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Thursday, 17 November 2016
manchesterunitedsquad20082009
Manchester United Football Club is a specialist football club located in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Leading League, the most notable flight of English football. Nicknamed "the Red Devils", the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR SOCCER TEAM in 1878, evolved its name to Manchester United in 1902 and relocated to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.Manchester United have won an archive 20 League Headings, a joint-record 12 FA Cups, four Group Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields. The club has triumphed in three European Cups, one UEFA Glass Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Glass, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Team World Glass. In 1998-99, the club became the first in the annals of English football to attain the treble of the Leading League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions Group.The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players. In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup. Alex Ferguson won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cups and 2 UEFA Champions Leagues, between 1986 and 2013, when he released his old age. Jos? Mourinho is the club's current manager, having been appointed on 27 May 2016.Manchester United was the second highest-earning soccer team in the global world for 2013-14, with an total annual revenue of EUR518 million and the world's third most valuable football club in 2015, valued at $1.98 billion. As of 2015 June, it's the world's most valuable football brand, believed to be well worth $1.2 billion.It is one of the most supported soccer teams on the planet extensively.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, and the business was considered private again. In August 2012, Manchester United made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The golf club holds several rivalries, most notably with Liverpool, Manchester City and Leeds United, and more recently with Arsenal.