Journalist with a passion for the design, meaning and symbolism of football crests. Author of Fotbollens Heraldik (2016) and World Football Club Crests (2018).
May 15, 2023 • 21 tweets • 11 min read
Thought I would go through football crests with buildings, part of buildings or other architectual structures within them.
Let's start with Everton and what looks like a true fairy tale castle. Rupert's tower. A disappointment compared to the crest.
🧵 A thread.
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🏴 Liverpool
On to their fierce and local rivals Liverpool. At the top of their crest adorned with the Shankly Gates.
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Nov 5, 2019 • 22 tweets • 21 min read
Japanese football club names, a thread.
So I noticed that some Japanese clubs have foreign words in their names. It made me delve deeper into the subject and the fact is that it is a profound tradition. In this thread I will explain how and why regarding several clubs.
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Kashima Antlers,
English influences.
The word Antlers comes from the city name, Kashima, which actually means "deer island".
🏴 Liverpool
