{"id":19686,"date":"2017-01-18T12:06:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T12:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=19686"},"modified":"2017-01-18T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T12:06:21","slug":"former-manchester-united-boss-not-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/former-manchester-united-boss-not-retired.html","title":{"rendered":"Former Manchester United boss has not retired"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"Justify\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Former Manchester United boss has not retired<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Former Manchester United boss has not retired:-<\/strong> Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he has not retired, but is instead taking a sabbatical until the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The 65-year-old has been out of work since leaving Old Trafford in May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">On Monday, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf said Van Gaal had ended his coaching career, with the sudden death of his son-in-law influencing his decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">But he told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser that although retiring was a possibility, it is not &#8220;definitive&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The Dutchman also revealed he had turned down the opportunity to coach struggling Spanish club Valencia last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Whether I continue or not will also depend on the offers I get,&#8221; he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve coached many clubs and I think it&#8217;s very difficult to improve on that level of clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not true that I&#8217;ve retired, not at this moment, but I&#8217;ll decide at the end of my sabbatical, next June or July.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Van Gaal won seven national titles with Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AZ before being appointed Manchester United boss in May 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">He guided the Red Devils to the FA Cup, as well as a fifth-place finish in the Premier League, before being replaced by Jose Mourinho.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/38660992<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/former-manchester-united-boss-not-retired.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United boss has not retired Former Manchester United boss has not retired:- Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he has not retired, but is instead taking a sabbatical until the summer. 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