It was on this day in 2017 that Francesco Totti made his 786th and final appearance for Roma. The Italian came off the substitutes’ bench in the 54th minute to replace Mo Salah in a 3-2 win over Genoa. Totti retired from the game at the age of 41, after spending the last 24 years […]
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On This Day – 20th February
Non-league Sutton United hosted Premier League Arsenal in the FA Cup Fifth Round on this day back in 2017. Sutton had already made a giantkilling in the previous round, beating Leeds United of the Championship 1-0 at home. They had an artificial pitch at Gander Green Lane, something that was considered an advantage for them […]
On This Day – 16th December
Sunderland finally ended their year-long wait for a home win on this day back in 2017. Manager Chris Coleman oversaw a 1-0 victory over Fulham in a game in the Championship. Attendances at the Stadium of Light nose-dived over the course of the year. More and more unoccupied red seats made up the background at […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.20
The International Champions Cup isn’t a major tournament but has slowly turned into a decent annual pre-season event played across the globe.It has been running since 2013 and all the major clubs have taken part in it. It started off as a small tournament with eight participants but more participants have been able to join […]
On This Day – 28th October
It was on this day back in 2017 that the England Under 17s won the World Cup, beating Spain 5-2 in Kolkatta, India. It was by no means an easy task and was made much harder when Spainraced into a two-goal lead. Hower the Three Lions came back to record a convincing 5-2 win thanks […]
On This Day – 14th September
Thousands of FC Koln fans approaching the Emirates Stadium FC Koln fans wreaked havoc across London on this day back in 2017. The German fans were in the capital to see their side play Arsenal in a Europa League tie. 2017/18 was the first season since 1997/98 that Arsenal were not playing in the Champions […]