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On This Day – 28th May
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 […]
On This Day – 27th May
Liverpool lifted the European Cup for the third time in their history on this day in 1981, defeating Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris. An Alan Kennedy goal eight minutes from time was enough to give Liverpool their third European Cup triumph in five seasons. The previous two European Cups were won by Nottingham Forest and […]
On This Day – 26th May
As an Arsenal fan, I don’t need to bore you all with endless details about what happened on this day in 1989. Instead, I will leave this picture that tells a thousand words… The post On This Day – 26th May appeared first on Far Post Header. Go to Source […]
On This Day – 25th May
It was on this day in 1967 that Celtic Football Club became the first British club to lift the European Cup. They beat Italian side Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon to claim a place in the record books. Things didn’t start too brightly for Jock Stein’s men when Jim Craig fouled Inter striker Renato Cappellini […]
On This Day – 20th May
Bobby Moore (far left) coming off the field after his England debut Future World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore made his full England debut on this day back in 1962. Moore’s debut came in a 4-0 victory away to Peru in a warm-up match ahead of the 1962 World Cup Finals in Chile. All four […]
On This Day – 19th May
After 27 years as the manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of the club for the 1,500th and final time. West Bromwich Albion were the last team that Ferguson would face and the match was an absolute thriller as the match finished 5-5! United had already won the league and so didn’t […]
On This Day – 18th May
Real Madrid celebrate with the European Cup after winning the trophy for the fifth successive year: (standing, l-r) Luis Del Sol, Canario, Dominguez, Jose Santamaria, Marquitos, Alfredo Di Stefano, Francisco Gento, Ferenc Puskas, Enriqe Pachin; (squatting, l-r) Vidal, Jose Zarraga It was on this day in 1960 that the iconic European Cup Final between Real […]
On This Day – 17th May
Arsenal lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the Champions League Final on this day in 2006, after only conceding twice in the previous twelve matches en route to the Final in Paris. The main talking point of the game came in the 18th minute when Arsenal’s goalkeeper Jens Lehmann rushed out and pulled Samuel Eto’o to […]
On This Day – 16th May
Sadio Mane scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history on this day in 2015. It came in a 6-1 win over Aston Villa at St Mary’s Mane was playing for Southampton at the time and scored three past Aston Villa in just two minutes and 56 seconds. His first came after he broke free […]