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INTRODUCTION Sir Alex Chapman Ferguson, a football living legend was born on 31st December, 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland. In his entire lifespan as a football player and a manager, he has been one of the most consistent and remarkable name in the game. He was a former football player at the Scottish football team and has also played for various English clubs. He became the top goal scorer by scoring 31 goals in the Scottish League. Later, in 1974, his career as a football manager got a kick start when he was elected as the manager of a team called East Stirlingshire. Afterwards, he was shifted to many clubs and was elected for the same post in the clubs including St. Mirren and Aberdeen. Also, he got elected as the manager of Scotland’s international team and led them for a year. In the year 1986 his path to glory started when he was elected as the manager of one of the most popular and one of the biggest football club of the prevailing time ‘Manchester united’. He has been on t he same post since then and his career of 26 years at Manchester United has been one of the most glorious and exciting one for any manager in the world of sports. He is charismatic, smart, and flexible and his workaholic type attitude has profited the team as a whole in so many ways and thus he is an important and influential part of the team. He has led the team on the victory path from 6 November, 1986 to 19 May, 2013 when he announced his retirement. This period witnessed the Manchester United with a win percentage of 59.67 %. â€Å"Some people do not want to work but I want to continue working.† - Sir Alex Ferguson. ACHIEVEMENTS Under Sir’s... .../authors/a/alex_ferguson.html. Last accessed 07 March 2014. Alex Ferguson Quotes | Football+science.(2014). Alex Ferguson Quotes. Available: http://footballsci.wordpress.com/quotes/alex-ferguson-quotes/. Last accessed 09 March 2014. Leadership Styles - Leadership Skills from MindTools.com. (2014). Leadership Styles - Leadership Skills from MindTools.com. Available at:http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_84.htm. Last Accessed 07 March 2014. Top 10 Quotes by Sir Alex Ferguson | Sir Alex 26 Year Anniversary. (2014). Top 10 Quotes by Sir Alex Ferguson | Sir Alex 26 Year Anniversary. Available at: http://manutddiehardfans.com/top-10-quotes-by-sir-alex-ferguson/. Last Accessed 01 March 2014. Alex Ferguson Leadership. (2014). Alex Ferguson Leadership. Available at: http://www.leadership-with-you.com/alex-ferguson-leadership.html. Last Accessed 07 March 2014.