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On This Day in Sport (20 May 2011):
1970: Bobby Charlton scored his 49th and last goal for
England, against Colombia in Bogota, in a warm-up game for the World
Cup in Mexico. His tally still stands as a record.
1990: Monica Seles ended Steffi Graf's record of 66
consecutive victories when she beat her 6-4 6-3 in the final of the
BMW German Open.
1992: Barcelona made it third time lucky as they won
the European Cup, with Ronald Koeman scoring the only goal against
Sampdoria at Wembley. In their previous two appearances in the final,
the Spanish side had lost to Benfica in 1961 and Steaua Bucharest in 1986.
1996: After more than 650 games and 346 goals for
Liverpool, legendary striker Ian Rush left Anfield on a free transfer
to join Leeds.
2002: Scotland suffered their fourth successive defeat
under new boss Berti Vogts when they were beaten 2-0 by South Africa
in Hong Kong, making the German the first ever Scotland manager to
lose his opening four matches in charge of the national side.
2005: Juventus were confirmed as Serie A champions
after outgoing title holders AC Milan were held 3-3 by Palermo. |
