Manchester United
/ˌmæntʃɪstə juˈnaɪtɪd/, /ˌmæntʃestə juˈnaɪtɪd/
/ˌmæntʃestər juˈnaɪtɪd/
(also also informal Man United
/ˌmæn juˈnaɪtɪd/
/ˌmæn juˈnaɪtɪd/
, Man U /ˌmæn ˈjuː/
/ˌmæn ˈjuː/
)- a football team from Manchester, England, with a ground at Old Trafford. It was formed in 1902 and has won the FA Cup many times, as well as having a lot of other successes in Britain and Europe. In 1958 several of its players were killed in a plane crash in Munich. see also Matt Busby
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