Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Testimonial

Ole made his last appearance as a player today at Old Trafford. During his career in Manchester United, the Norwegian scored 126 goals, including the gorgeous last-minute winner in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in 1999.

He is such a great finisher that he would have been a starter in any top football club. Yet he chose to stay with the Red Devils and became a "super-sub" -- he would probably be best remembered for coming into matches late as a substitute and scoring goals. But he also showed his versatility when he replaced David Beckham as a starting right midfielder, after the latter joined Real Madrid. He played so well until injures took him out of the squad. He tried to come back and even scored again, but after several surgeries he could not fully recover and eventually decided to retire.


Fans love him for his efficiency and loyalty. They sing songs such as "You are my Solskjaer". As he wore number 20 for United, fans have made banner reading: "20LEGEND".

And yes, he is a legend.

Farewell, Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

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Ronaldo's Ad in Lisbon

The smile of Cristiano Ronaldo is seen everywhere in Lisbon, Portugal. :-)

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms retirement

I just saw the official news on manutd.com.
He is a great player, "one of the best finishers I have known" (Sir Alex Ferguson), yet he never complains about not being one of the starters. Man United is so lucky to have him coming from the bench and scoring all those lovely goals, including the legendary Champions-League winning goal against Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp, Barcelona. United fans are surely grateful for his extraordinary contribution to the club.

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弗格森曼联二十年

Alex Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United 20 years ago today (November 6th, 1986).

Here is a special review (in Chinese) by 163.com.

I love the background music of this webpage, too. The name of the song is "You Raise Me Up".

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