Tag: Today In Football History

On 17 August 1977, Thierry Henry was born in the Paris suburb of Les Ulis, Essonne. He would go on to be named a five-time French Player of the Year ...

On 12 August 1904, a group including students at Rio de Janeiro's Alfredo Gomes College founded a football club they called the Electro Club. Located in the Botafogo Beach neighbourhood, ...

On 11 August 2006, David Beckham's dream of reaching 100 caps for England appeared to be over, as manager Steve McClaren omitted the Real Madrid midfielder from the squad chosen ...

On 10 August 2003, Manchester City played their first match at the new City of Manchester Stadium, beating Barcelona 2-1. Nicknamed "Eastlands," the stadium was originally built for the 2002 ...