Interesting Facts about Sir Alex Ferguson

Today Sir Alex has announced his retirement from Manchester United Manager at the end of this Season and We feel like to mention some of his contribution towards football world on our Blog. Take a look at some of the interesting facts about Sir Alex: 

Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish football manager and former player who has managed Manchester United since 1986. His time at the club has led to Ferguson being one of the most admired and respected managers in the history of the game.

Ferguson managed East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren before a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen. After briefly managing the Scotland national team following the death of Jock Stein, he was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986.

Ferguson is the longest serving manager of Manchester United, overtaking Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December 2010, and the longest serving of all current League managers. He has won many awards and holds many records including winning Manager of the Year most times in British football history. In 2008, he became the third British manager to win the European Cup on more than one occasion. He was knighted in 1999 for his services to the game and also holds the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.

On 8 May 2013, it was announced that Ferguson would retire from management at the end of the 2012–13 season, after 26 years as manager of Manchester United.

Player

St. Johnstone

• Scottish Football League Division 2 (2nd tier) (1): 1962–63

Falkirk

• Scottish Football League Division 2 (2nd tier) (1): 1969–70

Managerial

Ferguson was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager. In 2003, Ferguson became an inaugural recipient of the FA Coaching Diploma, awarded to all coaches who had at least ten years' experience of being a manager or head coach.

He is the Vice-President of the National Football Museum, based in Preston, and a member of the Executive Committee of the League Managers Association.

In addition to being the only manager to win the top league honours, and the 'Double', north and south of the England–Scotland border (winning the Premier League with Manchester United, and the Scottish Premier Division with Aberdeen), he is also the last manager to win the Scottish championship with a nonOld Firm team, achieving this in the 1984–85 season with Aberdeen. He is also the only manager in English football to have managed to finish in the top three league places in 20 consecutive seasons, since the 1991–92 season.

On 5 November 2011, the Old Trafford North Stand was officially renamed the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand in honour of his 25 years as manager ofManchester United.

He has won 49 trophies as a manager, making him the most successful British football manager in history.

St. Mirren

• Scottish First Division (1): 1976–77

Aberdeen

• Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
• Scottish Cup (4): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
• Scottish League Cup (1): 1985–86
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982–83
• UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983

Manchester United

• Premier League (13): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
• FA Cup (5): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
• League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
• FA Charity/Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
• UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91
• UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
• Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
• FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual

• LMA Manager of the Decade (1): 1990s
• LMA Manager of the Year (3): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2010–11
• LMA Special Merit Award (2): 2009, 2011
• Premier League Manager of the Season (10): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
• Premier League Manager of the Month (27): August 1993, October 1994, February 1996, March 1996, February 1997, October 1997, January 1999,April 1999, August 1999, March 2000, April 2000, February 2001, April 2003, December 2003, February 2005, March 2006, August 2006, October 2006,February 2007, January 2008, March 2008, January 2009, April 2009, September 2009, January 2011, August 2011, October 2012
• UEFA Manager of the Year (1): 1998–99
• UEFA Team of the Year (2): 2007, 2008
• Onze d'Or Coach of the Year (3): 1999, 2007, 2008
• IFFHS World's Best Club Coach (2): 1999, 2008
• IFFHS World's Best Coach of the 21st Century (1): 2012
• World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year (4): 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008
• Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year (1): 2000
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (1): 1999
• BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award (1): 1999
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (1): 2001
• English Football Hall of Fame (Manager) : 2002
• European Hall of Fame (Manager): 2008
• FIFA Presidential Award: 2011
• Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 – 2001–02)
• Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 – 2011–12)
  • Manager of the Decade
  • Most Coaching Appearances (392 games)
• FWA Tribute Award : 1996
• PFA Merit Award: 2007
• Mussabini Medal : 1999

Orders and special awards

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): 1983
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE): 1995
• Knight Bachelor (Kt.): 1999

Read More about Sir Alex on wikipedia.org

Facts about David Beckham as of February 2013

Lets take a look at the Facts about Most Popular Football Personality David Beckham:

 

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He has played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player.

Beckham's professional career began with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. With United, Beckham won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons, winning the La Liga championship in his final season with the club. In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid for the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy, signing a five-year contract on 1 July 2007. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with AC Milan in 2009 and 2010. On 20 November 2011, he joined an elite group of players to have won three league titles in three different countries, when Los Angeles won their third MLS Cup.

In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was made captain from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during which he played 58 times. He earned his 100th cap against France on 26 March 2008, and became the all-time outfield player appearance record holder on 28 March 2009, when he surpassed Bobby Moore's total of 108 caps. With 115 career appearances to date, he has stated that he does not intend to retire from international football. Having missed the 2010 World Cup through injury, Beckham has not played for England since 14 October 2009. He remains 10 caps short of the record number of 125 caps by goalkeeper Peter Shilton, for a player of any position.

Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals. Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches. He is third in the Premier League's all time time assist provider chart, with 152 assists in 265 appearances. When joining the MLS in 2007 he was given the highest player salary in the league's history, with his playing contract with the Galaxy over the next three years being worth US$6.5m per year.

He is married to Victoria Beckham and they have four children – Brooklyn Joseph, Romeo James, Cruz David, and Harper Seven. In 2009, the couple's joint wealth was estimated at £125 million.

Honours Facts about David Beckham:

Club  Honours:

Manchester United:

• Premier League (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
• FA Cup (2): 1995–96, 1998–99
• FA Community Shield (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
• FA Youth Cup (1): 1991–92
• UEFA Champions League (1): 1998–99
• Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999 

Real Madrid:

• La Liga (1): 2006–07
• Supercopa de España (1): 2003 

Los Angeles Galaxy:

• MLS Cup (2): 2011, 2012
• MLS Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011
• MLS Western Conference
• Winners (Regular Season) (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
• Winners (Playoffs) (3): 2009, 2011, 2012

International England Honours:

• Tournoi de France: 1997
• FA Summer Tournament: 2004

Individual Honours:

• Premier League Player of the Month (1): August 1996
• PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
• FWA Tribute Award: 2008
• Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 1998–99
• UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year (1): 1998–99
• Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02):
• Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
• Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996)
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2001
• UEFA Team of the Year 2003
• Real Madrid Player of the Year (1): 2005–2006
• PFA Team of the Year (4): 1996–197,1997–98,1998–99,1999–2000
• FIFA 100
• ESPY Award – Best Male Soccer Player: 2004
• ESPY Award – Best MLS Player: 2008
• English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (1): 2010
• MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award (1): 2011
• Major League Soccer Best XI: 2011
• ESPY Award: Best MLS Player 2011

Orders and special awards:

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II: 2003
• England Player of the Year: 2003
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador (2005–present)
• "Britain's Greatest Ambassador" – 100 Greatest Britons awards
• The Celebrity 100, number 15 – Forbes, 2007
• Number 1 on the list of the 40 most influential men under the age of 40 in the UK – Arena, 2007
• Time 100: 2008
• Gold Blue Peter Badge winner, 2001
• Do Something Athlete Award, 2011

Records:

• Second Englishman after Trevor Francis to win league titles in three different countries (England, Spain, USA)
• First England player to score at three World Cups
• First British footballer to play 100 Champions League games
• Has the joint-second most goal assists in European Championship finals history

David Beckham Tattoos Facts: 

Beckham has at least 20 tattoos adorning his body, including recent black-and-white image of Christ drawn on his right side, based on a painting called "The Man Of Sorrows" by Catholic artist Matthew R. Brooks done after the death of his grandfather in 2009. There are also names of his sons Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn, name of his wife Victoria, written in Hindi, because Beckham thought it would be "tacky" to have it in English. On his right shoulder, there's an angel with the text 'In the face of adversity'. Another tattoo is a Bible verse written in Hebrew, reads אני לדודי ודודי לי הרעה בשושנים, translated into: "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, that shepherds among the lilies." In 2004 Beckham added the four-by-six-inch "winged cross" neck tattoo prior to England's three-nation tournament soccer match against Japan in the City of Manchester Stadium. In his autobiography "David Beckham: My Side", Becks reveals some of his thoughts on tattoos: "The idea came to me much later, a little while after Brooklyn was born. I was talking to Mel B and her then-husband, Jimmy Gulzar, and the subject of tattoos came up. I ended up going to this Dutch guy who'd done all of Jimmy's. I'd finally realised what I wanted a tattoo to represent. Mine are all about the people in my life, my wife and sons, who I want with me always. When you see me, you see the tattoos. You see an expression of how I feel about Victoria and the boys. They're part of me."

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