article_snippet: Sir Alex Ferguson  (right) asked Tony Blair's (left) if Manchester United could compete in the 1999-2000 FA Cup .
article_snippet: Manchester United were asked by Tony Blair's's envoy to play at the inaugural Club World Championship in 2000 .
highlights_snippet: Man United were asked by Tony Blair's envoy to play at the Club World Championship in order to boost the FA's bid to host the 2006 World Cup .
  
highlights_snippet: Sir Alex Ferguson asked Tony Blair's if Sir Alex Ferguson could keep Man United in the 1999-2000 FA Cup .
  