One of the most controversial games in World Cup history took place on this day back in 1962.Hosts Chile played against Italy at the Chilean national stadium in Santiago. The game spiralled out of control as both sides resorted to kicking lumps out of each other. Fist fights and mass brawls also broke out across […]
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On This Day – 1st June
A year has passed since the tragic passing of Jose Antonio Reyes, the former Arsenal and Spain striker. He was only 35 years old when he died in a car accident on 1st June 2019. Reyes started his career at Sevilla before Arsene Wenger decided to sign him for Arsenal for just over £10 million.He […]
On This Day – 31st May
Alex Ferguson at hi desk in charge of St Mirren Alex Ferguson was sacked for the only time in his 39 years of management on this day in 1978.Ferguson was the manager of St Mirren at the time and was shown the door by St Mirren Chairman Willie Todd. He had already told Todd that […]
On This Day – 30th May
Bruce Grobbelaar showed the world on this day back in 1984 that even in highly pressured situations he can still clown around.Liverpool were playing against Roma in the European Cup Final in the Italian sides own stadium. The game had finished 1-1 after extra time and gone to penalties. Liverpool’s Steve Nicol took the first […]
On This Day – 29th May
ir Matt Busby with some of his United players at the final whistle Manchester United beat Benfica at Wembley on this day back in 1968 to lift the European Cup for the first time.Not even the most ardent fan of Manchester City or any other of United’s rivals could have begrudged Manchester United of this […]
On This Day – 28th May
Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup on this day back in 1980, beating West German side Hamburg 1-0 in the Final in Madrid.A single goal from Scottish winger John Robertson after 20 minutes was enough to separate the sides. Hamburg were a tough opponent. and had Englishman Kevin Keegan in their side. Nottingham Forest had […]
On This Day – 27th May
English football had its first major change in many years back on this day in 1992, as the Premier League was formed.The Premier League was made up of the 19 clubs who had avoided relegation from the First Division in the 1991/92 season and the three promoted from the old Second Division. These 22 clubs […]
On This Day – 26th May
I have already written about Arsenal’s last-gasp victory over Liverpool in 1989, which I believe is the greatest last-minute win of all-time. This can be found here. That victory for Arsenal took place on this day in 1989 but the article I am going to write about today took place 10 years after.Manchester United faced […]
On This Day – 25th May
Bobby Moore gets lead away for questioning by the Colombia authorities Bobby Moore was arrested in Colombia on this day 50 years ago in the build-up to the World Cup in Mexico.The England captain was accused of stealing a bracelet in a jewellery shop called ‘Fuego Verde’; situated inside the lobby of the hotel where […]
On This Day – 24th May
Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane in Saipan in the build-up to the 2002 World Cup It’s not every day that the Republic of Ireland football team make the front and back pages of the newspapers. This was the case though on this day back in 2002 as the Republic’s captain Roy Keane fell out with […]