
Football
Share
Published 15:53 17 May 2016 BST
Explore more on these topics:
"I first had to finish the job with Dortmund and then think about other things."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/688135639317938176 So Moyes was third choice? Not exactly. In a Times extract from his soon-to-be released book, Carlo Ancelotti says he also spoke with Ferguson about a switch to Old Trafford. He writes:
'I had already spoken to Real Madrid. For the experience, a manager has to go to Madrid. If it hadn’t been for that, I would have come, 100%.'The Italian went on to win a Champions League with Real - the club's 10th - before being sacked a season later. Such is the musical chair nature of elite football management that Klopp [Liverpool], Guardiola [Manchester City] and Ancelotti [Bayern Munich] are all flush for jobs. Ferguson was also said to be interested in Louis van Gaal but the Dutchman was in the process of getting The Netherlands qualified for the 2014 World Cup. As for the chosen one, Celtic have today confirmed that he was not even interviewed for their vacant manager's position.

Quiz: How well do you know these losing Champions League finalists
Another tricky one! We constantly hear about the great Champions League sides – the dynasties that will go down in the history books. But what about the teams they beat in the showpiece game of Europe’s greatest sporting competition. See how well you remember the teams that went home empty ended on those great nights. […]
Football
15h
Damien Duff hits back at those who stuck the knife into Keith Andrews
Interesting! Damien Duff made a welcome appearance on Premier Sport’s coverage of the Champions League semi-final between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, alongside Kenny Cunningham and Shay Given. The former Shelbourne manager spoke about a recent visit to Brentford’s training facilities, where he met up with his old friend and ex-Ireland teammate Keith Andrews. The Bees […]
Football
16h
Football
How the Premier League table would look if every ‘VAR error’ was removed
Football