Search results

Yellow Submarine

1960 - The 1960 UEFA European Championship kicks off in France. 1964 - Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. 1973 - Queen released its first single Keep Yourself Alive.

Sunday, 1 July. Spain becomes the first team to win the UEFA European Championship for the 2nd time in a row and 3rd time overall after demolishing 1968 champions Italy 4-0 in the Final in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. David Silva put Spain ahead in the 14th minute while Jordi Alba's goal in the...

The U.E.F.A. Euro 2012 Final The result: Spain - 4 Italy - 0 Congrats to reigning champions Spain for winning its 2nd consecutive European title.

1967 - The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was found guilty of allowing his property to be used for the smoking of marijuana and was sentenced to one year in jail and was fined. Vocalist Mick Jagger was found guilty of illegal possession of pep pills and was sentenced to three months in...

After a 2-year delay I finally bought Iron Maiden's latest album The Final Frontier. :D

1987 - Samir Nasri, winner of the 2004 UEFA European U-17 Championship with France, was born.

Different World

Good news: England - 1 Ukraine - 0 Co-host Ukraine has been eliminated from Round 1. Serbian-born Dević nearly equalized for Ukraine, only to find Terry had cleared the ball away. And now England will join France in the Quarterfinals.

Beatles - I Wanna Be Your Man

Yeah, that's funny, rocky. Last Friday's result: Ukraine - 0 France - 2 Well, what do you guys think? Hosts Ukraine lose to France in Donetsk. And, by the way, Dutch referee Björn Kuipers postponed the match 3 minutes after kickoff following a thunderstorm.

1953 - The Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin, the East German capital, to quell a workers' uprising. 1980 - Led Zeppelin begins its last tour.

Yesterday's result: Spain - 4 Ireland - 0 Hurray! Immense victory for the champs over the Boys in Green! Way to go Spain! Former Liverpool man Fernando Torres won the Carlsberg Man of the Match award for this game.

1969 - Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones as the late Brian Jones' replacement. 1975 - John Lennon made his last T.V. appearance to sing Imagine. 1981 - At a parade in London Marcus Sarjeant, a 17-year-old teenager, fired 6 blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II. 1982 - The 1982 FIFA World...

Nowhere Man

Something I missed yesterday... 1976 - Paul McCartney and Wings set a record for an indoor concert crowd when 67,100 fans gathered in Seattle, Washington. 2001 - World and European champions France win the FIFA Confederations Cup for the 1st time after defeating co-hosts Japan 1-0 in the Final...

Run to the Hills

Friday, 25 May. Barcelona wins the Copa del Rey for the 26th time after defeating UEFA Europa League runners-up Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Final in Madrid courtesy of goals from Pedro (3, 25) and Lionel Messi (20). The match proved to be Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola's last as he signs off...

1963 - The Rolling Stones' first single Come On was released. 1976 - Capitol Records releases the Beatles package Rock 'N' Roll Music. 2008 - The 2008 UEFA European Championship kicks off in Austria and Switzerland.

Something I forgot last month: Sunday, 20 May, Napoli ended its 25-year wait by winning the Italian Cup for the 4th time by defeating Italian champions Juventus 2-0 in the Final.