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Sport club’s emblems in Portugal usually resemble partially or
completely the arms of the places where they come from. An example
of these is Rio Ave
(Vila do Conde).
Jorge Candeias, 04 Mar 1999
But there are much worse examples, some even hard to distinguish from the
respective municipal flag, like Gupo Desportivo de Lagoa.
(Lagoa municipality)
António Martins, 06 Mar 1999
This is also a common phenomenon: the permanence in the club’s emblems
of obsolete municipal coats of arms of which the most evident is that of
Futebol Clube do Porto.
Jorge Candeias, 04 Mar 1999
These flags can be seen at the clubs’ facilities, where competitions are
being held and flown by adepts in many other locations throughout the country
(and beyond it — seems that portuguese emmigrant abroad, some 3 or 4 million,
may not know who’s the President of Portugal, but they sure know who’s on the
“11” of their favourite soccer team...)
António Martins, 26 Jul 1999
Some portuguese sport flags are described by Adolf Durán in “Portugal:
Banderas Corporativas (II)” Banderas 43 (1992.06): 26-27
[drn92], not without error.
António Martins, 26 Jul 1999
In the white background is a crist cross with the national arms in center
and two crossed hockey-sticks. Above the emblem semicicurlar legend that say:
«Federação Portuguesa de Patinagem».
Jaume Ollé and Jorge Candeias, 15 Jun 1999
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