David Beckham announced his retirement from football on Thursday (16th May).
Manchester United is well-known for attracting support around the world. No surprise then that football fans outside the UK were as affected by Wednesday's news of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement as those at Old Trafford. Here, fans from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa contemplate a future without Ferguson.
Sir Alex Ferguson retires from his position as manager of Manchester United after more than 26 years at Old Trafford. Ferguson will take on an ambassadorial at the club as a director from next season.
Ronaldo criticised Sir Alex Ferguson during a FIFA inspection tour in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Wednesday.
Honours even on the night for Manchester United and Real Madrid in the Champions League first leg match at the Bernabeu. But does this leave Sir Alex in the driving seat for the return match against Mourinho's men. Ian Stone and football mad DJ Taya Papoola give it the once over.
Real Madrid v Manchester United- UEFA Champions League - Instead, the European heavyweights meet at the last 16 stage, in a match described by Real boss Jose Mourinho as one "the whole world wants to see".
A nice read by Rob Smyth on Rafael's emergence.
In his annual piece for the Guardian, Jonathan Wilson presents his tactical trends for 2012