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Manchester United F.C. (view source)
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'''Manchester United F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] team playing in the [[English Premier League]]. Manchester United play in red shirts, white shorts and black socks. They were the first English club to win the European Cup, in 1968, winning again in 1999 and 2008. The club joined the Football League in 1892 under the name Newton Heath. Their official nickname is the "Red Devils" and the club badge features a small black devil holding a trident. They are known to their fans either as Man U, Man United or just United. In 2005 the club was taken over by the American billionaire, Malcolm Glazer. After two seasons with little success by their standards they won the Barclays Premier League again in 2007 and 2008. The club is noted for the exeptionally cosmopolitan nature of it's support, regulary drawing large numbers of fans from all over the the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. As a result it is consistently the most supported team in England, not to mention abroad. They have a prominant place in the Big Four of British Football, the other three being [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. However, the Devils have been considered, along with Chelsea, the "Yankees" of the Premiership, meaning that you either love or hate them. The Club maintains bitter rivalries with Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds United and Arsenal.
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