200607 Manchester United FC season

Manchester United won the Premier League by a six-point margin over Chelsea. They also reached the final of the FA Cup and the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, losing to Chelsea and Milan respectively. The 2006–07 season also marked the 50th anniversary of the Busby Babes' first foray into European competition. United were dominant on a team level, with eight players earning spots in the PFA Team of the Year. Cristiano Ronaldo picked up no less than eight individual awards for his performances over the season. Sir Alex Ferguson was named Premier League's Manager of the Season. United played one more friendly during the 2006-07 season, the UEFA Celebration Match on 13 March. The match marked 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the treaty that laid the foundations for what became known as the European Union. United began their pre-season in July 2006 with the Vodacom Challenge in South Africa, their first time in the country for 13 years. The Reds played two games in Amsterdam, beating both Porto and Ajax, but the tournament will be remembered mostly for the sendings-off of both Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney – for a clumsy, mistimed challenge.