Manchester

==Sport==
{{Main|Sport in Manchester}}
[[File:Etihad Stadium.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|The [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] is home to Premier League club Manchester City F.C. and host stadium for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.]]
Two [[Premier League]] [[association football|football]] clubs bear the city's name – [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8514475/Manchester-is-a-City-United-in-celebration-as-both-clubs-end-the-day-with-silverware.html |title=Manchester is a City United in celebration as both clubs end the day with silverware |last1=White |first1=Duncan |last2=Smith |first2=Rory |work=The Telegraph |date=14 May 2011 |access-date=9 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203118/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8514475/Manchester-is-a-City-United-in-celebration-as-both-clubs-end-the-day-with-silverware.html |archive-date=12 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Manchester City's home is the [[City of Manchester Stadium]] in east Manchester, built for the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] and then reconfigured as a football ground in 2003. Manchester United, despite originating in Manchester, have been based in the neighbouring borough of [[Trafford]] since 1910. Their stadium [[Old Trafford]] is adjacent to [[Lancashire County Cricket Club]] ground, also called [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)|Old Trafford]]. The cricket club has strong association with Manchester due to proximity to the city and Manchester historically being part of [[Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitmanchester.com/Parts2.aspx?PartId=51&ExperienceId=11 |title=Football fever |access-date=6 October 2008 |work=Visit Manchester web pages |publisher=Visit Manchester |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027081212/http://www.visitmanchester.com/Parts2.aspx?PartId=51&ExperienceId=11 |archive-date=27 October 2007}}<br /> {{cite web |url=http://visitmanchester.com/Parts2.aspx?ExperienceId=11&PartId=120 | title=Sporting heritage |access-date=6 October 2008 |work=Visit Manchester web pages |publisher=Visit Manchester |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206131231/http://visitmanchester.com/Parts2.aspx?ExperienceId=11&PartId=120 |archive-date=6 February 2010}}</ref>

Sporting facilities built for the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] include the City of Manchester Stadium, [[National Squash Centre]] and [[Manchester Aquatics Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gameslegacy.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi/34| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111071627/http://www.gameslegacy.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi/34 |archive-date=11 November 2007 |title=Sporting Legacy |access-date=6 October 2008 |year=2003 |work=Commonwealth Games Legacy Manchester 2002 |publisher=Commonwealth Games Legacy}}</ref> Manchester has competed twice to host the Olympic Games, beaten by [[Atlanta]] for [[Bids for the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] and [[Sydney]] for [[Bids for the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]. The [[National Cycling Centre]] includes a velodrome, BMX Arena and Mountainbike trials, and is the home of [[British Cycling]], UCI ProTeam [[Team Sky]] and [[Sky Track Cycling]]. The [[Manchester Velodrome]], built as a part of the bid for the 2000 games, has become a catalyst for British success in cycling.<ref name="Park">{{cite book |last=Parkinson-Bailey |first=John J |title=Manchester: an Architectural History |year=2000 |publisher=Manchester University Press |location=Manchester |isbn=0-7190-5606-3 |pages=249–250, 284–286}}</ref> The velodrome hosted the [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] for a record third time in 2008. The [[National Indoor BMX Arena]] (2,000 capacity) adjacent to the velodrome opened in 2011. The [[Manchester Arena]] hosted the [[FINA]] World Swimming Championships in 2008.<ref name="FINA">{{cite web |url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=380 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150904003207/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=380 |url-status=dead |archive-date= 4 September 2015 |title=9th Fina World Swimming Championships (25m)| access-date=6 October 2008 |publisher=Fina.org |year=2008}}</ref> Manchester hosted the [[World Open (squash)|World Squash Championships]] in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsquash2008.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715100407/http://www.worldsquash2008.com/|archive-date=15 July 2008 |title=Hi-Tec World Squash Championships – Manchester 2008 |publisher=Hi-Tec World Squash Championships Manchester 2008 |year=2008 |access-date=5 May 2009}}</ref> the [[2010 World Lacrosse Championship]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/ |title=World Lacrosse Championships – Manchester 2010 |publisher=World Lacrosse Championships 2010 |year=2010 |access-date=29 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211113204/http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/ |archive-date=11 February 2010}}</ref> the [[2013 Ashes series]], [[2013 Rugby League World Cup]], [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] and [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].