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Line 1: − {{merge|Soccer teams in England}}+ − '''Manchester United Football Club''' are an [[England|English]] [[soccer]] ([[Football]] in the [[UK]]) team and are current European Champions. − − They play in red shirts, white shorts and black socks. They were the first English club to win the European Championship. Their current manager is Sir Alexander Ferguson. − − The club joined the Football League in 1892 under the name Newton Heath. Their official nickname is the "Red Devils" and the club badge features a small black devil holding a trident. They are known to their fans either as Man U, Man United or just United. − − In 2005 the club was taken over by the [[America|American]] billionaire, Malcolm Glazer. After two seasons with little success by their standards they won the Barclays Premier League again in 2007 and 2008. − − == Club Honours == − − * The Club has won the league title a total of 17 times, including 10 since the formation of the Premiership in 1993. (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008). − * They have won the F.A. Cup a record 11 times. (1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004) − * The won the League Cup on two occasions. (1992, 2006) − * They have won the UEFA Champions League three times. (1968, 1999, 2008) − * In 1999, they achieved an unprecedented treble of winning the Premiership, F.A. Cup and Champions League in the same year. − − == Current Squad <ref>http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={91EA3BE2-963A-4BAB-802C-F46A0EF3FCA3}&page=1</ref> == − − '''Goalkeepers:''' − # Edwin van der Sar − # Ben Foster − # Tomasz Kuszczak − # Tom Heaton − − '''Defenders:''' − # Gary Neville (Captain) − # Patrice Evra − # Rio Ferdinand − # Wes Brown − # Nemanja Vidić − # Gerard Piqué − # John O'Shea − # Mikaël Silvestre − − '''Midfielders:''' − # Owen Hargreaves − # Cristiano Ronaldo − # Anderson − # Ryan Giggs (Vice Captain) − # Park Ji-Sung − # Michael Carrick − # Nani − # Paul Scholes − # Darren Fletcher − # Chris Eagles − − '''Strikers:''' − # Louis Saha − # Wayne Rooney − # Dong Fangzhuo − # Carlos Tévez − # Danny Welbeck − − == References == − <small><references/></small> − − {{Nb sl english premier}}
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#redirect [[Soccer teams in England]]