ON THIS DAY: 2008
1990: The FA fined Aston Villa’s Republic of Ireland star Paul McGrath £8,500 for comments he made about Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson in a newspaper article.
2005: Middlesbrough defender Abel Xavier was suspended for 18 months by FIFA after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
2007: Steve Bruce was confirmed as Wigan’s new manager.
2012: Mark Hughes was sacked as manager of QPR following a run of 12 games without a victory.
2014: Lewis Hamilton claimed his second Formula One world title with victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.