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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 red devil holding a trident, which has led to calls for Christians to boycott them<ref>[http://www.joinmust.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33916 Devil a Logo Area for Reds] Join Must</ref>. 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 | + | '''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 red devil holding a trident, which has quite rightly led to calls for Christians to boycott them<ref>[http://www.joinmust.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33916 Devil a Logo Area for Reds] Join Must</ref>, because they are clearly a plot of Lucifer himself to draw people away from the True Christian<sup>TM</sup> team, [[Everton F.C.]]. 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 exceptionally cosmopolitan nature of it's support, regularly 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 prominent 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 "[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]" of the Premiership, meaning that you either love or hate them. The Club maintains bitter rivalries with Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal. The team is managed by Sir Alex Ferguson and is sponsored by the tax-payer funded [[AIG]]. |
| − | At present, the club currently possesses Christiano Ronaldo, who is | + | At present, the club currently possesses Christiano Ronaldo, who is acknowledged as the greatest player in the world at present.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6561341.stm</ref> |
==Roster== | ==Roster== | ||
Revision as of 12:53, March 24, 2009
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 red devil holding a trident, which has quite rightly led to calls for Christians to boycott them[1], because they are clearly a plot of Lucifer himself to draw people away from the True ChristianTM team, Everton F.C.. 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 exceptionally cosmopolitan nature of it's support, regularly 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 prominent place in the Big Four of British Football, the other three being Arsenal, Chelsea, and 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 and Arsenal. The team is managed by Sir Alex Ferguson and is sponsored by the tax-payer funded AIG.
At present, the club currently possesses Christiano Ronaldo, who is acknowledged as the greatest player in the world at present.[2]
Roster
Goalkeepers
- 1 Edwin Van Der Sar
- 12 Ben Foster
- 29 Tomasz Kuszczak
- 38 Ron-Robert Zieler
- 40 Ben Amos
Defenders
- 2 Gary Neville
- 3 Patrice Evra
- 5 Rio Ferdinand
- 6 Wes Brown
- 15 Nemanja Vidic
- 20 Fabio
- 21 Rafael
- 22 John O'Shea
- 23 Jonny Evans
- 25 Danny Simpson
- 36 David Gray
- 37 Craig Cathcart
- 39 James Chester
- 42 Richard Eckersley
Midfielders
- 4 Owen Hargreaves
- 7 Cristiano Ronaldo
- 11 Ryan Giggs
- 13 Ji-Sung Park
- 14 Zoran Tosic
- 16 Michael Carrick
- 17 Nani
- 18 Paul Scholes
- 24 Darren Fletcher
- 28 Darron Gibson
- 30 Lee Martin
- 33 Sam Hewson
- 34 Rodrigo Possebon
- 35 Tom Cleverley
Strikers
- 8 Anderson
- 9 Dimitar Berbatov
- 10 Wayne Rooney
- 19 Danny Welbeck
- 26 Manucho
- 31 Fraizer Campbell
- 32 Carlos Tevez
- 41 Federico Macheda
- 45 Febian Brandy
Notable former players
References
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