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David de Gea’s proposed move to Real Madrid in 2015 fell through at the last minute but the Spanish club still have their eyes on the Manchester United keeper. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

Real Madrid’s Pursuit of David De Gea and Co Should Be Resisted

by Daniel Taylor | May 18, 2017 | Sports

It isn’t difficult to understand why there are times when Real Madrid, with all their haughty self‑importance and the inescapable sense that they always seem to get their way, leave some of the other clubs at the higher end of the sport filled with moments of...

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Netherlands’ coach Louis van Gaal gestures during a training session in Hoenderloo in this May 7, 2014 file photo. (NETHERLANDS – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Man United hires Van Gaal as manager

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 19, 2014 | Sports

Manchester, AP—Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal was hired as Manchester United manager on Monday, tasked with repairing the damage from David Moyes’ disappointing 10 months in charge and reviving the fortunes of one of the world’s biggest clubs. The...

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Sir Alex Ferguson at the press conference for the launch of his new autobiography.

Football legend Ferguson back in the limelight after book launch

by Matt English | Oct 25, 2013 | Sports

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson released his latest autobiography at a press conference in front of 500 sports journalists at the Industry of Directors in London on October 22, 2013.As Ferguson’s successor, David Moyes, was...

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Manchester United’s manager Alex Ferguson walks before their Champions League soccer match aganist Besiktas at the Inonu Stadium in Istanbul in this September 15, 2009 (REUTERS/Osman Orsal/Files)

Alex Ferguson bows out

by Sam Hardy | May 8, 2013 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—When Alex Ferguson was appointed in 1986, Manchester United and English football in general was unrecognizable from what it is today. United—the embodiment of a new, commercialized and globalized English Premier League—was at the time...