Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson today lifted his 7-year snub of The BBC, fuelled by the corporation making unfounded claims about his son, Jason Ferguson, in a television programme in 2004. The BBC have apologised to Sir Alex and Jason, and the gaffer will now appear on 'Match Of The Day', ect...

Mr. Ferguson held a meeting with BBC directors this week, and both parties came to an amicable settlement whereby Sir Alex will again talk to the national media organisation and they will apologise to the boss and his son. Fergie will appear on The BBC regularly from now on, mostly notably he will be interviewed by MOTD and speak to Radio 5 Live. Manchester United and The British Broadcasting Corporation released a joint statement on the matter. 
 
"Sir Alex Ferguson and The BBC have decided to put behind them the difficulties which led to Sir Alex feeling unable to appear on BBC programmes. This follows a meeting between Sir Alex and The BBC's director general, Mark Thompson, as well as BBC North director Peter Salmon, and the issues have been resolved to the satisfaction of both parties." The pair also said that no further comment would be made on the issue. 
 
The feud centred on a 2004 BBC 'Panorama' TV documentary entitled 'Father And Son', where Fergie's son Jason was alleged to have exploited his father's influence in football for his own business gain. The programme stated that his actions were illegal, however Sir Alex and Jason were cleared of any wrongdoing. The BBC failed to issue a retraction, and therefore United and their chief have been hostile to the broadcasters for the past 7 years.