Zebbug Rangers
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Zebbug Rangers Football Club is a football club from the town of Zebbug
in Malta
, the club currently competes in the Maltese Second Division
.
In 1943,three men by the names of Mr Philip Borg who was from Floriana but took refuge in Zebbug because of the war,Mr.John Caruana who was from Cospicua and also took refuge in Zebbug and Mr Ninu Saliba who was from Zebbug, formed the Zebbug Rangers Football Club.Mr.John Caruana suggested to name the team after the famous Scottish football team of Glasgow Rangers.Mr.Philip Borg decided that the clubs colours will be yellow and green.The reason Philip chose those colours was that although his father was from Zebbug,he was born and bred in Floriana and chose the colour green,while the colour yellow was at that time the colour of the buses of Zebbug.
Zebbug
Żebbuġ may refer to:* Żebbuġ, Gozo* Żebbuġ, Malta...
in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, the club currently competes in the Maltese Second Division
Maltese Second Division
The Maltese Second Division is the third-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese First Division and above Maltese Third Division...
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In 1943,three men by the names of Mr Philip Borg who was from Floriana but took refuge in Zebbug because of the war,Mr.John Caruana who was from Cospicua and also took refuge in Zebbug and Mr Ninu Saliba who was from Zebbug, formed the Zebbug Rangers Football Club.Mr.John Caruana suggested to name the team after the famous Scottish football team of Glasgow Rangers.Mr.Philip Borg decided that the clubs colours will be yellow and green.The reason Philip chose those colours was that although his father was from Zebbug,he was born and bred in Floriana and chose the colour green,while the colour yellow was at that time the colour of the buses of Zebbug.