Because they are rebels.Duh
They are called the 'Selecao'.
There is not a football team in England with the nickname of the spirits. However, there is a team called the Spirites, given to the team in Chesterfield.
The confederates were known as rebels in the war and were often referred to with the nickname "Johnny Reb". Alternatively, the Union soldiers were nicknamed "Yankees", "Yanks", "Billy Yank" and sometimes, "Butternuts" due to the coloration of their uniforms.
The members of the Confederate military were often referred to as "rebels" or "Johnny Reb". Conversely, Union soldiers were called the "Yanks" or "Yankees". Yankees was a nickname that stuck with the USA, especially in WW 1.
Called "Brummagem" (The Brummie pronunciation of Birmingham), they are more commonly known as "The blues". The nickname for Birmingham city football team is Blues and there support Birmingham :)
The southern solders were called rebels.
They were called "Rebels" because the Confederacy chose to rebel against the Union, and broke away from it.
"The Bills" is a nickname for the Buffalo Bills in American football. They are based in the state of New York.
It is called The Les Blues or The Blues due to their blue jerseys.
They called them rebels, if you are referring to the time of the civil war.
Norway doesn't have a nickname for Oslo,but before it was called Oslo,the name of the city was "Kristiania".
They called as rapist, because they rape everything including camels