Short History From Manchester United
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club,
based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier
League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to
Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.
Manchester
United has won many trophies in English football, including a record 19 league titles, a record 11 FA Cups, four League Cups and
a record 19 FA Community Shields. The club has also won
three European Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super
Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup. In 1998–99, the club won a Treble of
the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, an unprecedented
feat for an English club.
The
1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players. In
1968, under the management of Matt Busby,
Manchester United was the first English football club to win the European Cup. The current manager, Sir Alex Ferguson,
has won 24 major honors since he took over in November 1986.
Manchester United is one of the
wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world. In January 2013, Manchester United
became the first sports team in the world to be valued at $3 billion.
Forbes Magazine valued the club at $3.3 billion – $1.2 billion higher
than the next most valuable sports team. After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm
Glazer in May 2005 in
a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million. In August 2012, Manchester United made
an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
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