Article: Ferguson: Champions League better than World Cup

Ferguson: Champions League better than World Cup

LONDON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson claimed on Thursday that the UEFA Champions League is of a higher standard than the World Cup.

Ferguson has spent the past week discussing the finer points of the game with the world's finest, at the seventh UEFA Elite Coaches Forum.

Ferguson is the chairman of the Coaches Circle and having debated with the likes of Fabio Cappello and Arsene Wenger, has concluded that the best club football has to offer beats the equivalent on the international scene.

The Scottish tactician believes the World Cup has proven of a real disappointment over the past 20 years, citing the 1986 ...

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