Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a withering attack on the Football Association, accusing the English game’s governing body of treating Manchester United “like ----”.
The United manager’s relations with the FA were already fractured by a string of disciplinary summons, including his five-match touchline ban and £30,000 fine after criticising referee Martin Atkinson at the end of last season.
Ferguson was also charged with misconduct, before escaping with a warning, for praising World Cup final referee Howard Webb prior to the Old Trafford clash with Chelsea in May.
Wayne Rooney also received a two-match ban for swearing into a television camera at West Ham in April, while both Ferguson and United chief executive David Gill have since complained of overzealous treatment at the hands of English football’s governing body.
But Ferguson’s latest attack, which was prompted by the revelation that United would supply up to eight members of Fabio Capello’s England squad for next week’s European Championship, has left relations at a new low.
“[Having so many England players] is fantastic,” Ferguson said. “The FA may one day realise who has produced more players for their country than any other club in the world.
The United manager’s relations with the FA were already fractured by a string of disciplinary summons, including his five-match touchline ban and £30,000 fine after criticising referee Martin Atkinson at the end of last season.
Ferguson was also charged with misconduct, before escaping with a warning, for praising World Cup final referee Howard Webb prior to the Old Trafford clash with Chelsea in May.Wayne Rooney also received a two-match ban for swearing into a television camera at West Ham in April, while both Ferguson and United chief executive David Gill have since complained of overzealous treatment at the hands of English football’s governing body.
But Ferguson’s latest attack, which was prompted by the revelation that United would supply up to eight members of Fabio Capello’s England squad for next week’s European Championship, has left relations at a new low.
“[Having so many England players] is fantastic,” Ferguson said. “The FA may one day realise who has produced more players for their country than any other club in the world.
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