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Carlos Queiroz is set to become Portugal's manager SIR ALEX FERGUSON has lost the first of his two major battles to keep key personnel after it emerged Carlos Queiroz is to accept an offer to become Portugal’s next manager. Ferguson is resigned to losing Queiroz, a crucial figure in Manchester United’s rebirth as European champions, and now faces the headache of finding the sixth No 2 of his 21-and-a-half-year reign. The manager remains adamant, however, that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be going to Real Madrid — despite fears that Queiroz’s departure will weaken United’s powers of persuasion with their unsettled star. Queiroz, described by Ronaldo as “like a father”, is set to sign a four-year contract with Portugal worth around £1.2m a year, a salary similar to the amount he is paid by United. He is thought to have told... [read full story]
