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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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