Manchester United have confirmed that Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season after winning the club's 20th league title and will move upstairs to become a director and ambassador.
Ferguson, 71, took charge of United in 1986 and enjoyed a trophy-laden 27 years at the club. United have dominated English football in the Premier League era, winning the title 13 times and also lifting the Champions League in 1999 and 2008.
In addition, he won the FA Cup five times, the League Cup four times, plus the FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
His final match will be against West Bromwich Albion on May 19, his 1500th game in charge of United.
He won an unprecented 49 trophies in total, the frst coming when St Mirren won the Scottish First Division title in 1976-77. He then moved to Aberdeen and turned the Dons into a European force in the 1980s.
There he won three championships, four Scottish FA Cups, the League Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
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Ferguson, 71, took charge of United in 1986 and enjoyed a trophy-laden 27 years at the club. United have dominated English football in the Premier League era, winning the title 13 times and also lifting the Champions League in 1999 and 2008.
In addition, he won the FA Cup five times, the League Cup four times, plus the FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
His final match will be against West Bromwich Albion on May 19, his 1500th game in charge of United.
He won an unprecented 49 trophies in total, the frst coming when St Mirren won the Scottish First Division title in 1976-77. He then moved to Aberdeen and turned the Dons into a European force in the 1980s.
There he won three championships, four Scottish FA Cups, the League Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
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