3 stories tagged ‘Manchester United’

Sir Alex leads the way

By Colleen Walsh, Harvard Staff Writer / December 17, 2012

The manager of iconic Manchester United, the recent topic of a Harvard Business School case that examined his famous career and the keys to his effective brand of leadership, visited Harvard this fall to engage with HBS students in the classroom.

Tags: Anita Elberse/Bayern Munich/Carl Junot/Colleen Walsh/Harvard Business School/Harvard Business School soccer club/Harvard Men’s Soccer Team/Heather O’Reilly/Manchester United/Sir Alex Ferguson/UEFA Champions League/United States women’s soccer team
Categories: Business, National & World Affairs

Manchester United visits Harvard University

July 12, 2011

English soccer champions Manchester United made a brief stop at Harvard University as part of their U.S. pre-season tour, during which they’ll face several Major League Soccer teams including the Massachusetts-based New England Revolution. Sir Alex Ferguson led the star-studded squad through Harvard Yard, stopping at the statue of John Harvard for a photograph. Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Park Ji-Sung and Rio Ferdinand were among the crowd.

Tags: Harvard Yard/Manchester United/Soccer
Categories: Athletics, Multimedia

The Red Devils go Crimson

By Colleen Walsh, Harvard Staff Writer / July 12, 2011

Members of Manchester United Football Club visited Harvard to conduct a soccer clinic with local youth from the Boston neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton, and to play tourist in Harvard Yard with Harvard President Drew Faust.

Tags: Allston/Community/Denis Irwin/Drew Faust/Gardner Pilot Academy/Harvard Stadium/Manchester United/Manchester United Soccer Schools/Nemanja Vidic/New England Patriots/Patrice Evra/Sir Alex Ferguson
Categories: Athletics, Games/Events