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Article: SOC: Manchester United s Ferguson delighted with knighthood
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- June 12, 1999
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
06-12-1999
SOC: Manchester United s Ferguson delighted with knighthood
LONDON, June 12 Reuters - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson today said he was
delighted at being knighted by the British government.
"I am delighted and honoured. I see this as an honour, not just for me, but for the people
who have supported me through my life and made me what I am," Ferguson said.
"Manchester United's success is not just down to me but to the players who have to deliver
on the pitch and to the people at Old Trafford, past and present, who have made it the
greatest football club in the world."
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