Bill Shankly shocked the footballing world on this day back in 1974, by resigning from his job as the manager of Liverpool Football Club.No one could quite believe it. A cameraman and reporter went out into the streets of Liverpool to gauge the reaction of the fans. The video below shows just how shocked they […]
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On This Day – 11th July
Every manager, no matter how good he is, will sign a complete dud over the course of his career.As an Arsenal fan, I still can’t work out why Arsene Wenger invested a single penny of Arsenal’s money on Latvian Igors Stepanovs. Somehow, Stepanovs managed to win the League and Cup Double in the 2001/02 season. […]
On This Day – 10th July
Former referee Henri Delaunay and fellow Frenchman Jules Rimet came up with the idea of the European Championship and it was on this day back in 1960 that the first European Championship Final took place. The Soviet Union were the first winners of the tournament, beating Spain 2-1 in the Final in Paris. Sadly, Delaunay […]
On This Day – 8th July
It was on this day back in 2006 that Zinedine Zidane played the last competitive match of his career.Every neutral fan supported France when their own country went out of the 2006 World Cup. They all wanted to see Zidane lift the golden trophy and see the Frenchman end his career on a high. Eight […]
On This Day – 8th July
Team Germany celebrate his victory during of the game Semi Final World Cup match between West Germany and France 8th July 1982 in Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, Sevilla, Spain ( Photo by Michel Barrault / Onze / Icon Sport ) The 1982 World Cup Semi Final between West Germany and France took place in Seville […]
On This Day – 7th July
Peter Shilton against Italy, 7th July 1990 Peter Shilton made his 125th and final cap for England on this day back in 1990, in the Third and Fourth Place Play Off against hosts Italy at the World Cup.The England goalkeeper was just short of 41 years old at the time and was one of the […]
On This Day – 6th July
Sven-Goran Eriksson was announced as the new Manchester City manager on this day back in 2007.The Swede took the reins after Stuart Pearce had been fired at the end of the 2006/07 season after a little more than two years in charge. It was his first job in football management after leaving the England job […]
On This Day – 5th July
The 1994 World Cup in the USA was to be a hugely disappointing one for Gianfranco Zola.The Italian playmaker had been a spectator for all three of Italy’s group stage games. Zola finally got the nod though in the Second Round in the knockout match against Nigeria as he made his World Cup debut on […]
On This Day – 4th July
American goalkeeper Brad Friedel dives for the ball for Aston Villa at Portsmouth I thought that I would do a slightly different article for today’s ‘On This Day’ article seeing as it’s 4th July.I’d like to wish a happy Independence Day to all of the American readers of this blog. I have listed below all […]
On This Day – 3rd July
3rd July is Sol Campbell Day for Arsenal fans like me! It was on this day back in 2001 that Arsene Wenger shocked the football world by unveiling the former Tottenham man as his new signing. Campbell has been linked with moves abroad, Inter Milan and Barcelona were mentioned more than any other clubs. It was […]