Football Memories

Your daily trip down football memory lane, remembering key matches at European club and international level, as well as memorable players over the years.

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#OnThisDay 10th March 2009

Liverpool dumped Spanish giants Real Madrid out of the Champions League with a 4-0 thumping in their 2nd leg at Anfield! #LFC

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#OnThisDay 10th March 2001

Roy Essandoah wrote his name into FA Cup folklore with a stoppage time winner for Second Division Wycombe at Leicester! #Chairboys

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#OnThisDay 10th March 2013

Chelsea came from 2-0 down to earn a replay in an FA Cup thriller at Manchester United.

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Dennis Bergkamp scores one of the great World Cup goals, against Argentina in the 1998 quarter finals! 🇳🇱🔥

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#OnThisDay 5th March 2000

Stan Collymore marked his home Leicester debut with a brilliant hat-trick in the Foxes’ 5-2 win over Sunderland, including this sizzling strike. #LCFC

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#OnThisDay 5th March 2013

A controversial red card for midfielder Nani changed the course of Manchester United’s Champions League tie with Real Madrid. Leading 1-0 at the time, the Red Devils crashed out 3-2 on aggregate.

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Happy birthday to Liverpool and Celtic legend ‘King’ Kenny Dalglish, 71 today!

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Brazil legend Zico turns 69 today. Here he is scoring a brilliant goal against New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup.

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#OnThisDay 2nd March 2002

Dennis Bergkamp scored one of the great Premier League goals, for Arsenal against Newcastle. #AFC

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#OnThisDay 28th February 2001

There was a winning start for new England boss Sven Goran Eriksson when the Three Lions defeated Spain 3-0 in a friendly at Villa Park.

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#OnThisDay 25th February 2019

Nottingham Forest moved closer to rivals Derby, and the Championship playoff places, after Yohan Benalouane's early strike settled the East Midlands derby! #NFFC

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@4evaNFFC Ah bollocks. I saved the wrong fucking video. I probably should’ve checked how many times Forest beat Derby 1-0 in 2019 😂 Sorry, I’ll correct it.

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#OnThisDay 25th February 1998

#Barnsley stunned treble chasing Manchester United by dumping them out of the FA Cup. The Tykes won their 5th round replay 3-2!

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#OnThisDay 25th February 2001

Manchester United went 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League after crushing rivals Arsenal 6-1 at Old Trafford! #MUFC

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#OnThisDay 25th February 2015

@GarethBale11 scored a sensational last minute winner to earn Tottenham a thrilling 3-2 win in their London derby at West Ham! #THFC

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#OnThisDay 24th February 2015

Manchester City had it all to do after losing to Barcelona in their Champions League 1st leg tie at the Etihad. Luis Suarez hit both goals in a 2-1 success for the Catalans.

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#OnThisDay 24th February 2002

Newcastle claimed the bragging rights with a victory at rivals Sunderland that saw them climb to 2nd in the Premier League. Nicos Dabizas headed the only goal. #NUFC

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#OnThisDay 22nd February 1995

An insane Premier League fixture at Villa Park saw Leicester hit back from 4-1 down to claim a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa! #LCFC #AVFC

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#OnThisDay 22nd February 2021

Christian Benteke struck in the 5th minute of stoppage time to earn Crystal Palace a 2-1 victory at rivals Brighton! #CPFC

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#OnThisDay 20th February 2021

#Everton won at Anfield for the first time since 1999! Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson were the scorers in a 2-0 win against Liverpool.