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Alex Ferguson retires
The Sun ^

Posted on 05/08/2013 6:26:30 AM PDT by Peter Vollmer

Manchester United have confirmed Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season after 27 years at the club.

Fergie, 71, walks away from Old Trafford having secured United’s 13th Premier League title.

Along with 13 league titles, Ferguson also guided United to two European Cups, five FA Cups and four League Cup triumphs.

His last last game in charge will be at West Brom on May 19.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: soccer; sports
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1 posted on 05/08/2013 6:26:30 AM PDT by Peter Vollmer
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City fans are ecstatic!
2 posted on 05/08/2013 6:34:57 AM PDT by ibytoohi (What the hell has happened to my country?)
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I am totally stunned, I didn’t expect this at all.

Whether or not you are a United fan, the man is an absolute legend.


3 posted on 05/08/2013 6:36:13 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Everton fans are not, many expect Moyes to replace him.


4 posted on 05/08/2013 6:37:02 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Everton fans are not, many expect Moyes to replace him.

Not Maurinhjo?

5 posted on 05/08/2013 6:44:41 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Peter Vollmer

In before the “soccer is boring” crowd. Spare us, please.


6 posted on 05/08/2013 6:47:01 AM PDT by thesharkboy (posting without reading the article since 1998)
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Greatest coach of any sport, ever?


7 posted on 05/08/2013 6:48:35 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Speculation is that Mourinho is returning to Chelsea, and frankly he’s lost a lot of luster at Real Madrid.


8 posted on 05/08/2013 6:49:57 AM PDT by dfwgator
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That’s a tall order, and it’s difficult to compare across different sports. I’d say he’s a standout in soccer and leave it at that.


9 posted on 05/08/2013 6:52:37 AM PDT by thesharkboy (posting without reading the article since 1998)
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10 posted on 05/08/2013 6:53:04 AM PDT by dfwgator
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On the other hand, what’s left to accomplish? Go out on top, and know that you’ll live in legend forever.


11 posted on 05/08/2013 6:55:17 AM PDT by kevkrom
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Interesting though that Ferguson announces it the week that City is preparing for the FA Cup Final, just to get one final jab in at them.....now nobody will be talking about the FA Cup Final.


12 posted on 05/08/2013 6:55:44 AM PDT by dfwgator
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There’s not one word in that excerpt that makes an iota of sense to me.


13 posted on 05/08/2013 7:01:24 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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John Wooden, Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, Casey Stengel, Vince Lombardi, Geno Auriemma, Jose Mourinho, Bud Wilkinson, Toe Blake, Mike Krzyzewski, Pat Summitt, Scotty Bowman, to name a few.


14 posted on 05/08/2013 7:19:33 AM PDT by kabar
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You have to get your soccer decoder ring...

Fergie, 71, walks away from Old Trafford having secured United’s 13th Premier League title.

Old Trafford is Man United's home field (or pitch). Think of it as Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park.... The Premier League is the top level of professional soccer in England, akin to Major League Baseball. There are lower levels of competition, much like Triple AAA bball and on down.

Along with 13 league titles, Ferguson also guided United to two European Cups, five FA Cups and four League Cup triumphs.

The European Cup is a yearly tournament, by qualification, of each of the top professional teams across all the European national leagues. The FA Cup is the English national tournament, open to all English pro teams.

His last last game in charge will be at West Brom on May 19.

Man United plays West Bromwich in the season-ender May 19 (Man United has already been knocked out of the European Cup and FA Cup this year).

Easy huh?

15 posted on 05/08/2013 7:27:40 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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Did he ever coach the English national team?


16 posted on 05/08/2013 7:33:30 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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And what in the wide, wide world of sports is up with Real Madrid? That’s damn near a new coach every year....


17 posted on 05/08/2013 7:35:47 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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No and I doubt that he ever would manage England, being that he is a proud Scot.

He was interim manager of the Scottish national team from 1985 to 1986 following the death of the legendary former Celtic manager Jock Stein.


18 posted on 05/08/2013 7:44:28 AM PDT by True North
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Almost now looks certain that he will be replaced with another Scot, David Moyes.


19 posted on 05/08/2013 7:45:07 AM PDT by dfwgator
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If Mourinho is available and hasn’t already committed to return to Chelsea, Moyes would be a mistake of Biblical proportions.

Manchester United is the biggest sports money pump on the planet. Today’s story about SAF is world news. The list of managers who can successfully step into that kind of pressure pit is very short and David Moyes, good as he is, is not on that list.


20 posted on 05/08/2013 7:47:53 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
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