meaning ""game"" and ""foot"") respectively. However, these words were not widely accepted and are now only used in club names such as Real Betis Balompié and Albacete Balompié. Aside from the name of the game"
"access to, but it is something that tends to be promoted by adults. Sportive activities are one of the most universal forms of play. Different continents have their own popular/dominant sports. For example, European, South American, and African countries enjoy soccer (also known as ‘football’ in Europe), while North American countries prefer basketball, ice hockey, baseball, or American football. In Asia, sports such as table tennis and badminton are played professionally; however soccer and basketball are played amongst common folks. Events such as The Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup showcase countries competing with each other and are broadcast all"
"bowling, etc.) with the same name. In 1993, initial acronym was changed to NK (Nogometni klub, eng. football club). In Bosnian, both ""fudbal"" and ""nogomet"" are equally used as a word for football. The word ""fudbal"" is dominant in eastern and ""nogomet"" in western parts of the country. Since 2000, club's name is officially with initial FK again. In the modern times, there is even a restaurant named after the club's name. Such example is the national dish ""Ćevapi"" restaurant at the heart of Sarajevo called ""Ćevabdžinica ""Željo"""". Blue is traditionally colour of railway workers in this part of Europe."
"football team and England and Wales cricket team. The lion rampant continues to be used widely today; the Royal Banner of Scotland has given rise to its use as the emblem for the Scotland national football team and Rangers and Dundee United of the Scottish Premier League, as well as English Premier League club Aston Villa; and not only sport but businesses such as the French car company Peugeot, the international beer company Lion Nathan, and Caledonian MacBrayne ferries. Arising from heraldic use, the ""Red Lion"" is also a popular pub name, with over 600 pubs bearing the name. A"
"Derby"". Rosebery colours were revived as a change kit for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches. The current version of the crest is a roundel similar to the crest used from 1961 to 1988 enclosing a shield, with ""Scotland"" written on the top and ""Est 1873"" on the bottom. In the shield background there are 11 thistles, representing the national flower of Scotland, in addition to the lion rampant. Since 2005, the SFA have supported the use of Scottish Gaelic on the national team's strip in recognition of the language's revival in Scotland. Scotland fans are collectively known as the"
"football (either Canadian football or American football; ""le football canadien"" or ""le football américain"" in Standard French). ""Soccer"" is the name for association football in Canadian English (similarly, in Canadian French, ""le soccer""). Likewise, in majority francophone Quebec, the provincial governing body is the ""Fédération de Soccer du Québec"". This is unusual compared to other francophone countries, where ""football"" is generally used. For example, in FIFA, an acronym for the world governing body of the sport, the ""FA"" stands for ""football association"" (French for ""association football""). Some teams based in the two countries have adopted ""FC"" as a suffix or"
"sponsorship from the government, ice hockey is the nation's second most popular sport after football. The national football team has never qualified for a major tournament; however, BATE Borisov has played in the Champions League. The national hockey team finished fourth at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics following a memorable upset win over Sweden in the quarterfinals, and regularly competes in the World Championships, often making the quarterfinals. Numerous Belarusian players are present in the Kontinental Hockey League in Eurasia, particularly for Belarusian club HC Dinamo Minsk, and several have also played in the National Hockey League in North"
"indexed by experts using a few well chosen controlled vocabulary descriptors. Controlled vocabularies are often claimed to improve the accuracy of free text searching, such as to reduce irrelevant items in the retrieval list. These irrelevant items (false positives) are often caused by the inherent ambiguity of natural language. Take the English word ""football"" for example. ""Football"" is the name given to a number of different team sports. Worldwide the most popular of these team sports is association football, which also happens to be called ""soccer"" in several countries. The word ""football"" is also applied to rugby football (rugby union"
"For Speed, Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Brain Challenge, Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil, Heavy Rain, , Watch Dogs, ""World Rally Championship"", , Banjo-Kazooie, LittleBigPlanet, Block Breaker Deluxe, Crysis, Tetris, Assassin's Creed, ""Vera Blanc"", Europa Universalis, Kinect Sports, Hysteria Project and ""The Getaway"". Europe's influence on sport is enormous. European sports include: In addition, Europe has numerous national or regional sports which do not command a large international following outside of emigrant groups. These include: Some sport competitions feature a European team gathering athletes from different European countries. These teams use the European flag as an emblem. The most famous"
"Football League, the most popular American football league, has the highest average attendance of any professional sports league in the world; its championship game, the Super Bowl, ranks among the most-watched club sporting events in the world, and the league has an annual revenue of around US$10 billion. In the United States, American Football is called ""football"". The terms ""gridiron"" or ""American football"" are favored in English-speaking countries where other codes of football are popular, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia. American football evolved from the sports of association football (soccer) and rugby football. Rugby football,"
"the ECB and MCC, and a growing level of commercial sponsorship. Cricket is recorded as having first been played in Europe by Admiral Nelson's troops and sailors whilst they were stationed in Naples in 1793. The game quickly grew in popularity, and was regularly played at amateur level throughout the 19th century. Many professional clubs formed at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, the most famous of which, the Milan Cricket and Football Club, was the forerunner of A.C. Milan. However, the rise of Fascism across Europe in the 1920s and 1930s saw a decline"