AFC Wimbledon, an English soccer club created in 2002 by disgruntled supporters after their original team was controversially relocated and rebranded, continued its rise up the league pyramid by getting promoted to the third division on Monday. The south London team beat Plymouth 2-0 in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium. AFC Wimbledon began life in the ninth tier of the English game 14 years ago, after the ''original'' Wimbledon FC was moved 90 kilometers (56 miles) to Milton Keynes, a commuter town north of London.
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