Manchester United

Manchester United FC, commonly abbreviated to Man United or just Man U (MU), is an English football club based at Old Trafford, Manchester. Formed as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 as a football team of the Railway Company depot Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in Newton Heath, changed its name to Manchester United in 1902.
Since 1993 Manchester United claimed a large dominance in the domestic championship under the direction of Sir Alex Ferguson, a new dominance since the end of Liverpool FC in the mid-1970s and the early 1980s. Since the passing of an era in the 1992 Premiership, Manchester United is the most successful team with eight-time champion win trophies.
On May 12, 2005, businessmen from the United States became the owner Malcolm Glazer bought the club with a majority of shares worth £ 800 million (U.S. $ 1.47 billion) but was accompanied by protests from rabid fans.
DATA
Full name: Manchester United
Nickname: The Red Devils (Red Devils)
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester (capacity 68 936)
Costume: Red-White (Cage), Blue-Blue (Away)
Club Owner: Malcolm Glazer
Club chairman Joel Glazer and Avram Glazer
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
PLAYERS 2011-2012 SEASON
Goalkeeper:
1 David De Gea29 Tomasz Kuszczak34 Anders Lindegaard40 Ben Amos
Defender:
3 Patrice Evra4 Phil Jones5 Rio Ferdinand6 Jonny Evans12 Chris Smalling15 Nemanja Vidic20 Fabio21 Rafael
Midfielder:

8 Anderson11 Ryan Giggs13 Park Ji-Sung16 Michael Carrick17 Nani18 Ashley Young23 Tom Cleverley24 Darren Fletcher25 Luis Antonio Valencia28 Darron GibsonPaul PogbaRavel Morrison
Attackers:
7 Michael Owen9 Dimitar Berbatov10 Wayne Rooney14 Javier Hernandez19 Danny Welbeck27 Federico MachedaMame Biram Diouf
ACHIEVEMENT
Premier League: 17 times, 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.
Premier League Division One: 1935-36, 1974-75
FA Cup: 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004.
Carling Cup: 992, 2006, 2010
FA Charity / Community Shield: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965 *, 1967 *, 1977 *, 1983, 1990 *, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007 (* = joint winners)
Champions League: 1968, 1999, 2008
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991
UEFA Super Cup: 1991
Intercontinental Cup / Club World Championship: 1999
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008