In his professional football career, Beck ham has played for top European clubs such a Manchester United and Real Madrid. He has also played for United States soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. He has played 115 matches for the England national team. Beckham told that one of his proudest achievements is to led his country. He thanked all his teammates and told that it is an honor to represent the country on and off the pitch. He has also thanked all his fans who has stood behind him and gave him strength to succeed.

“Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I’m starting a new adventure and I’m genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I’m fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it’s my time to give back,” said Beckham.

Sir Alex, who was standing in his 1499th game, received a Guard of Honor from the footballers of both Manchester United and Swansea as he walked out in the rain. The crown also gave him a warm reception.

After the match, Sir Alex came back to the pitch to address the crowd. An emotional Ferguson told, “Everyone at the club and you the fans you have been the most fantastic experience of my life.”

“Thank you. I have been very fortunate to manage some of the greatest players in the country. These players have won the championship in fantastic fashion. Well done to them.”

He added that when the club had bad times, everyone stood by him and now it is time to stand by the new manager.

Yesterday, United were also handed their English Premier League title. Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic received the trophy and he then passed the title on to Sir Alex, who joyously held the title.

In a statement, published in the club’s website, Sir Alex told that when they discussed possible candidates, all of them unanimously agreed on David Moyes. He added that David Moyes is a man of great integrity with a strong work ethic. Sir Alex has admired his work for a long time and in fact, he approached him in the year 1998 to discuss the position of assistant manager at Old Trafford.

Ferguson told, “He was a young man then at the start of his career and has since gone on to do a magnificent job at Everton. There is no question he has all the qualities we expect of a manager at this Club.”

In a statement, Mr David said that this is a great honor to be asked to be the next manager of Manchester United. He added that he knows how tough it would be to follow the best manager ever. This is an opportunity that does not comes around very often and he is really looking forward to look forward to the next season.

The club president told that top teams in I-League spend around 12 to 16 crore in a season; so, AIFF now raise the prize money as it would cover a lot of the team’s expenses. The prize money that the All India Football Federation offers now is not enough cover one of top players cost. There is also a pressure of retaining a champion team.

Churchill Alemao thinks that the direct entry of two new clubs might change the face of I-League and believes that better days are ahead for Indian football. He added that Indian football need more corporates, more sponsors and more teams.

According to the English Premier League club, this new partnership would serve to develop grassroot football in India and at the same time, it would also offer them an opportunity to connect with their Indian fans. Several top EPL clubs (thanks to the live broadcasting of the EPL matches throught the season) such as Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool has a loyal fan base in India.

In a statement, India on Track’s managing director Gaurav Modwel told that Arsenal Football Club has a proud history in developing young football talent. “We are very happy to be working together and, with Arsenal’s coaches, we can inspire a generation of football-mad youngsters in India and teach them how to play the Arsenal way with energy, skill and enjoyment,” added the statement.

After stepping down as the coach, the Scot will be the ambassador and the director for the club. Sir Alex, the most successful manager in the history of English football, will be on the sidelines with the team till 19th May when United will take on West Bromwich Albion.

Announcing his decision, Sir Alex told that the decision to retire is one that he has thought a great deal about and it is the right time.

He said, “It was important to me to leave an organisation in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so. The quality of this league winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level whilst the structure of the youth set-up will ensure that the long-term future of the club remains a bright one.”

“Going forward, I am delighted to take on the roles of both Director and Ambassador for the club. With these activities, along with my many other interests, I am looking forward to the future,” added Sir Alex.

Speaking about his team – United Sikkim’s performance in the I – League, he told that he should have been more involved with the signing of the footballers. He left this to the coach and this does not work in India as he was a foreign coach. Not getting proper results would affect the players more than anyone else. He fells that the players and the coach gave their best, but nothing happened.

The former India captain added that finances have been a problem. The team have been running on gate sales, merchandise and sponsorships. The merchandise sales and gate sales have been good for them.

Earlier in January, FIFA rejected India’s bid for the tournament as they did not get required assurances from the central government. FIFA wanted a written assurances on things like -  accommodation of players, transport, foreign exchange inflow, tax exemptions, security and others.

The center has approved all the seven venues – Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Margao, Guwahati and Kochi – earlier proposed by the All India Football Federation. The government has also assured that they would help in the refurbishment and upgradation of the stadium.

The assurance from the government came at a time when FIFA officially invited bids from football associations who are interested to stage the U – 17 Football World Cup. Kushal Das, the AIFF general secretary, stated that it is good that the government is going fast to get this thing done.

Today, at the sidelines of a grassroot program, he told, “I support India’s bid to host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. India is an important country in Asia and a crucial one for growth of the game.”

Al Hussein, who is one of the 8 vice presidents of the world football’s governing body, told that India must also be handed the responsibility to host  AFC Champions League, which is the top tier club football competition in Asia

Today, Al Hussein was speaking to the reporters after starting a grassroot level initiative called Kick for Hope to be run by a NGO named Magic Bus in collaboration with Asian Football Development Project.

In the international friendlies, India will play against Pakistan and Bangladesh. The English club’s website has even posted the dates and more importantly they have open the ticket window. According to Fulham’s website, India will take on Bangladesh on 1st and 8th July and the match against Pakistan is on 4th June.

However, according to reports, the All India Football Federation was not aware of this news. One AIFF official reportedly stated that the tour of the Indian team is not finalized yet. In fact they have not signed any contract with the Celebrity Management Group, a Kolkata based agency.

Celebrity Management Group’s Bhaswar Goswami had stated that they have received confermations from all three football federation for the proposed series.