Alex Ferguson retires as
Manchester United manager
Daeyoung Roh
English soccer's most
successful manager -- Manchester United's Alex Ferguson -- is retiring at the
end of the season after more than a quarter of a century at the helm, the club
announced Wednesday.The 71-year-old Scot has
managed the English club, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and
loved by millions of fans around the world, from Manchester to Manila and
Montreal, since 1986.Everton manager David
Moyes is the bookmakers' favorite to succeed his compatriot, and the
50-year-old will be confirmed as the next United boss on Thursday according to
widespread British media reports.During his 26 years in
charge, Ferguson -- a supporter of Britain's Labour Party who's renowned for
dressing down players with the "hairdryer treatment" -- has won more
than 30 trophies, including 13 league championships.Many fans took to
Twitter to voice their appreciation, using the handle #thankyousiralex. He
became Sir Alex when knighted by the queen more than a decade ago for his
services to the game.
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As well as dominating on the pitch, Ferguson has helped build the century-old soccer club into a huge business operation whose progress is followed on stock exchanges around the world.Its shares dipped nearly 5% in early trading Wednesday.The Old Trafford club is owned by the American Glazer family, who oversaw the club's listing on the New York Stock Exchange last August.For the 2011-2012 season, United increased revenues by £14.2 million to £117.6 million ($182.4), the highest of any club in the Premier League.But it lost the top spot as the world's most valuable sports franchise in this year's Forbes list to Spanish soccer club Real Madrid. Forbes valued Manchester United at $3.17 billion, still ahead of Barcelona, another Spanish soccer club, and two U.S. outfits, the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball and the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.Ferguson will bow out after the club's last game of the season, an away match against West Bromwich Albion, on May 19, according to a statement from Manchester United.
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Before then he will have one more home game for the "Red Devils" at Old Trafford on Sunday, against Swansea City.'A bright future'It's not clear who the club will choose to replace him. Ferguson will join the club's board as a director and "ambassador," Manchester United 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," Ferguson said."It was important to me to leave an organization in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so."The quality of the team, the balance of the players' ages and its upcoming youth squad will contribute to its continued "success at the highest level" and "ensure that the long-term future of the club remains a bright one," he said.
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Ferguson paid tribute to the club's "players and staff, past and present," thanking them "for a staggering level of professional conduct and dedication that has helped to deliver so many memorable triumphs. Without their contribution the history of this great club would not be as rich."He also expressed gratitude to his own family, the Glazer family, and the club's many supporters, at home and abroad."Alex has proven time and time again what a fantastic manager he is but he's also a wonderful person. His determination to succeed and dedication to the club have been truly remarkable," Joel Glazer said.The club also quotes former Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson as saying Ferguson is the "greatest there has ever been."Alex Ferguson's Man U trophies collection
Premier League: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013FA Cup: 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004League Cup: 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010Champions League: 1999, 2008Cup Winners Cup: 1991Fifa Club World Cup: 2008Uefa Super Cup: 1991Inter-Continental Cup: 1999FA Charity/Community Shield:1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003,
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
'Vision, energy,
ability'David Gill, who will
step down as chief executive of Manchester United in June, said it had been a
"tremendous pleasure" to work alongside Ferguson over the past 16
years."We knew that his
retirement would come one day and we both have been planning for it by ensuring
the quality of the squad and club structures are in first class
condition," he said."Alex's vision,
energy and ability have built teams -- both on and off the pitch -- that his
successor can count on as among the best and most loyal in world sport."Ferguson began his
career on the soccer pitch, playing for Scottish clubs Queen's Park, St.
Johnstone, Dunfermline, Glasgow Rangers, Falkirk and Ayr United.But it was when he
returned to the game as a manager, working at East Stirlingshire, St. Mirren
and then Aberdeen that people really began to take notice.He led Aberdeen to three
Scottish titles, four Scottish cups, one League Cup and one European Cup
Winners' Cup before moving to Manchester United in November 1986 following the
dismissal of former manager Ron Atkinson.It didn't take long for
the Scotsman to start turning things round at a club that was then near the
bottom of the league.Since then, Ferguson has
dominated the English game -- his string of victories making him, according to
the Manchester United website, "the most successful manager in British
football history."
Summary: Alex Ferguson is retiring his soccer coach’s life when
the soccer season finished.
He is Scottish person, and 71 years old, and he is
leading Manchester United during 26 years.
He won 30 trophies about lots of
league and cup.
He reached Manchester
United to most valuable sports club.
David Gill Manchester United owner
thought, Alex Ferguson’s vision, energy, ability built this team. Lots of fans are sad because of his retire,
and his last home match’s tickets price is very expensive however the tickets
were all sold out, and more people wanted to buy that ticket. Ferguson got the name
from England, it is sir.
So everybody called Sir Alex Ferguson when called
Ferguson. He grew lots of famous soccer player, such as Wayne Roony, Paul
Scholes, Ryan Giggs etc. And he released lots of player, did not care about famous.
Example of that case is David Beckhem. He was very famous soccer player that
time, but Ferguson did not care of that and he won that season. So lots of
people sad and admire Sir Alex Ferguson’s retire and achievement.
Words
1. Retire: Leave the job, or stop the job, usually old people
do.
2. Achievement: Someone doing succeed thing.
3. Scottish: Scotland people
4. Trophies: When won the competition, we can get
trophies.
5. Ability: Your skill, it makes possible to do something
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