Crystal Palace’s opponents this Saturday are renowned for more than just their back-to-back title winning seasons and 1959 European Cup semi-final.
Of course, BSC Young Boys are also remarkable for their name. Unique in a football world of cities and towns, YB stand out with their rather bizarre moniker.
But the origins of the name are clear and simple, dating back to the original club’s founding in 1898.
University of Bern students Max Schwab, Hermann Bauer, Franz Kehrli and Oskar Schwab grouped together in 1897 to organise a match between BSC Old Boys and FC Bern.