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Alex Ferguson may leave Manchester United

Fergie

Mark Ogden London: Alex Ferguson's Manchester United future is shrouded in doubt with the Scot understood to be seriously considering calling time on a managerial reign that has lasted almost 27 seasons.

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Booed Rooney lauds Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney on Tuesday praised the retiring Alex Ferguson as a "fantastic manager" -- just days after the veteran Scottish boss revealed that the striker had submitted a transfer...

Football

The truth about Becks

David Beckham

Henry Winter DAVID Beckham was a good footballer, very good at times, but he will not be remembered as a great footballer.

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Arsenal seal Champions League berth

Arsenal's Polish-born German striker Lukas Podolski (L) embraces Arsenal's Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen (R)

Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle while Alex Ferguson's extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at...

Football

Lata Mata strike sinks United

Juan Mata.

Ian Whittell Juan Mata's dramatic late goal earned Chelsea an unlikely three points in their quest for Champions League football as they secured a 1-0 victory at Premier League champions Manchester United on...

Football

Ferguson ends his reign at Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sebastian Hassett After 26 years, 13 English Premier League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and three major European trophies, it's over for Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United.

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Moyes to step into United hot seat after Ferguson retires

Moyes

David Moyes will become the Manchester United manager on Thursday following Sir Alex Ferguson’s recommendation to the club’s hierarchy that his fellow Scot succeed him at Old Trafford.

Toure toes the Kompany line on cup, title race and Ferguson

Yaya Toure

Henry Winter Yaya Toure hopes Alex Ferguson's retirement from Manchester United will swing the ''balance'' back to Manchester City.

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The whistle finally blows

(FILE PHOTO) Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has announced that he will retire at the end of the season after 26 years in charge. ABERDEEN, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 12:  Sir Alex Ferguson looks on during the pre-season friendly, match between Aberdeen and Manchester United at Pittodrie Stadium on July 12, 2008 in Aberdeen, Scotland.  (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

You can still see the boy in Sir Alex Ferguson, even now we have reached the end. The elder statesman who called a halt after 27 years at Manchester United needs a hip replacement and feels he has...

FA Cup

Wigan keep the romance alive, but there's no love left for Mancini

Wigan

For an FA Cup final threatened to be overshadowed by the retirement of one manager, in Alex Ferguson, and the impending dismissal of another, in Roberto Mancini, the football and the fairytale won...

Football

Is this the best XI of Fergie's 26-year reign?

Manchester United's Scottish manager Alex Ferguson kisses the Premier League trophy at the end of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Swansea City at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on May 12, 2013. Ferguson said farewell to Old Trafford with a typically passionate speech after his side's 2-1 victory over Swansea in his final home match in charge of the team. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATES 

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Shane Brady Picking a best first XI from Fergie's 26-year dynasty at Manchester United might appear easy at first - until you get down to the nitty gritty. But here goes.

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Rooney wants to leave United: Ferguson

Wayne Rooney.

Wayne Rooney took some of the gloss off Alex Ferguson's Old Trafford farewell party on Sunday after the United manager confirmed the striker has asked to leave the club for the second time in three...

Why it would defy logic for Rooney to leave United

Wayne Rooney.

Henry Winter On Wayne Rooney's first visit to Stamford Bridge, he wandered down the King's Road, pausing outside a swanky estate agent and peering at house details in the window.

Football

Moyes passes first test with honours

David Moyes

Oliver Brown The Man United manager shared his philosophy to an engrossed audience at the Cambridge Union.

Football

Beckham calls time on glittering career

Becks

Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in world sport.

Football

Van Persie's hat-trick seals United's 20th title

Manchester United's Dutch striker Robin van Persie celebrates scoring his team's first goal against Aston Villa during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on April 22, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS

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Tom Williams Manchester: Robin van Persie hit a first-half hat-trick as Manchester United cantered to an unprecedented 20th English league title with an emphatic 3-0 victory at home to Aston Villa on Monday.

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Van Persie marks Arsenal return with goal

London Robin van Persie returned to punish his former club by scoring an equaliser as newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester United compromised Arsenal's Champions League hopes in a feisty 1-1...

Soccer

Ba brilliance keeps Chelsea Cup affair alive

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Manchester United's English defender Chris Smalling (R) vies with Chelsea's Senegalese striker Demba Ba (L) during their English FA Cup quarter final replay football match at Stamford Bridge in London, England on April 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK  
                                                                                                             
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Henry Winter Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Manchester United is a result that lends lustre to a strange season.

Football

Sunderland taste victory in northeast derby

Paolo Di Canio

Sunderland won 3-0 at local rivals Newcastle United on Sunday, boosting their hopes of avoiding relegation from the English Premier League and giving Paolo Di Canio a memorable victory in his first...

Football

Big guns reload for Cup after weekend games

Fernando Torres

Tom Williams Manchester United and Chelsea face a challenging 48-hour turnaround before their FA Cup quarter-final replay at Stamford Bridge on Monday.