Sir Alex Ferguson: My wife doesn't let me keep medals in the house!

18 April 2011 14:19
After claiming 11 Premier League crowns, five FA Cups, four League Cups, two European Cups, a European Cup-Winners Cup and several other trophies to boot at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson has a medal haul beyond comparison. [LNB]But the Red Devils' boss has revealed he is forbidden to keep a single piece of silverware inside his house by his wife, Cathy, who was not even impressed with the knighthood he received in 1999. [LNB] Silver fox: Ferguson has an unequalled haul of trophies among British managers[LNB]Ferguson said in an interview with the LMA's The Manager magazine: 'I prefer to think about what's ahead and what next I can achieve, and I think that has kept my feet on the ground quite well. I've never got carried away with it. [LNB]'My wife, Cathy, is fed up with the whole thing. When Alastair Campbell phoned her about my knighthood she said to him, "Do you not think he's had enough rewards?"[LNB] 'You'll not find a thing about my career in the house at all. She's unbelievable. I can't even take a football book home or she'll say, "What are you doing with that?"' [LNB] Man City 1 Man Utd 0: Mancini's men point to a bright blue futureSzczesny insists Arsenal must beat rivals Spurs or kiss goodbye to title dream City's triumph was the right result... this United side isn't up to 1999 vintageAll the latest Manchester United FC news, features and opinion[LNB]  Explore more:People: Alex Ferguson, Alastair Campbell

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