Great Sporting Icons Who Retired On A Very High Note

2. Sir Alex Ferguson:

Sir Alex Ferguson, a former Scottish football manager and player managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is regarded as one of the most admired and respected managers in the history of the game. Ferguson is the longest serving manager of Manchester United. Ultimately, Ferguson hung up his boots in May this year after a record-breaking 26-and-a-half-year spell at Manchester United in which he won 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League crowns, five FA Cups and four League Cups.

3. Pele:

Pele is regarded as the best soccer player ever and is the only person to have won three World Cup in the history. He is Fifa's official ambassador and has played most number of matches in Brazil. He made his debut for the national team at 16 and won his first World Cup at the age of 17. Pele was the complete player who could execute various tactics that no other player had ever executed. He was one such player who sticks on to Brazil until the end of his career, despite numerous offers from Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus and Manchester United. The 1970 World Cup was not only memorable for Pele scoring Brazil's 100th World Cup goal against Italy in a 4-1 final win, but was also a last World Cup match for him. Since hanging up his boots, he has used his ambassador's status to promote his country, the UN and UNICEF.

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