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"Gary Neville has been presented with an honorary degree. The ex-Manchester United star - now a Sky Sports pundit - was given an honorary MSc by the University of Salford on Friday (July 18) at The Lowry in Salford Quays. #MUFC legend and honorary graduate Gary Neville! More pics at http://t.co/jXAmk8m0be #SalfordGrad14 #SalfordUni pic.twitter.com/yzvuLoLLZl \u00E2\u20AC\u201D Salford University (@SalfordUni) July 18, 2014 Class of 92 review: Beckham, Giggs and co score on screen Keira Knightley loves Gary Neville on Sky Sports: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s f**king amazing&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m very pleased to receive an honorary degree from the University of Salford,&amp;quot; said Neville.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve had a strong affiliation with Salford ever since I joined Manchester United as a youth player in 1991, and I&amp;#039;m delighted to be involved more closely with the city&amp;#039;s community through Salford City FC and now as an honorary graduate at the university.&amp;quot; Neville was presented with the degree in recognition of his green credentials, celebrating what the University of Salford describes as &amp;quot;his dedication to promoting the importance of sustainability in the sports and property development industries&amp;quot;.   (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = &amp;quot;//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/all.js#xfbml=1&amp;quot;; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, &amp;#039;script&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;facebook-jssdk&amp;#039;));  Post by The University of Salford.  The former England defender made national headlines when he revealed plans to build an underground, zero-carbon home designed in the shape of a flower.  He is also co-founder of Sustainability in Sport, an organisation which strives to promote best environmental practice through sport at all levels. &amp;quot;All our honorary graduates have made outstanding contributions to their fields of work and expertise, and we are proud to have them join our community through these awards,&amp;quot; said Salford University vice-chancellor Professor Martin Hall. Neville is also a partner in Zerum Consult, which promotes sustainability in property design and management. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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