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Jose [Mourinho] was one of those guys on a surfboard who can stay longer on the wave than anyone else.

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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