Nombres Anglos
The British not only brought soccer to South America, they also left the continent littered with hilarious names. Some names have become so often repeated that you can forget just how ridiculous they are. Others maintain their ability to make you laugh no matter how often you hear them (yes, O’Higgins, I’m speaking of you).
Many of the clubs were founded by Brits and kept their names even after the Anglos scurried back home. Others were named in honor of British teams (Brazil’s Corinthians was named after an identically monikered British team who toured South America early in the 20th century). Whatever its origins, there is no escaping the fact that Bolivia’s Club Destroyers sounds more like the name of a team in my hometown’s recreational league for elementary school kids that the name of a club that gave a start to that country’s most famous player, Marco Etcheverry.
Here is a full list of teams with Anglo names in the top divisions in South America along with links to Wikipedia articles about each of them.
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Blooming, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Jorge Wilstermann, Cochabamba
Destroyers, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
The Strongest, La Paz
Peru
Uruguay
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