Original Nike football polo Manchester United
Nike football polo Manchester United
Size: L (unisex)
Condition: 9.5 / 10 (used)
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The club is the most successful side in English football history and the most successful today with 20 important cups since Ferguson joined Manchester United in November 1986. They have already won the English national championship twenty times. The club won the European Cup I / UEFA Champions League in 1968, 1999 and 2008 and was the losing finalist in both 2009 and 2011. Both finals were lost to FC Barcelona. Manchester United play its home games at Old Trafford, a 76,312-seat stadium. The latest 7,900-seat expansion was achieved by raising the northeast and northwest corners of the stadium. Even after this expansion, the stadium is sold out almost every game. The club therefore has the highest average spectator numbers of the Premier League. The club's home games are played in a red, white and black outfit.
On May 12, 2005, the club came into the hands of the American businessman Malcolm Glazer. He paid 800 million pounds, about 1.2 billion euros. Since May 16, he has managed to acquire 75% of the shares. This percentage is necessary to remove the club from the stock exchange.
Manchester United is one of the few clubs that managed to reach the European top with its youth academy. Manchester United is a partner of Unicef and acts as national ambassador for the UN Children's Fund.
Manchester United was one of the few European top clubs to succeed in competing with Ajax, Chelsea, Juventus and Bayern Munich, all three of the UEFA main competitions (European Cup I / UEFA Champions League, European Cup II, and UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League). to win.