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Ferguson, a 71-year-old Scotsman, won 38 trophies at United, earning 13 Premier League titles and twice triumphing in the UEFA Champions League, Europe's most glamorous professional tournament.
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According to Europol, match-fixing is suspected in games including qualifiers for the sport's two biggest international tournaments the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship as well as Europe's top club competition, the UEFA Champions League.
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Uefa, Europe's governing body, insisted that only teams playing in the national league could qualify.
BBC: Euro results trigger calls for change
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Europe's governing soccer body UEFA banned them from all competitions, including the Champions League, the Europa League and Euro 2012 matches.
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Videoton, Uefa Cup runners-up in 1985, qualified for Europe by finishing second in the Hungarian league, while Maribor are Slovenian Cup winners and boast former Rangers winger Bojan Djordjic in their squad.
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