It was on this day in 2000 that Wales played their first match at the new Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The Milennium Stadium was built on the old site of the Cardiff Arms Park, the former national stadium. Cardiff Arms Park couldn’t be redeveloped any further and with other national stadiums having higher capacities, Wales […]
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On This Day – 7th March
On this day in 2000, the five England players not to receive an honour were finally given an MBE for their work in football. Almost 34 years had passed since England’s famous World Cup win but Alan Ball, George Cohen, Roger Hunt, Nobby Stiles and Ray Wilson finally got their hands on a gong. Many […]
On This Day – 27th February
Leicester City won the first League Cup Final of the 21st century on this day in 2000, beating First Division Tranmere Rovers at Wembley.This was the second time that The Foxes won the trophy in the space of four years, with their last victory back in 1997 against Middlesbrough. Matt Elliott gave Leicester the lead […]
On This Day – 26th February
Alan Shearer announced on this day back in 2000 that he would retire from international football at the end of the summer’s European Championships. Shearer scored on his international debut in a 2-0 victory over France in February 1992. Graham Taylor saw Shearer as the perfect replacement for Gary Lineker and to help England qualify […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.71
Referee Andy D’Urso became a Football League referee in 1994 before getting promoted to the Premier League in 1999. He made front and back page news in his first season in England’s top flight in an incident that features as this week’s ‘Iconic Moment’. D’Urso was appointed as the man in charge of the Premier […]
On This Day – 9th November
It used to be dodgy burgers, anaemic-looking chips and questionable meat pies that people associated with food served up at football matches. However, on this day in 2000 another type of food was added to the menu so to speak when Manchester United’s Roy Keane added prawn sandwiches! In a post-match interview after his side […]
On This Day – 7th October
The last match ever played at the old Wembley Stadium was played on this day back in 2000.England faced Germany in a World Cup qualifier in the pouring rain on a miserable Saturday afternoon. With the fans in the stadium already in a sombre mood, England’s defeat was as damp as the weather and lost […]
On This Day – 20th May
The last FA Cup Final to be played at the old Wembley Stadium was played on this day back in 2000. It’s hard to believe that this was twenty years ago now! Chelsea and Aston Villa played out the last FA Cup Final under the Twin Towers with the Londoners winning the game 1-0. In […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.14
It seems fitting that number 14 in this series should be from Thierry Henry.The Frenchman wore this squad number during his first spell at Arsenal, where he became the club’s record goalscorer. Henry joined Arsenal in 1999 and was originally a winger; but manager Arsene Wenger saw something in him that made him think he […]
On This Day – 7th May
Manchester City fans run on to the pitch after securing promotion at Blackburn Rovers, 7th May 2000 Manchester City fans have always had a turbulent time. Life is never easy being a City fan although it has been much easier since they’ve had a billionaire take over the club!Even then, City made life very difficult […]