The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players.

In 1968, under the management of Matt

Busby, Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup. Alex Ferguson
won 38 trophies as manager, including 13 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cups and 2 UEFA Champions
Leagues, between 1986 and 2013,[8][9][10] when he announced his retirement. Manchester United is
one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world,[11][12] and has rivalries with Liverpool,
Manchester City, Arsenal and Leeds United.

Manchester United was the highest-earning football club in the world for 2016–17, with an annual
revenue of €676.3 million,[13] and the world's third most valuable football club in 2019, valued at £3.15
billion ($3.81 billion).[14] After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was taken
private after a purchase by Malcolm Glazer in 2005 at almost £800 million, of which over £500 million of
borrowed money became the club's debt.[15] From 2012, some shares of the club were listed on the
New York Stock Exchange, although the Glazer family retains overall ownership and control of the club.