|
The Bhoys from Seville is a nickname used to refer to Celtic F.C.'s team and fans during Celtic's 2002–03 UEFA Cup campaign, which culminated in their defeat in the final in Seville, Spain.〔 Over 80,000 Celtic fans travelled to support their team in the final. The name "''The Bhoys from Seville''" is a play on words from the book and film ''The Boys from Brazil'', the nickname of Celtic F.C. (''the Bhoys''), and the location of the UEFA Cup final. As the first Scottish team for 16 years to reach a European final and the first Celtic team to reach a European final since the 1970 European Cup Final, the team was compared to Celtic's European Cup winning team in 1967, the Lisbon Lions. ==Background== Celtic's participation in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup came as a result of defeat in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round to FC Basel (3–3 aggregate score with the Swiss team progressing to the group stage on away goals). During the 2003 UEFA Cup competition, goalkeeper Rab Douglas and defender Bobo Balde both featured in twelve matches, which led the team in that category. They both missed the 2nd leg of the first round against FK Sūduva. Douglas conceded twelve goals and had six clean sheets. Celtic outscored opponents 26 to 11 on their run to the final. Striker Henrik Larsson scored eleven goals, including a hat-trick in the first game against FK Sūduva. The motto ''"V for Victory"'' was coined during the campaign as every team Celtic faced; FK Sūduva, Blackburn Rovers, Celta Vigo, VfB Stuttgart, Liverpool, and Boavista, each had V in their name, with the exception of the team Celtic played in the final, Porto, although it was highlighted that the game would be in Seville. In another reference to the letter V, for the days leading up to the game the ''Daily Record'', a Scottish tabloid newspaper, sent an open topped double decker bus to Seville with the slogan ''"Here V Go"'' on the side of the bus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Bhoys from Seville」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|