Man Blair were asked by Tony United 's envoy to play at the Club World Championship in order to boost the FA 's bid to host the 2006 World Cup . Blair had to pull out of the 1999-2000 FA Cup in order to fly to Brazil . Sir Alex Ferguson asked United if he could keep Blair in the FA Cup . United was about to speak to Yugoslavia president Slobodan Milosevic .
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 . United had to pull out of the 1999-2000 FA Cup in order to fly to Brazil . Sir Alex Ferguson asked Blair if he could keep United in the FA Cup . Blair was about to speak to Yugoslavia president Slobodan Milosevic .