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Article: Gambling habits of Sir Alex Ferguson to be exposed in wrangle over pounds 150m racehorse Revelations about bets of hundreds of thousands of pounds will put further pressure on the beleaguered Manchester United manager
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
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- December 7, 2003
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PRIVATE DETECTIVES are examining the gambling habits of Sir Alex
Ferguson in an attempt to embarrass the Manchester United manager.
The investigators from Kroll, the world's leading detective agency,
are looking at bets believed to total hundreds of thousands of pounds
that have been placed by Sir Alex at bookmakers and top London
casinos.
They have been hired by John Magnier, the multi-millionaire
businessman, in his increasingly bitter dispute with Sir Alex.
The Sunday Telegraph revealed in August that the former friends
have fallen out over the stud rights of their jointly-owned champion
racehorse, Rock of Gibraltar. Sir Alex is suing Mr Magnier in the