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20/08/2022

, 20 August 1970, Bobby Moore, England’s World Cup winning captain back in 1966, was cleared of the accusation of stealing an emerald bracelet from a gift shop in Bogotá, Colombia.

Bobby Moore was arrested for this charge days before the 1970 World Cup in Mexico would begin. It is not clear, as yet, why the shop assistant claimed that she saw Moore stealing the bracelet.

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09/07/2022

, 9 July 2006, Zinedine Zidane head headbutted Marco Materazzi.

Materazzi later confessed that he had said something about Zidane’s sister.

04/07/2022

, 4 July 2004, Greece stunned the world by winning the Euro Cup, defeating the hosts, Portugal, 1-0.

29/06/2022

, 29 June of 1958 and 1986, respectively, Pelé and Maradona lifted the World Cup with their national teams.

24/06/2022

, 24 June 1987, football legend Lionel Messi was born.

Messi is the second most decorated football player of all time, as well as fourth top scorer in the game.

Here, a picture of Argentinian legends Messi and Maradona.

22/06/2022

, 22 June 1986, Diego Armando Maradona scored two of the most famous goals in football history, against England.

The Argentinian firstly scored the “Hand of God”, followed by the “Goal of the Century”, in which he dribbled past 5 players plus the goalkeeper, securing a 2-1 win for Argentina.

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16/06/2022

, 16 June 1967, German football manager Jürgen Klopp was born in Stuttgart.

Currently Liverpool boss, Jürgen Klopp has won almost everything with the Reds, including UEva Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, European Super Cup, League Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.

15/06/2022

, 15 June 1969, former German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn was born.

Kahn is one of the most decorated German players, with 8 Bundesliga titles and 1 Champions League, among others.

14/06/2022

, 14 June 1970, West Germany beat England 3-2 in their Mexico World Cup knockout match.

England secured a two-goal lead, before Franz Beckenbauer’s name was written on the scoresheet. West Germany managed a perfect comeback, achieving their first-ever competitive victory over England.

13/06/2022

, 13 June 1987, Maradona captained Napoli in a win over Atalanta lifting the Coppa Italia and completing a domestic double for the first time in the club’s history.

Five years before to the day, 13 June 1982, Maradona played his first ever World Cup match for Argentina.

12/06/2022

, 12 June 2004, Greece beat the host of Euro 2004 Portugal 2-1 in their opening group game.

Greece went on to win the competition and lift the trophy.

11/06/2022

, 11 June 2009, Manchester United accepted an £80M offer from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo, the 2008 Ballon d’Or winner, went on to win 4 Champions League titles with Real.

11/06/2022

, 11 June 1999, German footballer Kai Havertz was born.

On 29 May 2021, Havertz scored the winning goal for Chelsea against Manchester City in the Champions League final.

11/06/2022

, 11 June 1978, Archie Gemmill scored an outstanding goal for Scotland against the Netherlands in their Argentina World Cup group match.

The Scots were eliminated, but Gemmill’s gem is remembered to this day.

10/06/2022

, 10 June 2001, Sibusiso Zuma scored a bicycle kick stunner for FC Copenhagen against Brondby.

The goal was voted as the Danish Superliga Goal of the Decade.

09/06/2022

, 9 June 2007, Lionel Messi of Barcelona scored his own ‘Hand of God’. The Maradonesque goal caused a furious reaction from Espanyol players, who ran complaining at the referee, yet it counted.

09/06/2022

, 9 June 2019, Portugal beat The Netherlands 1-0 in the Nations League final.

09/06/2022

, 9 June 2016, the “Match of Friendship and Peace” took place in Paris, ahead of EURO 2016, featuring quite a few football legends, among others, Maradona and Pelé.

Pelé, eventually, did not participate in the game due to recovery from a hip operation.

Pelé and Maradona share the FIFA Best Football Player of the 20th century award.

09/06/2022

, 9 June 1993, midfielder Paul Ince, of Manchester United, became the first black captain of the England national team, in a match against USA, in which England lost 2-0.

In 2008, Ince also became the first black manager of England’s top-flight, when he signed for Blackburn Rovers.

09/06/2022

, 9 June 1978, former German football player Miroslav Klose was born.

Among other teams, Klose played as a striker for Bayern Munich and Lazio. Miroslav Klose holds the record for the most World Cup goals scored, with 16 goals in 4 World Cups. He also won the 2014 Brazil World Cup with his national team, Germany.

08/06/2022

, 8 June 1990, Cameroon beat Argentina 1-0 in an opening day match of the Italy World Cup.

The crowd booed Diego Armando Maradona who, earlier the same year, had lifted the Scudetto with Napoli.

08/06/2022

, 8 June 1997, Italy and Brazil offered a spectacular game, in preparation of the 1998 France World Cup, which ended 3-3.

Ronaldo Nazario managed to score a goal against one of the arguably best defences in football history, comprising of Maldini, Cannavaro, and Costacurta.

07/06/2022

, 7 June 1969, Bayern Munich won against Hannover 96, as a result celebrating their maiden Bundesliga title.

In the 1968/69 season Bayern Munich also lifted the DFB Cup, completing a domestic double.

06/06/2022

, 6 June 2015, Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League Final.

Barcelona manage to secure continental treble for the second time in their history, after winning La Liga and the Spanish Cup.

05/06/2022

, 5 June 1986, Maradona scored in the 34th minute to see Argentina draw Italy 1-1 in a Group A match of Mexico World Cup.

Argentina finished top of their group, with Italy sitting in the 2nd place.

Argentina went on to celebrate their 2nd World Cup trophy, while Maradona was voted the tournament’s best player.

05/06/2022

, 5 June 2002, Republic of Ireland fans celebrate Robbie Keene’s equalizer against Germany as part of their Group E match for the South Korea World Cup.

Miroslav Klose scored for Germany in the 19th minute, while Keane managed to get a valuable point for Ireland in the 92nd minute. The final score was 1-1.

04/06/2022

40 years ago, 4 June 1982, Diego Armando Maradona signed for FC Barcelona.

In 73 appearances for Barca, Maradona scored 45 goals.

Maradona passed away on 25 November 2020.

04/06/2022

, 4 June 1994, Diego Armando Maradona paid his tributes to the grave of legendary NBA player Drazen Petrovic in Zagreb, Croatia. Petrovic had tragically lost his life a year earlier, on 7 June 1993, in Greece.

Maradona was in Zagreb as part of Argentina’s match against Croatia, before the USA World Cup.

03/06/2022

twenty years ago, 3 June 2002, Brazil beat Turkey in a World Cup Group C match, with a penalty executed by Rivaldo Ferreira on the 87th minute. The final score was 2-1.

Brazil went on to win the South Korea World Cup, beating Turkey once again as part of the competition’s semi-final game. In the final, they beat Germany 2-0 with a brace from Ronaldo Nazário.

03/06/2022

on the 3rd of June, 1997, Roberto Carlos scores an iconic free-kick goal for Brazil against France.

The occasion was the Tournoi de France, which was a warm-up tournament before the 1998 World Cup. The shot was taken on the 21st minute from around 35 meters, with a speed higher than 138km/h. The final score was 1-1.

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