Ferguson is the most successful manager in the history of British football, winning 10 Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies, five FA Cups and two League Cups with United, while he also won silverware in Scotland with Aberdeen.

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Endless snowflakes fell from an opalescent Austrian sky and stayed on our noses and eyelashes while we warmed up with cups of clove-and-orange Christmas tea from Demmers Teehaus , Vienna's best.

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Italy won back-to-back World Cups in the 1930s with a 2-3-2-3 system that emphasized defensive solidity, while the 4-2-4 alignment helped Brazil conquer the sport in the 1960s by accentuating individual skill and fitness.

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