Its 2012 annual report describes Manchester United as “an emerging growth company”. Fans of a football club founded in 1878 have always found that amusing. In his nearly 27 years as manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has won 38 trophies. When it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the summer of 2012, the club had a “global community of 659m followers” – aka fans. Few companies in its particular line of business are as mature as Manchester United.
曼联(Manchester United)在2012年年报中将自己描述为“一家新兴成长型公司”。考虑到这家足球俱乐部早在1878年便已成立,球迷们总是认为这一描述很搞笑。亚历克斯•弗格森爵士(Sir Alex Ferguson)在执掌曼联教鞭的近27年里,率队夺得38座奖杯。当曼联2012年夏在纽约证券交易所(NYSE)上市时,该俱乐部已“在manbetx app苹果 拥有6.59亿拥趸(也就是球迷)”。很少有公司能在自己所在的行业像曼联那般成熟。