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Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson in four-letter blast at FA


erguson criticises FA treatment of Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson has accused the Football Association of treating Manchester United unfairly.
The United manager, hit with a five-match touchline ban last season, made the claims while talking about having up to eight players on England duty.
Ferguson, 69, said: "The FA may realise who has produced more players for their country than any club in the world.
"Maybe they will realise how important we are to England instead of treating us like s***."
In March, Ferguson was given a five-match touchline ban and £30,000 fine by the FA for criticising referee Martin Atkinson. He initially received a three-game ban for the remarks and saw a two-game suspended ban he had previously earned for saying referee Alan Wiley was not "fit enough" to keep up with play activated.
The following month, United striker Wayne Rooney was banned for two matches for swearing into a TV camera.

UNITED'S POSSIBLE CALL-UPS TO ENGLAND SQUAD

  • Wayne Rooney
  • Rio Ferdinand
  • Ashley Young
  • Michael Carrick
  • Tom Cleverley
  • Phil Jones
  • Danny Welbeck
  • Chris Smalling
Those bans led to Manchester United chief executive David Gill claiming in June the FA had singled out the club for "harsh" punishments.
"There were some poor-ish decisions that wouldn't have necessarily hit others - the actual punishments were harsh," said FA board member Gill.
"That's not to say I'm condoning Wayne's comments, because I don't think they were correct, or what Sir Alex said, because it wasn't helpful.
"We're possibly being caught up in being one of the biggest clubs and the [FA's] Respect agenda being there.
"What better way to demonstrate the authorities are being tough than by hitting one of the biggest clubs the hardest?"
Ferguson's comments came as he spoke about the number of his players who could be called up by England this weekend.
Manager Fabio Capello is due to name his squad for next month's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Wales on Sunday evening, and United could have as many as eight representatives.
Ferguson is delighted with that but took the opportunity to criticise the FA over the punishments handed out to the club last season.
"It's not a problem, it's fantastic," he added. "Maybe they will realise how important we are to England.
"I am pleased for the players. They are outstanding."
The FA has declined to comment on Ferguson's accusation.


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Wilshere ruled out for England

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists Jack Wilshere has 'no chance' of playing in England's European Championship matches against Bulgaria and Wales.
Wilshere suffered a setback in training on Monday during his recovery from the ankle injury that was initially expected to rule him out for one week but now looks certain to sideline him for a minimum of six.

The midfielder's absence would be a big blow to England manager Fabio Capello, who is already without Steven Gerrard for the crucial Euro 2012 qualifiers with Bulgaria on 2nd September and Wales four days later.
It is also more bad news for beleaguered Arsenal boss Wenger, who said: "No chance he will be fit for England.
"It's not ideal for us on the day we sell (Samir) Nasri."

Serious

Wenger claims Wilshere's problems dated back to England's qualifier against Switzerland in June.
The 19-year-old was thought to have recovered over the summer but he limped off after just seven minutes of the Gunners' Emirates Cup match with New York Red Bulls in July.
Club doctors predicted a week's absence but the injury turned out to be more serious and he was forced to use the protective boot, which he is now wearing again.
Wenger said: "He had a setback. It's a hotspot on the bone of his ankle that if you continue to play, it can lead to a stress fracture. So we had to stop him.
"He felt the first sign in the second half of the game against Switzerland. After that, during the holidays, it was all right and then his pain increased when we were on tour in Asia.
Breakthrough
"We had two good test days on Friday and Saturday. Yesterday morning, we had a test with the squad and he felt it again."
Wenger repeatedly expressed concern last term about the number of games played by Wilshere in his breakthrough season at the Emirates.
The Frenchman won his running battle with England Under 21 counterpart Stuart Pearce over Wilshere's inclusion in the squad for the summer's European Championship in Denmark.
Wenger said: "He was in the red like I told you and, in fairness, what nobody wanted to hear.
"We knew he was in the red in the last two months and we continued to play him because we had no choice. But maybe it is a consequence of the overuse last year."




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