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Article: God save Manchester United: the sun never sets on the English soccer empire. (Business).(marketing contract with New York Yankees)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- July 1, 2002
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Manchester United, the world's richest and most famous soccer club, is planning an assault on a country where the "Reds" refers to a baseball team.
The English club has forged a joint marketing venture with the only other sporting outfit that can match its global appeal--the New York Yankees--and will play a series of exhibition matches against local professional soccer teams in the US next year.
Manchester United's fame doesn't derive from being the world's best soccer club--it has won the European Cup, Europe's most prestigious trophy, only twice, compared with Real Madrid's tally of nine--including this year's victory. And it has a long way to match ...