Blues to visit for friendly

BURTON Albion will host Sky Bet Championship side Birmingham City at the Pirelli Stadium in the first of their confirmed 2022-23 pre-season fixtures.

The Brewers will take on Lee Bowyer’s Blues and the likes of Troy Deeney, Scott Hogan and Neil Etheridge on Saturday, July 16 (2pm kick-off), with other friendlies to be confirmed in due course.

Ticket and hospitality details for the Brewers’ pre-season friendlies will be confirmed in due course.

ON THIS DAY 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 record was broken by Wayne Rooney in 2015.

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 Catalan side had lost to Benfica in 1961 and Steaua Bucharest in 1986.

1996:

After playing more than 650 games and scoring 346 goals for Liverpool, striker Ian Rush left Anfield on a free transfer to join Leeds United.

2008:

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton was jailed for six months at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting charges of assault and affray in relation to a confrontation outside a Mcdonald’s restaurant in the city in December.

2013:

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez announced coach Jose Mourinho would leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. The Portuguese rejoined former club Chelsea on June 3.