为什么英格兰队被称为三狮军团？

英格兰足球队2:1惜败克罗地亚，但英国国内依然对三狮军团在本届世界杯上的表现赞誉有加。

这里小编带您了解一下“三狮军团”的由来。

The iconic England crest features the lions, ten red roses and a single star to celebrate the 1966 World Cup triumph

英格兰足球队的队徽由标志性的狮子，十朵红玫瑰和一颗庆祝1966年世界杯夺冠的星星组成。

Why do England wear three lions on their shirt?

为什么英格兰队队服上绣着三只狮子？

The short answer is that England wear the three lions on their shirts - as they have done ever since the first international against Scotland in 1872 - because, as representatives of the Football Association, they're simply sporting the logo of the FA.

英格兰队队服上绣着三只狮子-就像他们自1872年第一次对阵苏格兰的国际赛事以来所做的那样-简短的回答是，因为代表足协，他们只是佩戴足协的标志而已。

However where that logo comes from is a much longer story. The lions have a history going back to the 12th century, when a standard with three gold lions on a red field was carried into battle to inspire the troops.

然而，该徽标的由来则是一个更长的故事。狮子（标志）的历史可以追溯到12世纪，当时绣着三只金狮子红色军旗在战场用来激励部队。

The first one came from Henry I - known as the lion of England - who had a lion on his standard on taking power in 1100. Shortly afterwards he married Adeliza, whose father also had a lion on his shield, and to commemorate the event he added a second lion to his standard. In 1154, two lions became three when Henry II married Eleanor of Aquitaine, who - yes, you've guessed it - also had a lion her family crest.

第一只来自亨利一世-称为英格兰之狮-他在1100年上台时旗帜上是狮子。不久之后，他娶了阿德里扎，她的父亲盾牌上也有一头狮子，为了纪念婚姻，他的旗帜上增加了第二只狮子。在1154年，当亨利二世与阿基坦的埃莉诺结婚时，两只狮子变成三只狮子-是的，你已经猜到了-她的家族徽章也有一头狮子。

Later that century, Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) used the three golden lions on a scarlet background as a symbol of the English throne and, after that, it appeared on the Royal Arms of every succeeding monarch.

那个世纪后期，狮心王理查德（1189-1199）在猩红色的背景上使用了三只金色狮子作为英国王位的象征。之后，它出现在每个继任君主的皇家盾徽。

So when the FA was formed in 1863, it seemed natural enough to base their logo on this stirring royal shield. Since then, the design has only been changed once, in 1949 - when the crown that was on top of the lions was removed to differentiate the badge from that of the English cricket team.

因此，当英足协于1863年成立时，自然将这鼓舞人心的皇家盾徽作为其徽标。从那以后，这个设计只在1949年改动过一次-当狮子顶上的王冠被移除以区分足协徽章和英国板球队的徽章。