The three lions on the shirts of England’s football gear have become so strongly associated with the men’s national team that they’re nicknamed The Three Lions.
The women’s team, meanwhile, goes by The Lionesses.
The animals have been England’s official crest since 1863, when the Football Association was formed.
The lion is England’s national animal, and most of us know it’s also associated with royalty.
But why three – and why doesn’t the England team’s emblem match England’s
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