Gambling habits of Sir Alex Ferguson to be exposed in wrangle over pounds 150m racehorse Revelations about bets of hundreds of thousands of pounds will put further pressure on the beleaguered Manchester United manager

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: December 7, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

PRIVATE DETECTIVES are examining the gambling habits of Sir Alex Ferguson in an attempt to embarrass the Manchester United manager. The investigators from Kroll, the world's leading detective agency, are looking at bets believed to total hundreds of thousands of pounds that have been placed by Sir Alex at bookmakers and top London casinos.

They have been hired by John Magnier, the multi-millionaire businessman, in his increasingly bitter dispute with Sir Alex.

The Sunday Telegraph revealed in August that the former friends have fallen out over the stud rights of their jointly-owned champion ...

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