claim: Manchester United F.C. was the world's highest-earning football club for a season.
evidence: Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football .. Old Trafford. Old Trafford. football. association football. Premier League. Premier League. English football. English football league system. Nicknamed `` the Red Devils '' , the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878 , changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium , Old Trafford , in 1910 .. Old Trafford. Old Trafford. Manchester United are the most successful club in England , having won a record 20 League Titles , 12 FA Cups , 5 League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields .. League Titles. List of English football champions#Total titles won. League Cups. EFL Cup. The club has also won three UEFA Champions League , one UEFA Europa League , one UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup , one UEFA Super Cup , one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup .. UEFA Champions League. UEFA Champions League. UEFA Europa League. UEFA Europa League. UEFA Super Cup. UEFA Super Cup. Intercontinental Cup. Intercontinental Cup ( football ). FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA Club World Cup. UEFA. UEFA. In 1998 -- 99 , the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the treble of the Premier League , the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League .. football. association football. Premier League. Premier League. English football. English football league system. FA Cup. FA Cup. UEFA Champions League. UEFA Champions League. treble. Treble ( association football ). UEFA. UEFA. In 2016 -- 17 , they also , by winning the UEFA Europa League , became one of five clubs to have won all three main UEFA club competitions .. UEFA Europa League. UEFA Europa League. five clubs. UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of teams to have won the three main European club competitions. UEFA. UEFA. In winning all three top domestic trophies -LRB- as well as both iterations of the English championship -RRB- , all three major European trophies , both the domestic and European super cups , and both international titles -LRB- the now-defunct Intercontinental Cup in 1999 and its successor , the FIFA World Club Cup in 2008 -RRB- , the club has achieved a clean sweep of all top honours available to it ; the first and thus far only English club to do so .. Intercontinental Cup. Intercontinental Cup ( football ). FIFA World Club Cup. FIFA World Club Cup. The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players .. Munich air disaster. Munich air disaster. In 1968 , under the management of Matt Busby , Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup .. football. association football. English football. English football league system. Matt Busby. Matt Busby. Alex Ferguson won 38 trophies as manager , including 13 Premier League titles , 5 FA Cups and 2 UEFA Champions Leagues , between 1986 and 2013 , when he announced his retirement .. Premier League. Premier League. UEFA. UEFA. Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson. Jose Mourinho is the club 's current manager , having been appointed on 27 May 2016 .. Jose Mourinho. Jose Mourinho. Manchester United was the highest-earning football club in the world for 2015 -- 16 , with an annual revenue of $ 689 million , and the world 's third most valuable football club in 2015 , valued at # 1.98 billion .. football. association football. highest-earning. Deloitte Football Money League. third most valuable. Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs. As of June 2015 , it is the world 's most valuable football brand , estimated to be worth $ 1.2 billion .. football. association football. After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991 , the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost # 800 million , after which the company was taken private again , before going public once more in August 2012 , when they made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange .. London Stock Exchange. London Stock Exchange. Malcolm Glazer. Malcolm Glazer. initial public offering. initial public offering. New York Stock Exchange. New York Stock Exchange. Manchester United is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world , and holds several rivalries with other clubs , most notably with Liverpool , Manchester City and Leeds United , and more recently with Arsenal .. football. association football. Liverpool. Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry. Manchester City. Manchester derby. Leeds United. Leeds United F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry. Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry