'Will Ferrell gets us into talks we couldn’t dream of': LAFC gear up for MLS


Los Angeles’ newest MLS team has celebrity backing as well as a vice-president of soccer operations who learned under Sir Alex Ferguson

Graduates of the Sir Alex Ferguson university of football continue to reap the rewards from their education.

Earlier this season, Jaap Stam became the 31st player of Ferguson’s United era to step into management. Fringe players to first-team fixtures have studied under English football’s most successful manager and then gone on to patrol the touchline themselves.

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