Paul Gascoigne on the ball against Chile We’ve all been to those drab, utterly forgettable 0-0 draws. The kind of matches that leave you questioning why you bothered to go in the first place.These types of games often get played out in front of low crowds. I also think that players don’t try so hard […]
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On This Day – 22nd May
AC Milan won their first European Cup on this day back in 1963. They beat Portuguese side Benfica in the Final at Wembley Stadium, coming from a goal down to win 2-1.AC Milan beat Union Luxembourg, Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Dundee to get to the Final and scored an amazing 31 times in those 8 […]
On This Day – 21st May
New Order’s ‘World in Motion’ was released on this day back in 1990 and was used as the England anthem for the World Cup that year.The song was New Order’s only Number 1 record, staying top of the charts for two weeks at the beginning of the tournament in Italy. Comedian Keith Allen had a […]
On This Day – 20th May
The last FA Cup Final to be played at the old Wembley Stadium was played on this day back in 2000. It’s hard to believe that this was twenty years ago now! Chelsea and Aston Villa played out the last FA Cup Final under the Twin Towers with the Londoners winning the game 1-0. In […]
On This Day – 19th May
I only have time to write the one article tonight due to a difficult evening with trying to put my daughter to bed! Southampton played their last competitive match at The Dell on this day 19 years ago. They beat Arsenal 3-2 and the game had a real fairy-tale ending. Ashley Cole opened the scoring […]
On This Day – 18th May
Alfredo Di Stefano before kick-off in the 1960 European Cup Final It was on this day 60 years ago that Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt in one of the great European Finals of all-time.Real won 7-3 at Hampden Park in Scotland in front of an enormous crowd of 127,621 to record their fifth successive European […]
On This Day – 17th May
Roberto Di Martteo fires Chelsea ahead after only 42 seconds Chelsea won the FA Cup on this day back in 1997, beating Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Final at Wembley.This was only the second time that The Blues had won the FA Cup, the first time was in 1970. Chelsea had a dream start thanks to […]
On this Day – 16th May
Arsenal beat Newcastle United 2-0 on this day to win the FA Cup. In doing so, they completed the League and Cup Double for the second time in their history. It was the perfect end to Arsene Wenger’s first full season in charge at Highbury. The Frenchman had revitalised the squad and brought in his […]
On This Day – 15th May
Tottenham Hotspur became the first British club to win a European competition on this day back in 1963.They beat Athletico Madrid 5-1 at the to win the European Cup Winners Cup. Jimmy Greaves and Terry Dyson both scored twice and John White scored the fifth. The result was all the more impressive considering that Athletico […]
On This Day – 14th May
Wimbledon won the FA Cup for the first and only time in their history on this day back in 1988.The Dons beat Liverpool, who were red-hot favourites to win the Cup, thanks to a first-half goal from Lawrie Sanchez. Wimbledon had only been in the First Division for two years and had finished the season […]