The A to Z of Sir Alex Ferguson

http://guardian.co.uk/football — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:30:01 +0000

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Yoga fan, wine connoisseur, racegoer, leftwinger and scourge of idiots. What else have we learned about Sir Alex Ferguson as he steps down today after 27 years at Manchester United?

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When Alex Ferguson became manager of Aberdeen in 1978, there was an unwritten law in Scottish football: "If Celtic don't win the championship, then Rangers will." The Old Firm, as the two rival Glasgow clubs are known, owned the best players, attracted by far the biggest crowds and annually filled their boots at the expense of lesser clubs. By 1980, with characteristic fury, desire, aggression and cunning, a 39-year-old Ferguson had broken that mould. Aberdeen became the first non-Old Firm club to win the title for 15 years. They also won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983, beating the mighty... [View Full Article]

FA CUP FINAL: Football special - Golden Years

http://dailymail.co.uk/sport/football — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:32:39 +0000

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No football match is as quintessentially British as the FA Cup final. The whole ritual - the build-up in the morning, the fans making their way to Wembley - is steeped in tradition. Our latest Golden Years special focuses on the big day.

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The A to Z of Sir Alex Ferguson

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FA CUP FINAL: Football special - Golden Years

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