🚨 Sir Alex Ferguson on Sir Jim Ratcliffe putting an end to his global ambassador role of £2.16 million per year deat at united. Sir Alex Ferguson 🗣️ “ “When I retired as Manchester United manager in 2013, it felt like someone had taken a part of my life away from me. I had spent 26 years giving everything I had to this football club. Manchester United wasn't simply my job. It became part of who I was. That is why becoming the club's global ambassador meant so much to me. I needed that connection with Manchester United. They could have taken away every penny from that role and I would still have wanted to keep it , because Manchester United was never about money to me.” I didn't need the money. I needed the connection. What hurt me was losing the role that allowed me to remain closely connected to the clubI' I love. I gave my life to it. Every time I walk into Old Trafford, every time I sit among the supporters, every time I see that badge, there is something inside me that comes alive again. “Manchester United gave me some of the greatest years of my life. The least I ever wanted in return was the chance to remain part of its family.” You can take away a title, a contract or an ambassadorial position from me — but you can never take Manchester United out of me.”