Alex Ferguson vs Masayoshi Son
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Masayoshi Son (1957–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1957 to 2026.
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Alex Ferguson (1941–present)
- — Born in Govan, Glasgow Verified
- — Began his playing career with Queen's Park Verified
- — Married Cathy Holding Verified
- — Transferred to Rangers as a player Verified
- — Appointed manager of Aberdeen Verified
- — Aberdeen won the European Cup Winners' Cup Verified
- — Appointed manager of Manchester United Verified
- — Won a first league title with Manchester United Verified
- — Manchester United completed the treble Verified
- — Knighted for services to football Verified
Masayoshi Son (1957–present)
- — Born in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan Verified
- — Moved to the United States to study Verified
- — Graduated in economics from the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Founded SoftBank in Tokyo Verified
- — Co-founded Yahoo! Japan Verified
- — Invested in Alibaba Verified
- — Acquired Vodafone's Japanese mobile business Verified
- — Completed the acquisition of Sprint Verified
- — Acquired the chip designer Arm Holdings Verified
- — Launched the SoftBank Vision Fund Verified