Legendary former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has become a life member of a German team.

Ferguson, who retired from management in 2013, is now a life member of Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Scotsman revealed the long history that he shares with the Bundesliga and Eintracht in particular.

Speaking of Frankfurt beating Rangers in the 1960 European Cup, he said: "That was unbelievable. In the first leg, Frankfurt beat Rangers 6-1.

"I was at the second leg when Eintracht came to Ibrox with 70,000 spectators.

"Of course we felt hopeful and told ourselves that the Rangers could come back. In the end they lost again by six goals.

"I was a Rangers fan and only lived about 200 meters from Ibrox. I also attended the final and hoped Frankfurt would win as they had beaten Rangers.

"At the time I was 17 years old and played for Queens Park FC from Glasgow.

"It was a great game. Kress scored the first goal. We said to ourselves, 'Wow! A great German team.'

"But then there were Puskas, Di Stefano, Gento. I don't think there will ever be another team as charismatic as the Real Madrid team at the time.

"Puskas scored four goals and Di Stefano three. They were fantastic players and the 7-3 win was an incredible game.

"There was no shame in losing this game. Frankfurt had proven itself in the semi-final against the Rangers."