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MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Alex Ferguson has named five "world class" players he coached during his 20 years at Manchester United and David Beckham wasn't among them.
Asked for the list for a club history published this week, Ferguson came up with goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, winger Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney and Roy Keane. While he added that current winger Cristiano Ronaldo has the potential to join the list and that Paul Scholes was a possibility, Beckham didn't get a mention.
That could have as much to do with the pair's personality clash as anything else.
Former England captain Beckham helped United win nine league and cup trophies, including the 1999 Champions League, and looked on Ferguson as a strong influence on his 12-year spell at Old Trafford.
However, the pair fell out. </SPAN><SPAN id=nointelliTXT><TABLE style="CLEAR: both" cellPadding=1 width=1 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><DIV id=medtext>
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Alex Ferguson has named five "world class" players he coached during his 20 years at Manchester United and David Beckham wasn't among them.
Asked for the list for a club history published this week, Ferguson came up with goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, winger Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney and Roy Keane. While he added that current winger Cristiano Ronaldo has the potential to join the list and that Paul Scholes was a possibility, Beckham didn't get a mention.
That could have as much to do with the pair's personality clash as anything else.
Former England captain Beckham helped United win nine league and cup trophies, including the 1999 Champions League, and looked on Ferguson as a strong influence on his 12-year spell at Old Trafford.
However, the pair fell out. </SPAN><SPAN id=nointelliTXT><TABLE style="CLEAR: both" cellPadding=1 width=1 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><DIV id=medtext>
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