Man Utd boss Ferguson: Late night Brazilians giving me headache

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits the late nights of his Brazilian players give him a headache.

Ferguson said he enjoyed the "fantastic" cultural diversity in the English game, even if he finds the late hours kept by his Brazilian players a nightmare – "that's their culture and I'm trying to change that". The Scot also expressed sympathy for the England squad and the pressures they operate under.

"I think the expectation of England is too huge. It's too big. You've got to also look at the programme England players are faced with going into a World Cup … the league is unforgiving, and it's very difficult.

"We've been in a lot of finals in the last decade. That definitely takes a lot of energy out of you, and it's a big problem in the English game," he told the New York Times.