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Sir Matthew Busby: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Matt Busby
Born May 26, 1909 • Scotland
Died January 20, 1994 (aged 84) • Manchester • England
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Tommy Burns
Scottish association football player and manager
Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United won the 2008 Champions League final, Moscow.
Alex Ferguson
Scottish football (soccer) player and manager
Bobby Robson, in a blue and black Newcastle United training outfit, gestures while speaking to players standing around him on a football field before a UEFA Champions League match.
Bobby Robson
British football (soccer) player and manager
Bobby Charlton kneels on a grass soccer field wearing a red jersey and white shorts, holding a vintage brown football with both hands.
Bobby Charlton
British football (soccer) player and manager
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Viv Anderson
British football (soccer) player
Inter Milan head coach Jose Mourinho holds the Champions League trophy as his players celebrate after defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid.
José Mourinho
Portuguese football (soccer) manager
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Argentine-born football (soccer) player and manager
David Beckham
David Beckham
English football (soccer) player
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Al Davis
American football coach and executive
Wayne Rooney of England in a white jersey with number 9, crouched and focused during a 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-final soccer match against Portugal.
Wayne Rooney
English football (soccer) player
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard dribbles the ball as AC Milan Gennaro Gattuso pursues him during soccer match
Steven Gerrard: The Complete Midfielder
English football (soccer) player
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Joseph Mercer
British football (soccer) player and manager
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Jackie Milburn
British football (soccer) player
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Frank A. Patrick
Canadian ice-hockey player, coach and manager
Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese football (soccer) player
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti
Italian football manager and player
FIFA president Gianni Infantino stands with United 2026 bid officials, all in suits, holding a framed certificate after announcing Canada, Mexico, and the US as 2026 World Cup hosts.
Gianni Infantino
Swiss football (soccer) administrator
Pep Guardiola gestures and speaks to Cole Palmer, who wears a Manchester City jersey, during a Premier League match at Etihad Stadium with a referee in the background.
Pep Guardiola
Spanish football (soccer) manager and player
Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, stands at a podium gesturing with one hand while speaking, with international flags and a soccer ball visible in the background.
Sepp Blatter
Swiss sports executive
Landon Donovan of the United States, wearing a dark blue uniform with number 21, controls the soccer ball as a Czech Republic player defends during a 2006 World Cup match.
Landon Donovan
American football (soccer) player

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