曼聯(lián)是英格蘭足球史上最為成功的俱樂部之一,也是歐洲乃至世界最具有影響力最成功的的球隊之一,共獲得20次英格蘭頂級聯(lián)賽冠軍,12次英格蘭足總杯冠軍,4次英格蘭聯(lián)賽杯冠軍(除英格蘭聯(lián)賽杯外均為最高紀(jì)錄)。在歐洲賽場上,曼聯(lián)共獲得3次歐洲冠軍聯(lián)賽冠軍,1次歐洲優(yōu)勝者杯和1次歐洲超級杯冠軍。
2016年5月27日,曼聯(lián)官方宣布葡萄牙主教練何塞·穆里尼奧將入主老特拉福德,他將成為弗格森爵士退休后曼聯(lián)所任命的第三任主教練。
Manchester United Football Club is the biggest brand in world football and the world’s richest club. The English Premier League club was founded as Newton Heath in 1878 and changed its name to Manchester United in 1902. It is one of the most successful clubs in English football and perhaps the most widely-supported in the world, with as many as 350 million fans. In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked Manchester United second to the New York Yankees in its list of the world’s most valuable sports team brands. The club has always managed to secure lucrative sponsorship deals and regularly receives the highest share of TV rights. United manage its worldwide exposure well through its own TV channel, MUTV. It also has a financial services arm and a foundation to help poorer children succeed.