The strangest press conferences in sport Sir Alex Ferguson

The former Manchester United manager's press conferences always had the capacity to surprise. Ferguson's standing in the game meant he could do, or say, almost whatever he wanted - and journalists tended to think twice before challenging him. Yet before a clash with CSKA Moscow in 2009, one journalist decided to ask him about his improper conduct charge in relation to the referee Alan Wiley. Fergie was not amused. He rose to his feet and left the conference room after saying: 'Silly question and it gets no answer. I've nothing to say about it. I'm at a press conference for a game tomorrow. I'm here to talk about that. Goodnight.' A few years later, when asked about Ryan Giggs amid allegations about the winger's private life, microphones picked up Ferguson enquiring who the journalist was before suggesting that the hack be banned from the next press conference.

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