This week, Manchester United embark on preparations for a Testimonial Match in honour of one of their most loved player--Ole Gunnar Solsjaer. Without exaggeration, the character of Ole can be likened to that of a Saint. If I go through all his history with United, I'll get too emotional but every single United fan knows that every time Ole went on to the pitch, he had Manchester United at heart. The player claims to have fallen in love with United at first sight, and it has to be said the feeling is mutual. The Norwegian will always be remembered for his last micro-second goal at the Camp Nou that secured United's second European Cup. Despite being at the club for a decade or so, Ole has never complained of being used as an impact player, and his manager couldn't help but call him, 'A Model Professional'--an understatement if you ask me! A career threatening knee injury for 2 and a half years threatened to put him out of the game, but he fought back to help United win the title in the 2006/07 season. Unfortunately, his knee was never to let up and in August last year, Ole announced his retirement.He was part of that core of United players from whom you never heard of contract negotiations and salary increments(as if they had no families to feed....shame on you Ron....). Now usually, Testimonial match collections are posted on bank accounts of the player in question. Ole, is however more generous than you and me can ever imagine. All the proceeds from the game against Espanyol will be used to construct schools in Angola and Uganda(10 in total)-- to give young kids a chance in life through education.....now I'm crying....
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