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United re-name Old Trafford’s north stand after Ferguson

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:57 AM PDT

United re-name Old Trafford's north stand after Ferguson

LONDON, Nov 5 — The north stand at Old Trafford is being re-named "The Sir Alex Ferguson Stand" in recognition of his achievements as Manchester United's manager, the club announced as he celebrated 25 years in the job this weekend.

The club is also commissioning a statue of the 69-year-old Scot who has brought 37 trophies to United since he took control on Nov. 6 1986.

Ferguson walked on to the Old Trafford pitch today through a guard of honour formed by the players before United's Premier League match against Sunderland and looked overwhelmed as United's chief executive David Gill announced the honour to the crowd.

Ferguson addressed the crowd before the kickoff and wrote in his programme notes: "It has all been a fairytale dream — give or take the occasional nightmare."

A huge banner was on display in the ground reading: "The Impossible Dream, Sir Alex Ferguson Made Possible."

Steve Bruce, now the manager of visitors Sunderland who was in the United team when Ferguson led the club to their first English title for 26 years in 1993, added in his tribute: "There will never be another manager like Sir Alex."

Among the many tributes to Ferguson was one from Barcelona's manager Pep Guardiola, tipped as a possible successor when he eventually retires.

Speaking in Barcelona, Guardiola said: "I'd like to congratulate him and tip my hat. I'd like to have the ability, like him, to always be able to re-build my team around competitive players." — Reuters

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FIFA allows minute’s silence for Remembrance Sunday

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:41 AM PDT

A car drives pass the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. FIFA, criticised for not allowing England to wear the poppy emblem on their shirts in a friendly against Spain next week, will permit a minute's silence before the match to be played. – Reuters pic

BASEL, Nov 5 – FIFA, criticised for not allowing England to wear the poppy emblem on their shirts in a friendly against Spain next week, will permit a minute's silence before the match to be played on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.

World soccer's governing body said in a statement: "Following further correspondence (it) has approved the FA's request for a minute's silence to be observed prior to kick-off, when England host... Spain at Wembley on Nov. 12."

The statement added: "FIFA fully acknowledges the significance of the poppy appeal and the ways in which it helps commemorate Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 each year.

"As a multinational organisation comprising over 50 different nationalities, the significance of this date will also be observed by many of its employees, who will remember family members too."

But on wearing poppies on shirts, the statement explained: "FIFA's regulations regarding players' equipment are that they should not carry any political, religious or commercial messages.

"FIFA has 208 member associations and the same regulations are applied globally, and uniformly, in the event of similar requests by other nations to commemorate historical events." – Reuters

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