The story of Manchester United is one of the most emotive in the entire world of sport.
It’s the tale of a football club established by a humble group of railway workers in 1878 and taken on an incredible journey to the summit of world football; a journey encompassing the tragic loss of Sir Matt Busby's incomparable Babes in the 1958 Munich air tragedy, and the manager's own recovery from life-threatening injuries to build a new team and lead them to European Cup glory a decade later. Busby's inspiring success and the style in which it was achieved attracted a global fanbase and set a template for future managers. After years of hopes and false dawns, Sir Alex Ferguson finally emulated and exceeded those feats, culminating in the Treble of 1999.
The Official United Opus is the ultimate tribute to a unique sporting institution, telling this story in greater depth than ever before with 400,000 words and 2,000 images displayed on an epic scale. Weighing in at 37 kilos and 850 pages long, each half a metre square, The Official United Opus is the biggest football book ever produced, and contributions by Britain's finest sportswriters and photographers in collaboration with Red icons ensure that the Opus brings the reader closer to United than ever before.
Editions
Limited Edition
The Official United Opus Limited Edition a restricted edition of 9,500 copies worldwide. Each copy contains a page bearing the signatures of two club legends, Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton.
Icons Edition
The Official United Opus Icons Edition, limited to just 500 copies, includes a second signature page with the autographs of three of United's greatest-ever players – Denis Law, Bryan Robson and Eric Cantona.
Star Series
Limited to 300 copies, this star series edition includes a second signature page personally signed by Manchester United and Korea Republic star Park Ji-Sung
Specification
| Size | Each page measures 50 x 50cm | |
| Weight | At 37kg (82lb) | |
| Content |
850 pages, edged in silver leaf containing more than 50 exclusive interviews and photo shoots |
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| Words | 400,000+ words | |
| Images | Over 2,000 images, each individually varnished | |
| Gatefolds | Three spectacular gatefolds, each measuring an incredible 200 x 50cm | |
| Presentation | Each Opus is presented in a handmade, silk covered, clamshell. | |
