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On This Day in Football: October 07
From the wet turf of Wembley to the roaring crowds of Shenyang …
10 hours agoFrom Wayne Rooney's debut to Bernabéu shockers: Football's wildest September 28
September 28 delivered iconic European upsets, record debuts, and defensive masterclasses, from …
1 week, 2 days agoOn This Day in Football: September 27
From Francesco Totti's birth to Jamie Vardy dismantling Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, …
1 week, 3 days agoSeptember 26 is secretly the most unhinged date in football history
From Paolo Di Canio shoving a referee to Bruno Fernandes scoring after …
1 week, 4 days agoOn This Day in Football: September 24
From Barcelona destroying Real Madrid at Les Corts to Antonio Conte reinventing …
1 week, 6 days agoOn This Day in Football: September 23
From Sir Alex Ferguson’s darkest afternoon at Maine Road to Liverpool’s double-digit …
2 weeks agoSeptember 21 has a weird habit of breaking football's biggest empires
From England's historic 1949 fall at Goodison Park to Leicester's 5-3 miracle …
2 weeks, 2 days agoOn This Day in Football: September 18
From mid-century World Cup qualifiers in Mexico City to dramatic Champions League …
2 weeks, 5 days agoOn This Day in Football: September 16
From the first live television broadcast at Highbury in 1937 to Alessandro …
3 weeks agoWhy September 14 is one of European football's wildest calendar dates
From Günter Netzer's famous rebellion to Norwich tearing down Man City and …
3 weeks, 2 days agoOn This Day in Football: September 09
From the founding of VfB Stuttgart in 1893 to Lionel Messi surpassing …
4 weeks agoStadium infernos, rent fights, and wild debuts: how August 24 made history
From Everton leaving Anfield in 1892 to Vincent Kompany debuting in 2008, …
1 month, 1 week agoFrom Michael Knighton to Eden Hazard, August 19 Always Delivers Chaos
August 19 has brought pitch stunts, media meltdowns, debut wondergoals, and European …
1 month, 2 weeks agoAugust 18 brought Michu's magic, Mourinho's return, and Ronaldo's debut
August 18 delivered Just Fontaine's birth, Michu's bargain masterclass, Mourinho's Chelsea comeback, …
1 month, 2 weeks agoOn This Day in Football: August 14
From Kevin Keegan's Anfield debut in 1971 to Bayern Munich's historic 8-2 …
1 month, 3 weeks agoAugust 13 delivered Shearer's birth, Wembley red cards, and Pep's City debut
From Celtic Park opening in 1892 to Alan Shearer's birth, Roy Keane's …
1 month, 3 weeks agoOn This Day in Football: August 11
From Wembley showdowns to Olympic heartbreaks, August 11 has witnessed iconic debuts, …
1 month, 3 weeks agoOn This Day in Football: August 05
From Rio Ferdinand's record-breaking transfer in 2002 to Pat Jennings' iconic goalkeeper …
2 months agoOn This Day in Football: August 03
From Thierry Henry's low-key arrival in North London in 1999 to PSG …
2 months agoOn This Day in Football: August 02
From Neymar's seismic €222M Barcelona release clause in 2017 to the founding …
2 months ago