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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season, the English Premier League champions announced on Wednesday through their official website.

The most successful manager in English football history will bow out after the West Bromwich Albion game on 19 May and join the football club board.

Announcing his decision to retire, Sir Alex Ferguson said: “The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly. It is the right time.

“It was important to me to leave an organisation in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so. The quality of this league winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level whilst the structure of the youth set-up will ensure that the long-term future of the club remains a bright one.

“Our training facilities are amongst the finest in global sport and our home Old Trafford is rightfully regarded as one of the leading venues in the world.

“Going forward, I am delighted to take on the roles of both Director and Ambassador for the club. With these activities, along with my many other interests, I am looking forward to the future.

“I must pay tribute to my family, their love and support has been essential. My wife Cathy has been the key figure throughout my career./FOR MORE INFO GO 2 http://www.supersport.com/football/barclays-premier-league/news/130508/Man_United_boss_Sir_Alex_retires

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sakaguchi: There is nothing special about Alex Fergusson, every decade, he wins one Champions league. How is that special?

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When English referee Howard Webb signalled the end of Real Madrid's Champions League campaign for this season, he also helped remove the sheen on the home manager Jose Mourinho.

It is a testament to the kind of society we live in. The Portuguese coach has built up a following so strong that I have dubbed them the Cult of JM. These members are predominantly fans of Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho is a very successful football manager/coach. No question about that. However, there is absolutely NOTHING special about Jose Mourinho. He is on par with at least 10 other managers, past and present, at the top level of club football. So if those other ten are more humble in their ways, it should not make their achievements any less.

I first noticed Mourinho during Porto's run to the '03 Uefa Cup win, when they beat Glasgow Celtic in the final in extra time. His stock rose in England when his Porto team knocked out Manchester United en route to winning the Champions League.

What struck me was his brash behaviour and how quick he was to point out that Manchester United's budget was so much more than that of Porto. Of course he ignored that Porto's budget dwarfed that of the other teams in Portugal.

After winning the Champions League in 2004, Mourinho joined Chelsea and fell into the waiting arms of the lazy English sporting media, who were fed up with the Wenger/Ferguson duopoly and were happy to have a young buccaneer to tackle these two old men.

Flush with Abramovic's millions, Mourinho did not disappoint, as Peter Kenyon helped in buying up young talent across Europe. His press conferences in England were turned into Box Office events where the Portuguese came up with more sound bites each time.

He duly delivered a first title for the club in 50 years, winning the League Cup also. He fell short at the semifinal stage of the Champions League. Despite winning one more league title and an FA Cup he never made it to the Champions League final with Chelsea and fell out with Abramovic and got the sack. Later that season, Chelsea got to the Champions League final and were a penalty kick away from winning it in Moscow.

At Inter Milan he was able to galvanise a team to win the scuddeto and also the Champions League for a second time. Jose Mourinho acolytes will point out that he has won league titles everywhere and has won the Champions League twice. True.

The two Champions League victories were six seasons apart. When he took over at Inter, the Italian league was suffering from Calciopoli and Inter had the top players available in the league at the time. This is not to denigrate his achievement, just to point out that he is actually NOT special.

When Florentino Perez returned for his second spell as president of Real Madrid, the club was in panic mode. The panic was caused by the football played by Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, which was winning plaudits all over the world and hoovering up trophies along the way. Barcelona looked unstoppable and, after so many drubbings home and away, the Madrid hierarchy had to do something.

As usual, after winning the Champions League with Inter, Mourinho left, claiming how he was not wanted in Italian football. His brief was to stop the domination of Barcelona. With the talent at his disposal, and after becoming the most powerful Real Madrid manager ever, what is so special about winning ONE title.

Early this season, I believe Jose Mourinho felt he was going to leave Madrid and was going to go on his own terms. He brazenly sacrificed the league and wanted to concentrate on winning the Champions League. He must have dreamt of another Champions League winners' medal around his neck at Wembley, which he might take off and throw into the Real crowd, as he does - the proper showman. It has not panned out that way.

What I have always found unattractive about Jose Mourinho is that he always finds a way to make every event surrounding the team he manages about him. When they win it is because he is a tactical genius - I do not think he is at all by the way. When they lose it is also because some player did not listen to his instruction or he will clearly mention the officials. It is tiresome.

Jose Mourinho, for the brief period he sparred with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, turned El Classico matches into fractious, ill-tempered affairs even before a ball was kicked. The man had a way of poisoning the pre-match atmosphere.

Pep Guardiola is a special manager as the football of his Barcelona team proved. Arrigo Sacchi was special during his time at AC Milan when he led the team to two back-to-back Champions Cup wins and one Serie A title. Fabio Capello is a special manager as he won three titles with Milan, two with Madrid and one with Roma.

Bob Paisley was a special manager for all the trophies he won with Liverpool and is still the only man to have won three Champions Cups. Sir Alex Ferguson is a special manager for his longevity and achievements at Manchester United. Vicente del Bosque is a special manager for winning two Champions League titles and La Liga titles with Real Madrid with the first batch of galacticos.

What makes these men special is not just their achievements. They never made it about them. It was about their players and the team. Press conferences were normal and not for drama and theatre. Their teams played football that stood out in terms of style and even had something new.

Carlo Ancelloti, Marcelo Lippi, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Rafa Benitez, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho all belong to the same class of successful managers. That is all of it.

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Barcelona having 5 fifa team players,including a 4 times ballon d'Or winner would av been favorites 4 their fixtures against bayern,but tonite they suffered their highest amount of aggregate defeat and also lost their unbeaten at home streak,so air ur views is it that the power house of club side football is getting old,losing their touch or are understood by people now?

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ABRAHAM USIEKI: First to comment

so did that put food on ur plate or did that fatten ur wallet

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to shi.t simple?

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[quote author=sammy.young]Cool...is she single[/quote]in d pik she isnt she's with her dad

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so far afta the boston bombing(the marathon in london wer a bomb exploded close to the finish line),well news updates says 3 where killed n about 4 suspects arrested,well particular interest was paid to only 2 suspects,one James,had his mom crying,after the arrest,n the other blames his brother for that bombing incident,footage recovered has shown that calls where made by 3 of the 4 suspects and also that all suspects were dressed in black and were carrying black back packs n putting on hoods,well these facts r disturbing,so what's ur view should d suspects b tortured until they confess or what?

so y r u sayin it now

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I can never use blackderry...
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WEll well well,the first leg of the round of 4 is fast approaching,Bayern Munich vs Barcelona,Borussia Dortmund vs Real madrid,with the two german sides home on the first league I think uefa will want an el classico final,but the two german sides are not just push overs I personally don't warn Barcelona domination,but i Madrid to win the cup,so air ur opinions who do u want to go to the final and also win the champions league