Manchester United plc

Manchester United plc together with its subsidiaries owns and operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. It operates Manchester United Football Club a professional football club. The company develops marketing and sponsorship relationships with international and regional companies to leverage its brand. It also markets and sells sports apparel training and leisure wear and other clothing featuring the Manchester United brand; and sells other licensed products such as coffee mugs and bed spreads featuring the Manchester United brand and trademarks as well as distributes these products through Manchester United branded retail centers and e-commerce platforms and through the company's partners' wholesale distribution channels. In addition the company distributes live football content directly as well as through commercial partners; broadcasts television rights relating to the Premier League Union of European Football Associations club competitions and other competitions; and delivers Manchester United programming through MUTV television channel to territories worldwide. Further it offers a direct to consumer subscription mobile application; and operates Old Trafford a sports venue with 74240 seats as well as invests in properties. The company was formerly known as Manchester United Ltd. changed its name to Manchester United plc in August 2012. Manchester United plc was founded in 1878 and is based in Manchester the United Kingdom.