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Manchester United

Manchester United Football Club, nicknamed the Red Devils, is one of the most successful Clubs in England and one of the most recognised and respected clubs around the world.
Manchester United Football Club is an English football club based at the Old Trafford Stadium in Greater Manchester in the North of England.
11 FA Cups and 3 UEFA! Since 1986, Sir Alex Ferguson has been manager of the team, leading them to win 18 trophies in 20 year.
Founded in 1878, the club was originally named Newton Heath L&YR F.C. as the works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath. In 1892, they entered the Football League and changed their name, becoming Newton Heath F.C. However, in 1902, the club was near bankruptcy with more than £2500 in debts On April 26, 1902, Manchester United was born. New name implied new club's colours: they abandoned the green and gold halves in favour of red and white. Ernest Mangnall was appointed as head coach to get the club in the First Division.In 1907, 18 players of Manchester City were banned from playing for them ever again: United quickly signed some of them (Sandy Turnbull, Billy Meredith…). They made a huge impact on the team, leading them to win their first league title in 1909.On February 6, 1958, the plane carrying the team home from a European Cup match crashed in Munich, Germany: 8 players (Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Liam "Billy" Whelan) died and 15 persons were injured. Despite the accident, United reached the FA Cup Final, losing against Bolton Wanderers even managed to finish 2nd in Division 1 the following year. In 1977, Dave Sexton was appointed as manager and made the team play in a defensive formation, which is why Sexton was unpopular with supporters.In 1986, Alex Ferguson arrived from Aberdeen to replace Atkinson. For his first season as head coach, United finished 11th, and the following season, they finished 2nd with Brian McClair becoming the first United player to score more than 20 league goals in a season since George Best! However, the team struggled the next 2 seasons, and Ferguson was on the edge to be sacked! Fortunately, the team won the 1990 FA Cup, beating Crystal Palace in the final. In 1991, United won their first and only one European Cup Winners' Cup, beating Spanish champions Barcelona. In 2000, Manchester United became one of the 14 founders of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs. They finished 3rd in the 2002 Premiership, but they regained the title the following season (2003),Manchester United has 3 'traditional' rivals: Liverpool,manchester City,Leeds United Although, most fans see Liverpool as the number 1 rival, due to the success of both clubs as well as their proximity to each other.

Manchester United Achievements

Dennis Law
* European Player of the Year - 1964

Bobby Charlton
* European Player of the Year: 1966
* Footballer of the Year: 1966

George Best
* European Player of the Year: 1968
* Footballer of the Year: 1968

Eric Cantona
* Players' Player of the Year: 1995
* Footballer of the Year: 1996

Roy Keane
* Footballer of the Year: 2000
* Players' Player of the Year: 2000

Cristiano Ronaldo * Footballer of the Year: 2007 * Players' Player of the Year: 2007

League Title (16): 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007-08, 2008-09

FA Cups (11): 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004

League Cups (2): 1992, 2006

FA Charity/Community Shield (16): 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008 (* joint holders)

UEFA Champions League (3): 1968, 1999, 2007 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991 European Supercup: 1991 Intercontinental Cup: 199.

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