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.
曼聯(Manchester United)在2012年年報中將自己描述爲「一家新興成長型公司」。考慮到這家足球俱樂部早在1878年便已成立，球迷們總是認爲這一描述很搞笑。亞歷克斯•佛格森爵士(Sir Alex Ferguson)在執掌曼聯教鞭的近27年裏，率隊奪得38座獎盃。當曼聯2012年夏在紐約證券交易所(NYSE)上市時，該俱樂部已「在全球擁有6.59億擁躉（也就是球迷）」。很少有公司能在自己所在的行業像曼聯那般成熟。
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