Gnairy United

## Introduction

**Gnairy United Football Club (Gnairy United for Short)** is a football club located in **Gnairy, Mixopolis Proper.** It was founded in 1904 by several English entrepreneurs, which is why their full name is in English and not Mixopolan. The club is known for it's iconography of the **Teutonic Order,** who was pretty involved in the history of Gnairy as a city. Gnairy United is historically one of the most important clubs in Mixopolan football, due to it being one of the first clubs in Northern Mixopolis to survive the post-dissolvement chaos in Mixopolis during the 1920's and the early 1950's.

## The Beginning (<1904 - 1922)

In the mid-19th to early 20th century, many immigrants from Britain, Canada, and the U.S. arrived in Mixopolis for huge opportunities, such as the founders of **Gnairy United,** those people were **Oliver Ball, Todd Simon, Ryan Clark, Zachary Cunningham.** These 4 lads from **Liverpool** wanted to play and or lead a football team, but were rejected by both **Everton** and their rivals **Liverpool FC,** which is why they moved to Mixopolis. The reason they went for **Gnairy** was that they read books about the city, and were entranced at it's beauty and culture, especially the battle between resting **Teutonic Knights** and fellow knights who converted to **Yuzhjugutian Paganism,** the ladder won, and planted the symbol of Arceus next to their wooden cross. Ever since reading this story, they all couldn't wait to go, so they saved up some money, and when they got the chance to, they hopped on a ship to **Havsfed**, and then took a long train ride to **Gnairy.** They were all greeted by **Lado Gospod,** the then mayor of **Gnairy,** and it was **Ryan Clark** who told of their prospect to create a football club in the city to him, **Gospod** was impressed at their charisma, and helped them get the team set up. When it went to the decision for the home colors, they chose blue to represent inspiration to glory, and black for the Teutonic cross, it was finally finished! In **March of 1904**, the new team was announced as **Gnairy United Football Club,** they began playing professionally in **August** of the same year. They immediately became one of the nations most recognizable clubs, Their navy blue and black stripes set them out from the rest, their performances were like seeing a basketball perfectly going through the hoop. But they never won the league however.

## The Dark Ages (1922 - 1954)

The Mixopolan Confederation was dissolved in 1922, plunging most of the mainland into anarchy, and **Gnairy** was a big target to the warlords. **Gnairy** fell to several militias, before coming under the ownership of the **Anarchist Black Army.** Even though they were lucky to be under them, and not any other horrible governance, football wouldn't return for a long time, 24 years to be exact. During this time, 3 of the 4 founders were killed by non-natural causes. **Oliver Ball** was crushed by rubble in 1931, **Todd Simon** was killed in a car accident in 1935, and Finally, **Zachary Cunningham** was murdered by a Neo-Nazi in 1942. **Ryan Clark**, the only survivor, was made a legend of **Gnairy United,** and is memorialized with a statue in the entrance area of the **Teutonic Memorial Stadium.**

## The MPR Era (1954 - 2020)

The anarchy would end when the Soviets finally occupied **Gnairy** in 1954. **Gnairy's** close distance to the new capital of **Leninsburg** made them a prime target for a big football club in the new **MPR 1st League,** but it wasn't going to be **Gnairy United,** rather it was their new rivals **Gnairy Reds.** The fans of **Gnairy United** were outraged, so they marched all the way to the **MPRFA** headquarters in **Leninsburg**. They held signs saying quotes such as "CRUSADE!" "You're killing our team!" and "Betrayal!" The MPRFA's reaction was to give Gnairy United a 5-year ban from getting promoted to the 1st League. Gnairy United finally made it to the 1st League in 1968, where they usually finished in mid-table positions, even nearly being relegated a few times. Yet, Gnairy United stood the test of time and politics, but Gnairy United could never win anything, not even a Mixopolan Cup.

## Present Day (2020 - )

Today, **Gnairy United** is one of the most recognizable clubs in Mixopolis, even without any important trophies. They were also honored as the "Embodiment of the spirit of Northern Mixopolis." **Gnairy United** is now under a rebuild by former FC Barcelona head coach **Ernesto Valverde,** and is destined to rise again.

## Notable Figures

Zachary Cunningham (Center-Forward, 1904 - 1926)

Erik Gellner (Right-Back, 1958 - 1970)

Ryan Clark (Chairman, 1904 - 1964 | Inducted into the Mixopolan Football Hall of Fame)

Venseswav Hess (Defensive-Midfielder, 2018 -)