ON THIS DAY

1946: Manchester United legend George Best was born in Belfast. Best won the European Cup with United in 1968 and was voted European Footballer of the Year later that same year. He died in 2005 after a long battle with alcohol addiction.

1990: Wembley staged its first game since being converted to an all-seater stadium as Uruguay beat England in a friendly. It was England’s first home defeat for six years and was watched by a crowd of just 38,751.

1996: Juventus beat Ajax on penalties to win the Champions League final in Rome.

1999: Newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester United beat Newcastle 2-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. They went on to win the Champions League final against Bayern Munich four days later to complete an unprecedented treble.

2005: Rangers claimed the Scottish Premier League title in the most sensational fashion. The Gers defeated Hibernian at Easter Road but the Ibrox club were helped to the title as Motherwell stunned Celtic with a 2-1 triumph at Fir Park, with Scott Mcdonald scoring twice in the last two minutes.

2008: Celtic won won their third consecutive Clydesdale Bank Premier League title with a 1-0 victory at Dundee United.

2010: Blackpool twice came from behind to beat Cardiff 3-2 in the Coca-cola Championship play-off final.

2011: Manager Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Chelsea shortly after their season-ending 1-0 defeat at Everton.