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I panic when Sir Alex asks me about footy

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August 01, 2025

Chemist admits he's not such a genius on sport

- BY STUART MACDONALD

I panic when Sir Alex asks me about footy

NOBEL-PRIZE winning scientist Professor Sir David MacMillan has revealed he gets nervous when his friend Sir Alex Ferguson asks for his opinion on football.

The US-based Scot told how Fergie contacted him in 2021 after he was rewarded for his work on molecules.

The Princeton University academic, a big Rangers fan, said the 83-year-old regularly messages him when watching matches.

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