MANCHESTER UNITED


Meaning of MANCHESTER UNITED in English

( also infml Man United )

a football team from Manchester, England, with a ground at Old Trafford (1). It was formed in 1902 and has won the FA Cup more times than any other team, as well as having many other successes in Britain and Europe. In 1958 several of its players were killed in a plane crash in Munich.

See also Beckham , Busby , Rooney .

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