Alex Ferguson vs Patrice Motsepe
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Patrice Motsepe (1962–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1962 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
Patrice Motsepe (1962–present)
- — Born in Soweto, Johannesburg Verified
- — Studied law at the University of Swaziland and the University of the Witwatersrand
- — Married Precious Moloi
- — Became the first Black partner at the law firm Bowman Gilfillan Verified
- — Founded the contract mining company Future Mining Verified
- — Founded African Rainbow Minerals Verified
- — Acquired the football club Mamelodi Sundowns Verified
- — Listed by Forbes as the first Black African billionaire Verified
- — Signed the Giving Pledge Verified
- — Elected president of the Confederation of African Football Verified