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Nicky Butt
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Nicholas (Nicky) Butt (born 21 January 1975 in Manchester (Manchester: A city in northwestern England (30 miles east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England) ) is a professional footballer (footballer: An athlete who plays American football) who plays for Newcastle United (Newcastle United: newcastle united is an english professional football team based in newcastle upon tyne,...
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He began his career at Manchester United (Manchester United: more facts about this subject) and was an important part of their youth team before turning professional in 1993. He became a regular player in the Manchester United first team from 1994-95 onwards. His opportunities were somewhat limited by the presence of Roy Keane (Roy Keane: more facts about this subject) and Paul Scholes (Paul Scholes: paul scholes (born november 16, 1974) is an english football (soccer)|football...
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He won his first England cap during the 1997-98 season and became a regular in the side. After the he was named "the best player at the tournament" by Brazilian legend Pelé (Pelé: more facts about this subject) . He currently competes for one of the two central midfield positions with Liverpool (Liverpool: A large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports) 's Steven Gerrard (Steven Gerrard: more facts about this subject) and Chelsea (Chelsea: more facts about this subject) 's Frank Lampard (Frank Lampard: more facts about this subject) .
His first-team opportunities at Manchester United further restricted by a number of new midfield acquisitions, Butt handed in a transfer request in January 2004, but turned down a proposed move to Birmingham City (Birmingham City: birmingham city (bcfc) is one of birminghams two professional soccer teams (the other...
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