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Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester,and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world. The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division ofEnglish football since 1938, with the exception of the 1974-75 season.
Manchester United are the reigning English champions and Club World Cup holders, having won the '08-'09Premier League and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. The club is one of the most successful in the history of English football and has won 22 major honours sinceSir Alex Ferguson became manager in November 1986. In 1968, they became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating Benficahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L._Benfica 4-1. They won a second European Cup as part of a Treble in 1999, before winning theirthird in 2008. The club holds the joint record for the most English league titles with 18 and also holds the record for the most FA Cup wins with 11.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been manager of the club since 6 November 1986, joining from Aberdeen after the departure of Ron Atkinson.[sup]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_utd#cite_note-8[/sup] The current club captain is Gary Neville, who succeeded Roy Keanehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Keane in November 2005.
Major Honours:
Premier League/Football League Division One: 18 Times
FA Cup: 11 Times
League Cup: 3 Times
Community Shield: 17 Times
European Cup/Champions League: 3 Times
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1 Time
UEFA Super Cup: 1 Time
Intercontinental Cup: 1 Time
FIFA Club World Cup: 1 Time
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Manchester United are the reigning English champions and Club World Cup holders, having won the '08-'09Premier League and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. The club is one of the most successful in the history of English football and has won 22 major honours sinceSir Alex Ferguson became manager in November 1986. In 1968, they became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating Benficahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L._Benfica 4-1. They won a second European Cup as part of a Treble in 1999, before winning theirthird in 2008. The club holds the joint record for the most English league titles with 18 and also holds the record for the most FA Cup wins with 11.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been manager of the club since 6 November 1986, joining from Aberdeen after the departure of Ron Atkinson.[sup]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_utd#cite_note-8[/sup] The current club captain is Gary Neville, who succeeded Roy Keanehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Keane in November 2005.
Major Honours:
Premier League/Football League Division One: 18 Times
FA Cup: 11 Times
League Cup: 3 Times
Community Shield: 17 Times
European Cup/Champions League: 3 Times
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1 Time
UEFA Super Cup: 1 Time
Intercontinental Cup: 1 Time
FIFA Club World Cup: 1 Time
If you didn't know, know you know!
