Official: Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager

Long time manager of Manchester United football club Sir Alex Ferguson after lots of rumors going around finally announced his retirement as manager of the club after 27 years.


At present, Everton and Real Madrid Managers David Moyes and Jose Mourinho are among the candidates being touted as possible replacements for Ferguson.
Ferguson says: “It was important to me to leave an organization in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so”
According to CNN:

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is retiring after more than a quarter of a century at the helm, the soccer club announced Wednesday.
The 71-year-old Scot has managed the English club — which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and has millions of fans around the world — since 1986.
During more than two decades at the helm, Ferguson has won more than 30 trophies, including 13 league championships and two Champions League wins.