Football in England

Football in England - a sport of national significance , which plays a huge role in English culture and the English way of life. In England, " football » (football) called it a classic version of the game , other names (soccer qualifying or association football) are more commonly used in other countries ( eg USA ) to distinguish the sport from rugby, football and other games.

The first descriptions of the game with the ball with his feet found in English texts from 1280 . It originated in England , the word " football ": documentary aware of its use in 1409 . According to the texts , in the XV century in Nottinghamshire there was a game similar to modern football , in which people were kicking the ball. Team Cup matches between school teams took place in England from 1581 . Football in its modern sense began in 1863 in London , when it created the Football Association of England, who became the first football association in the world. Modern team game of football with passes are believed to have originated in London since the early 1870s . England is also home to the oldest football clubs in the world ( since at least since 1857 ) , the oldest football tournament in the world ( of the FA Cup , which was founded in 1871 ) and the world's first football league (founded in 1888 ) . For these reasons, England is the birthplace of football.

Football is played a lot of teams of ✯ Wayne Mark Rooney (born Wayne Mark Rooney; born October 24, 1985 in Liverpool , England) - English footballer of Irish descent , forward of FC " Manchester United" and the England team . By many as the best English footballer of his generation.

From the age of 10 played for the youth academy , " Everton ", and in 2002 he made his debut in the first team , " toffee ". After spending two years at the heart of mersisaydskogo club in the summer of 2004 moved to the " Manchester United " for 25.6 million pounds. In the same year he received the nickname " Uazza " (by analogy with " Gazza " Gascoigne Paul's nickname ) . Since then, he has won four league titles of the Premier League , UEFA Champions League and two Football League Cup . Also became the owner of the awards " Player of the Year PFA players ' and ' Footballer of the Year by the Association of Football Writers ' in 2010 .

In 2003 he made his debut for England . Is the youngest player to score a goal for England . He played in two European Championships (2004 and 2012) and two World Championships (2006 and 2010 ) . Twice been deleted in the matches for the national team , a record that he shares with David Beckham , who are also two deleted. Among the top five scorers in England , for which scored more than 30 goals .

In October 2010, topped the list of highest-paid players in the world with a salary of 250,000 pounds a week. Currently ranked in the top five highest-paid players in the world with annual revenues of more than 17 million pounds, including revenue from sponsorship deals . one of them is the "Manchester United" player of this team,

On the eponymous football club from Gibraltar , see Manchester United FC ( Football Club, Gibraltar ) .

FC " Manchester United " (English Manchester United Football Club; English pronunciation : [mæntʃɛstə ju: naɪtɪd]) - an English professional football club from Stretford , Greater Manchester. It was founded in 1878 under the name "Newton Heath ( Lancashire Yorkshire Reyluey End ) ", in 1902 changed its name to " Manchester United". One of the most popular football clubs in the world . [7] One of the founding clubs of the English Premier League in 1992 . [8]

Home stadium , " United ", " Old Trafford ", was opened in 1910. It is the largest after the " Wembley " football stadium in England and holds about 76 thousand fans.

" Manchester United " is one of the most successful English clubs in the number of titles in the history and in the last 20 years - the most successful club in England , having won 27 major trophies since November 1986 , when a team led by Sir Alex Ferguson . [9] In the season 2012/13 "United" England won the championship for a record 20th time . In 1968, the "Manchester United" became the first English club to win the European Cup, winning the final of the Portuguese " Benfica " 4-1 [ 10]. In 1999, the club won the second time a major European club trophy , defeating in the final in Munich " Bavaria " with a score of 2:1 . [11] In 2008, the "United" once again won the Champions League , winning the final in London "Chelsea" . [12] In addition, the "United" is the record for most games won FA Cups ( 11 wins ) . [13]

At the moment, "United" is one of three football clubs with the highest incomes . [14] In April 2012, Forbes magazine estimated the club at $ 2.235 billion (£ 1,43 billion) [ 15] [ 16]. "Manchester United" is the most expensive sports club in the world . [17]

Head Coach - David Moyes , who was appointed May 9, 2013 after a career of Sir Alex Ferguson [ 18] [ 19]. The current clu b captain - Nemanja Vidic, who replaced in February 2011 ended the career of Gary Neville [ 20] [ 21].

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