The Manchester United Football Club is for real the most preponderant team in expert soccer. Originally the club was founded as Newton Heath Lyr Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910. Manchester United has fans over the globe, throughout Europe, Asia as well as North and South America.
In 1968 United was the first English team to win the prestigious European Cup. They also won the Eufa Champions League in 1999 and 2008. The have won English Premier League Titles in 11 seasons since 1992. They have also won the Fa Cup 11 times in total.
The most preponderant Footballer of all time, David Beckham signed for Manchester in 1992, at the young age of only 17. Beckham played for Manchester United from 1992 -2003, when he signed with Real Madrid. Beckham enjoyed a thriving career with Manchester United winning 6 League titles and taking part in the infamous treble.
In 1999 Manchester United won a historic treble, winning the Eufa Champions League, The Premier League title, and the Fa Cup in the same season. They Defeated Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou to unblemished the treble. Sir Alex Ferguson was Knighted in recognition of this accomplishment.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy signed for the club in 2001, and went on to score 150 goals in just 219 games with United. During his time at United, Rudd won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year in 2 seasons with the club. He also lead the team in scoring in the Eufa Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Manchester United as an 18 year old in 2003 for over 12 million pounds. Ronaldo won the Champions League with United and was also named the Fifa footballer of the year in 2008. Cristiano has seen small success since leaving the club for Real Madrid.
Wayne Rooney is the current superstar for the club, and has enjoyed success at a young age. Any way Rooney is coming off a poor performance at the World Cup in South Africa. And has been in the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. Rumors in the British tabloids suggest that Wayne has been caught cheating on his pregnant wife with a 00 per night prostitute. Manchester will need Rooney to focus on football if they are to have any success this season.
The History Of Manchester United Football Club