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When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.
Alex Ferguson
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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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