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Sports & Games Flashcards

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English
Ran the first recorded 4-minute mile in city of Oxford while studying medicine (1954)
First Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year”

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ROGER BANNISTER

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Australian cricketer
1930s-40s
Considered the best cricketer of all time

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DONALD BRADMAN

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Retired from NASCAR in 2015
#24

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JEFF GORDON

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Famed Indian cricket batsman
Retired 2013

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SACHIN TENDULKAR

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Won 3 track medals at a single Olympics (1960 in Rome), and was the first American woman to do so
Had polio as a child

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WILMA RUDOLPH

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American sprinter
Won golds and set records at Seoul’s 1988 Olympics
Spouse of Al Joyner

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FLORENCE GRIFFITH (JOYNER)

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American athlete
Won gold in HEPTATHLON & LONG JUMP in Seoul 1988
Won gold in HEPTATHLON in Barcelona 1992
Married her coach, Bob Kersee
Sister of Al

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JACKIE JOYNER (KERSEE)

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Romanian-American gymnastics coach
Coached Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton, & Kerri Strug (whom he carried to the podium)
Defected to the US in 1981

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BELA KAROLYI

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American skier
Youngest ever slalom gold medalist at 18 (Sochi 2014)

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MIKAELA SHIFFRIN

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American skier
First American woman to win a downhill gold (Vancouver 2010)
Most women’s world cup wins
Nee Kildow

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LINDSEY VONN

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Japanese figure skater
1989 world champion

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MIDORI ITO

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American skateboarder
Nicknamed “Birdman”
Achieved the first “900” (move) in competition
Namesake of a popular video game franchise

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TONY HAWK

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Romanian gymnast
At Montreal 1976, age 14, got a historic ‘perfect 10’ in the uneven parallel bars
Coached by Bela Karolyi
Proponent of the Special Olympics

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NADIA COMANECI

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American gymnast
All-Around gold at 1984 LA Olympics
Coached by Bela Karolyi

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MARY LOU RETTON

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American gymnast
In 1996 Atlanta Olympics, stuck the landing, injured ankle, and helped team get gold
Carried to the podium by coach Bela Karolyi

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KERRI STRUG

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German Formula 1 driver (retired)
7 world championships
Brother of Ralf, also a driver

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MICHAEL SCHUMACHER

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1st woman to win an IndyCar race, 2008
2005 Indycar & Indy500 Rookie of the Year
1st woman to lead an Indy 500 lap
Moved to NASCAR in 2011

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DANICA PATRICK

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NASCAR driver
#24
Retired in 2015

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JEFF GORDON

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NASCAR driver
#3
Died in 2001 of injuries from Daytona 500
Son “Jr.” also a NASCAR driver

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DALE EARNHARDT (SR.)

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Swedish golfer
Dominant in 1990s-2008 (retired)
Tops LPGA’s career money list (>$22 million)
Lowest score in LPGA history, 59 over 18 holes
Sister Charlotta also golfs

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ANNIKA SORENSTAM

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Golfer nicknamed “The Big Fijian”
First name means “victory” in Hindi

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VIJAY SINGH

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South African golfer
One of the big 3 of the ’60s
Won SA Open 13 times

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GARY PLAYER

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Filipino boxer & politician
Lefty
Nicknamed “Pac Man”

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MANNY PACQUIAO

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Multisport “Wonder Girl”
Medals in hurdles, javelin, & high jump at 1932 LA Olympics
10 LPGAs (40s-50s)

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“BABE” DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS

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Started playing soccer at 15 (1987)
University of North Carolina Tarheel
158 international goals
Nike building named for her
Nee “Mariel Margaret”
Spouse Nomar Garciaparra

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“MIA” HAMM

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Basque sport
Played to either 7 or 9 points
Considered fastest ball game (>200mph)
Popular in Florida
Played with a pelota (ball) & cesta (basket) on a fronton (3-wall court)

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JAI ALAI

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French for “railroad” (due to its speed)
Variety of baccarat

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CHEMIN DE FER
“CHEMMY”

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Casino card game
Has a “player” and “banker”
Max points per hand is 9
Varieties include punto banco, chemin de fer
Appears in Casino Royale (“The game is…”)
Also the name of a French glassmaker

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BACCARAT

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1st black man to win singles at Wimbledon, US Open, & Australian Open
Wrote memoir “Days of Grace”
Died in 1993 due to AIDS
Won a posthumous Medal of Freedom
Stadium named after him at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens is the site of US Open

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ARTHUR ASHE (JR.)

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Russian tennis player
Never won a single
Won some doubles with partner Martina Hingis
Often called a “beauty”

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ANNA KOURNIKOVA

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American tennis player
Lefty
Top male player of 1970s
Temporarily engaged to CHRIS EVERT

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JIMMY CONNORS

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German tennis player
Set many records in the 1980s-1990s
Retired in 1999
Married Andre Agassi

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STEFFI GRAF

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First black American Wimbledon champion, in 1957 (& 1958)
Later played in the LPGA

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ALTHEA GIBSON

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The “Big 3” that have dominated men’s tennis singles since 2003:
Swiss
Spanish (plays lefty)
Serbian (he likes to bounce his ball a lot before serving)

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ROGER FEDERER
RAFAEL NADAL
NOVAK DJOKOVIC

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Czechoslovakian tennis star
Most Grand Slam titles of any player

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MARTINA NAVRATILOVA

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Floridian tennis player
1970s-80s
Was briefly engaged to Jimmy Connors
Spouses: British tennis pro John Lloyd (div.); skier Andy Mill (div.)

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CHRIS EVERT

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Russian-born tennis player
2000s-10s
Has a career Grand Slam

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MARIA SHARAPOVA

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Last American man to win a tennis Grand Slam title (in 2003)
Spouse: model Brooklyn Decker
Notoriously strong serve (up to 140mph)
Nickname sounds like a baseball star

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ANDY RODDICK
“A-ROD”

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American tennis player
Beat Bobby Riggs in 1973’s “Battle of the Sexes”
Played by Emma Stone in a film of that name
Won 20 Wimbledon titles
Nee Moffitt

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BILLIE JEAN KING

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New York tennis player
1980s-90s
Lefty
Brother Patrick also plays tennis
Spouses: actress Tatum O’neal (div.); singer Patty Smyth
Portrayed by Shia LaBeouf in “Borg vs. ____”
Notoriously mouthy/bratty

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JOHN MCENROE (JR.)

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American tennis star of 1990s
Once held men’s Grand Slam singles record
Spouse: actress Bridgette Wilson
Rival of Agassi, with whom he appeared in Nike ads

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PETE SAMPRAS

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Tennis player from Las Vegas
Career slam in the 1990s
Spouses: Brooke Shields (div.); Steffi Graf
Rival of Sampras, with whom he appeared in Nike ads

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ANDRE AGASSI

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Women’s tennis player
First Olympic gold for Puerto Rico, in 2016

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MONICA PUIG

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American tennis player
Fashion designer with a line named EleVen
Older sister of another famous player
Daughter of Richard

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VENUS WILLIAMS

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Has more tennis titles than her older sister
Record holder for women’s tennis prize money
Has faced fines for conduct
Spouse: reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian
Daughter of Richard

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SERENA WILLIAMS

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Swiss tennis player
Known as a “teen phenom” in the 1990s
Played doubles with Anna Kournikova

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MARTINA HINGIS

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Swedish tennis player
Nicknamed “Ice Man”
Wimbledon winner, 1976-1980
Rivals with McEnroe

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BJORN BORG

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Swedish tennis star of the 1980s-90s

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STEFAN EDBERG

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Lost to Billie Jean King in 1973’s “Battle of the Sexes”
Played by Steve Carrell in a film by that name

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BOBBY RIGGS

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Australian tennis player
1960s
Nicknamed “Rocket”
Lefty

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In college sports, a non-scholarship player

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Canadian figure skater
3 world titles
Sounds like the king of rock n’ roll

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ELVIS STOJKO

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Canadian figure skater
4 world titles
First to land a quadruple jump in competition, in 1988

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KURT BROWNING

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American figure skater
Olympic gold in 1992 Albertville
In 2008 won “Dancing With the Stars”

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KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

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Spanish for “basket”
Rummy game from Uruguay
Played with 108 cards (2 x 52 card decks + 4 jokers)
1950s U.S. fad

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American swimmer/author
Claims to have swum Cuba to Florida sans shark cage in 2013 over about 53 hours
Wrote 2016 memoir “Find A Way”

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DIANA NYAD

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Japanese tennis player
Won women’s US open in 2018 & 2020

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NAOMI OSAKA

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American figure skater
U.S. Champion in 1996 & 1998-2005
Named for a Beatles song

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MICHELLE KWAN

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Australian tennis player
#1 ranked woman in the 1960s

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MARGARET (SMITH) COURT

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Spanish golfer
1st European to win US Masters, 1980

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SEVE BALLESTEROS

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American athlete
At Mexico 1968, set Olympic long jump record of 29 ft 2.5 in

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ROBERT BEAMON

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Australian swimmer
Golds in 2000 & 2004
Weapon nickname

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IAN “THORPEDO” THORPE

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Puerto Rican golfer Juan Antonio
Famed for his celebratory “sword dance”
Name mispronounced on WKRP in Cincinnati

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“CHI-CHI” RODRIGUEZ

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Italian lawn bowling game
Wooden balls

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BOCCI/BOCCE

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Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania changed its name to this in 1954 to honour a local athlete

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JIM THORPE, PA

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Second leg of the American triple crown
Occurs at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland
Winner wears Black-Eyed Susans, Maryland’s state flower

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PREAKNESS STAKES

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Last name of NASCAR driver brothers Kurt & Kyle

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Racecourse in Berkshire, England
Royal horse races since 1711 under Queen Anne

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Boxer convicted for murder in 1966
Exonerated 20 years later (1985)
Subject of a 1975 Bob Dylan song
Played by Denzel Washington in 1999

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RUBIN “HURRICANE” CARTER

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Seattle sports equipment co. named for the Kirschner brothers and mount Godwin-Austen

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Traditional way for a “lady” to ride, with both feet on the same flank of the horse

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SIDESADDLE

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American speed skater
5 golds at Lake Placid (1980)

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ERIC HEIDEN

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American speed skater
6 medals (1988-94), most of any American woman at Winter Olympics

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BONNIE BLAIR

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American speed skater
8 medals (2002-2010), most of any American man at Winter Olympics

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APOLO ANTON OHNO

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Nickname for Clemson’s Memorial Stadium
Nickname for LSU’s Tiger Stadium
Sounds like a California national park

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DEATH VALLEY

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Stadium in Pasadena, CA
Home of the UCLA Bruins
Since 1902 has hosted a New Year’s Day (except Sundays) college football game - only exception is during WWII at Duke (1942)
Most wins are by SoCal Trojans
Flea market
Jackie Robinson football statue

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“Red Devils”
The most popular and one of the most successful association football clubs in England

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MANCHESTER UNITED

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