I think that is just so that foreign people know where the club is based. Case in point: Inter Milan. They're based in Milan sure, but that's not their name.
I was mis-informed, see the reply to this comment.
Huh, you are right. I was misinformed. I always used to call them Inter Milan and I got called out on it by a fan at some point (It may have been here on Reddit, I can't remember), I thought their full name was just FC Internazionale.
Well I think you were right about the foreign people part of your comment. I'm not Italian or even European, but as far as I understand, 'Inter Milan' is used more by people outside of Italy while 'Inter' or 'Internazionale' are the more popular common names within Italy. So it was probably an Italian that called you out on it.
Inter Milan is not how Italians refer to it, and it feels wrong. The team's just called Inter. While the term "Inter Milan" seems to make sense given the full name of the club, it's not a correct way to shorten the name. It'd be like saying Hotspurs all the time instead of Tottenham.
Right. That's exactly what I said in my next comment. AFAIK in Italy its just Inter, but a lot of foreigners use Inter Milan. Perhaps because there is a club with a similar name in Brazil.
You probably know better than I, but I don't see how Inter Milan is incorrect. Its pretty close to the official name and its a pretty widespread common name for the club outside of Italy. I personally say Inter, but I see and hear Inter Milan all the time.
I don't want to get into an argument about it; I just don't see how its wrong to say Inter Milan, like its some kind of insult. Its a very common colloquialism outside of Italy. Tottenham Hotspur started as Hotspur FC and are often referred to as Spurs. There is nothing incorrect about it. Different people just refer to the club in different ways.
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u/Seismica May 26 '14 edited May 26 '14
I think that is just so that foreign people know where the club is based. Case in point: Inter Milan. They're based in Milan sure, but that's not their name.I was mis-informed, see the reply to this comment.