Tuesday, January 31, 2017

31 January 2011 - All Those Pounds Brought A Lot Of Pressure

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On 31 January 2011, the last day of the British transfer window saw a flurry of activity that resulted in two records being broken for the...
Monday, January 30, 2017

30 January 2008 - Eto'o Takes The ACN Scoring Title

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On 30 January 2008, Samuel Eto'o scored twice in Cameroon's win over Sudan in the African Cup of Nations. In the process, he became ...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

29 January 2011 - Geographically Speaking, It Was The Right Result

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On 29 January 2011, Japan won their fourth Asian Cup, beating Australia with an extra-time goal from substitute striker Tadanari Lee. It...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

28 January 1967 - The Great Scottish Cupset

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On 28 January 1967, Second Division Berwick Rangers delivered one of the greatest upsets in Scottish football by knocking Glasgow's Rang...
Friday, January 27, 2017

27 January 1976 - "Ruined" May Have Been Overstating Things A Bit

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On 27 January 1976, South Korean World Cup hero Ahn Jung-Hwan was born in Paju. He was once described as "the man who ruined Italian fo...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

26 January 1992 - It's Almost Like Nobody Wanted To Win It

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On 26 January 1992, every player on the pitch at the end of extra time in the African Cup of Nations Final got to take a penalty kick as Côt...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

25 January 2010 - The Shooting Of Salvador Cabañas

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On 25 January 2010, Paraguayan striker Salvador Cabañas was shot in the head during a confrontation at a bar near Mexico City. Miraculously,...