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I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona. I was young and impressionable as a kid but it was always Pele for me.

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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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Well, football is a hard game there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.
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Liverpool can play for only five minutes and win the game, that is the way they are. They pump the ball into the box and with good set-piece delivery they keep you under pressure.
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Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.
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To not apologize for the behavior of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It's a disgrace, but I don't expect Wenger to ever apologize...he's that type of person.
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When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.
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They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I've got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!
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Her Majesty said she hoped I would have time for my horses - I own two and have shares in four.
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You have to put all the criticism of this club down to jealousy. United have produced more players who have played for their country, more world-class players and more players who have won European Footballer of the Year than any other team in this country, so we must be doing something right.
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Pippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position.
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I realized I was good at developing young people. Eventually I started to believe in young people. I think when you give a young person an opportunity, he always believes who gave him his first chance. You create a loyalty that lasts a lifetime.
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He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football
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The most important thing in a game like that is to win it.
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The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. It is an indictment of our game. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butcher's dogs. We have some who are fit. He wasn't fit.
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Football management is such a pressurized thing - horse racing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job.
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They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.
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Everywhere I go the coaches all tell me that Scholsey is the player they admire. But if they think they'll get him they're wasting their time! Paul is a Manc lad pure and simple. He loves the club and there's no chance of him leaving here. If ever he decided to go there would be a stampede, but he won't be going, he's here for life.
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I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.
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Go make your mistakes in the first team. You'll learn more in a month in the first team than you will in two years in the reserves.
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If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.
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I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.
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