Sir Alex Ferguson given lifetime membership at Bundesliga club

Sir Alex Ferguson has been given lifetime membership by Eintracht Frankfurt.

The legendary former Manchester United manager, 82, was visited by a delegation from the Bundesliga club after they had travelled to Aberdeen to face the Scottish outfit in the Europa Conference League.

Ferguson was also presented with a Frankfurt shirt with his name and No 10 on the back.

🦅❤️ Sir Alex Ferguson torna-se membro vitalício do Eintracht Frankfurt. #SGE pic.twitter.com/dlWyhO2vJx

— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht_por) March 19, 2024

All of this may sound extremely bizarre, but Ferguson has some links to the German side.

The Scot faced Frankfurt in his first game as a player for Rangers, a pre-season friendly in 1967, which they won 5-3 and he scored a hat-trick.

Ferguson later faced Frankfurt as a manager with Aberdeen in the UEFA Cup in 1979, with the Scottish team losing 2-1 on aggregate after the 1-0 defeat in the second leg in Germany.

Ferguson tired of Bayern Munich winning Bundesliga titles

The former United manager, who retired with a Premier League title in 2013, is keen to see Thomas Tuchel’s side miss out on the top-flight title in Germany as he told the Eintracht Frankfurt website: “I always hope to see the underdog win.

“Bayern fans may not agree with that, but like all the neutral fans in Germany, I really hope to see someone else win the league again.”

💬🥰We said to ourselves: "Wow! A great German team!"

Sir Alex Ferguson on seeing Eintracht play for the first time in 1960 as a Rangers fan, his hat-trick against SGE seven years later and the "unbelievable" Jürgen Grabowski ⤵️#SGE pic.twitter.com/6lrqNiZEul

— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) March 19, 2024

He also made a bold prediction for Euro 2024 this summer, joking that hosts Germany have ‘no chance’ of beating Scotland in their opener.

“No chance (laughs),” he added. “I’m going to see that game live. I must see it.

“Scotland are not that bad, you know. They have good midfielders, two good fullbacks.

“Only the striker position has been difficult in the last few years. The Scottish ans are going to be fantastic.”

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