If you can't beat them, copy them. In every aspect of the game, clubs around the world have long looked to their contemporaries for inspiration.

Ideas are shared, borrowed, replicated – in everything from kit design to youth development, marketing and, of course, playing style.

The world's biggest clubs have had a huge influence, setting the trend for other teams – be it those down the road or across the planet.

And on occasions, those teams have even adopted the name of an illustrious club from elsewhere. Here, a look at some notable examples...