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- In 2016, the Belarusian national football team got its own brand – White Wings. The brand was chosen with the help of the fans. The name was influenced by the stork, the symbol of Belarus, the book The Land Beneath White Wings by famous Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkevich, and most importantly, by the rich history and mythology of the country.
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The name was influenced by the stork, the symbol of Belarus, the book The Land Beneath White Wings by famous Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkevich, and most importantly, by the rich history and mythology of the country. Along with the brand nickname, the national team also got a mascot.
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In August 2016, the Football Federation announced that the team's nickname would be the "White Wings". [6] The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings [be] (1977) by Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich.
The White Wings. In August 2016, the Football Federation of Belarus announced that the team's nickname would be the "White Wings". The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings (1977) by famous Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich. [4]
Association football (Belarusian: Асацыяцыя футбола) – commonly known as football (or soccer in the United States, Canada, Australia and Ireland, which have their own football codes) – is a popular sport in the nation of Belarus.
Aug 21, 2020 · Rus, also known as Ruthenia, refers to the Eastern Slavic territories of the medieval era which now mostly belong to Belarus and Ukraine. “The ‘White Russia’ name appears in the pre-World ...
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Jun 17, 2021 · June 17, 2021. 4 Min Read. Jo Harper. A number of countries are beginning to realise that Belarus does not mean White Russia. In several European language families, principally Germanic, Baltic and Uralic, Belarus is translated as White Russia.
Mar 15, 2023 · More than 100 MEPs, from all the major groups, called on European football’s governing body UEFA to expel the Belarusian national team from the Euro 2024 qualifiers over human rights abuses committed by President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, according to a letter seen by POLITICO.