各大品牌英文介绍-Manchester United

Manchester United Football Club is the biggest brand in world football and the world’s richest club. The English Premier¹ League club was founded as Newton Heath in 1878 and changed its name to Manchester United in 1902. It is one of the most successful clubs in English football and perhaps the most widely-supported in the world, with as many as 350 million fans. In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked Manchester United second to the New York Yankees in its list of the world’s most valuable sports team brands. The club has always managed to secure lucrative² sponsorship deals and regularly receives the highest share of TV rights. United manage its worldwide exposure well through its own TV channel, MUTV. It also has a financial services arm and a foundation to help poorer children succeed.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。