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Originally Posted by vreihen16
Ugly logo choice revealed yesterday aside, remind me again why we in the USA want to host the next World Cup? Several European nations have issued travel warnings to their citizens about widespread gun violence, yet more spectators have been killed by spectator violence at soccer (football in the UK) matches than shot at USA sporting events.....
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That's because of the original 'works team' roots and links, represented on the club's badge. Team was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks.
Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ham_United_F.C.