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Manchester United F.C. is a football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.Founded as Newton Heath F.C. in 1878, the club has had several mascots; the most recent is "Fred the Red", an anthropomorphic "Red Devil", after the club's nickname, the Red Devils.
In 1975, the red devil ("A devil facing the sinister guardant supporting with both hands a trident gules") was granted as a heraldic badge by the College of Arms to the English Football League for use by Manchester United. [104] In 2023, the Red Devil motif alone, which had been used in promotional items and merchandise previously, was used as ...
The main activity for the Red Devils is supporting the national football team, i.e. cheering. The cheering of the Red Devils is noted for being highly organized and extremely passionate, so much so that they are called "the 12th member" of the football team. [7] The most common cheer is in a cadence of shouting and clapping: "대~한민국!
English rugby club Salford had toured France in the 1930s wearing red shirts and became known as "The Red Devils". Busby liked the sound of it, so he declared Manchester United should also be known as "The Red Devils" and soon the club began incorporating the devil logo into match programmes and scarves. [19]
Fred the Red – Manchester United F.C. [23] Freddy the Fox – Halifax Town A.F.C. [31] Gilbert the Gull – Torquay United F.C. Grecian the Lion – Exeter City F.C. Gresty the Lion – Crewe Alexandra FC; Gully the Seagull – Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. [23] Gunnersaurus Rex – Arsenal F.C. [23] H'Angus the Monkey – Hartlepool United F ...
From the Slovak word meaning warrior. [4] Slovenia: Zmajčeki The Dragons: A dragon is a large, serpent-like legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures around the world. [41] Spain: La Roja The Red One "La Furia Roja", means the Red Fury in Spanish. [42] [43] Sweden: Blågult The Blue-Yellow
Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois - Red Devils, imagery includes a devil's head and a pitchfork. Ronald Reagan was an alumnus, playing on the football team. Guilford College , Greensboro, North Carolina - Guilford Quakers , mascot "Nathan the Quaker"
The Red Devils retained the 2008 FA Community Shield 3–1 on penalties against 2007–08 FA Cup winners Portsmouth after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes on 10 August. [18] [19] It was United's second game against Portsmouth in the space of two weeks.