Cruz Azul
Definition
Cruz Azul is a professional Mexican football (soccer) club based in Mexico City, competing in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Nicknamed 'Los Cementeros' due to its origins with a cement company, the name literally translates to 'Blue Cross'.
Literally, 'cruz azul' means 'blue cross' in Spanish, referring to a cross that is blue in color.
Examples
Ser fanático del Cruz Azul es como invertir en cemento: sólido, pero a veces tarda décadas en fraguar un título.
Being a Cruz Azul fan is like investing in cement: solid, but sometimes it takes decades to set into a title.
El Cruz Azul cruzó la frontera del fracaso y plantó su bandera en la gloria de la Liga MX.
Cruz Azul crossed the border of failure and planted its flag in the glory of Liga MX.
Los jugadores del Cruz Azul pintaron el estadio de azul con goles que ni el tráfico de la CDMX pudo detener.
Cruz Azul players painted the stadium blue with goals that not even Mexico City traffic could stop.
En el clásico joven, el Cruz Azul demostró que lo azul vence al amarillo, al menos en sueños cementeros.
In the Clásico Joven, Cruz Azul proved that blue beats yellow, at least in cement dreams.