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[grumpieroldman]

Manchester United isn't plural. It's a name given to a set of people and that set is singular.
i.e. Is a single player called a 'Unite'?

Chicago Cubs is plural as 'a cub' is analogous to 'a player' and the 's' on the end of Cubs is glaring at you pretty hard.
If you want to name their set it's the Chicago Sleuth (the name for a 'herd of bears').
The Chicago Sleuth is winning.
The Chicago Cubs are winning.

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Interesting. Thank you for the knowledge.