Manchester United (Red Devils) Football Club is an English pro football club based in Stretford, Greater Manchester. The club currently plays in the English Premiere League, in which it also is the founding member of it in 1992. The club also participates in the UEFA Champions league since the 1996-1997 season. In 1878 it was launched by the name Newton Heath LYR Football Club, after bankruptcy stuck the club in 1902 it changed it’s name. Just 6 years before their first Title and 10 years after they join the football league. In 1909, the club moved to its current home, Old Trafford, which is a UEFA five-star rated stadium and the third-largest football ground in the United Kingdom.
Having won 18 titles, four League Cups and a record 11 FA Cups, Manchester United is one of the most widely supported club all over the globe, and is one of the most successful club. It is also one of the wealthiest club on the globe. The Club was purchased by the Glazer family in May 2005 for £800 million, after being listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1991.
Man U is not only known as a club but is now a global brand valued by Forbes Magazine with anywhere between 75 and 333 million supporters worldwide. The club is currently third, behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, in the Deloitte Football Money League If it was not for the depreciation of pound against the euro Man U would have the highest revenue by any football club in the world over taking the other 2 clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona. The club is now worth £1.19 billion.
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Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced that Wayne Rooney will improve his previous 34 goals tally and in the coming years he will be a finished product for England and any were he plays.
Rooney couldn’t carry his form to the biggest level as he could not score in the world cup for England where they were knocked out in the Round of 16.
Wayne had an improvement [last season] in terms of his timing and movement in the penalty box and his positioning.
"He got us over 30 goals and if he does that again and adds a little bit to his game, then that's what we expect.
Rooney and United's other World Cup players - Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Ji-Sung Park and Michael Carrick - have been excused the club’s pre-season tour of the United States and Canada in order to recuperate from their exertions in South Africa.
Ferguson hopes to see them return to the squad refreshed and ready to bring the Premier League title back to Old Trafford.
Manchester united has always been entertaining their audience come what may they have several time proved the odds wrong.
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after the exit of Beckham they found another star in Wayne Rooney who almost single handedly won them the 2009-10 EPL title if it was not 4 Chelsea...
with such a big fan following across the globe proves it all were it is more then a brand...