Brief History

Manchester United F.C. (MUFC) is an English professional football club founded in 1878 which was originally known as Newton Heath LYR F.C. and changed its name to Manchester United in 1902.  The club is based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester since 1910 and plays in the English Premier League. Manchester United has won 19 league titles, 11 FA Cups, four league cups and 19 FA Community Shields. They also won three European Cups, one of each UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. Today, Manchester United valued at $2.23 billion, is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football club in the world. Earlier this year in July the club was ranked number one in Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's 10 most valuable sports teams. The owner of the club is the Glazer family, who also owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The manager today is Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been managing this club since 1986 making him the longest-serving manager in club history. He was the first manager to win "The Treble," which consists of winning the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in the same season. Therefore Ferguson was knight for his services to football.