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May 28 - Forest retain European Cup in 1980

1907: The first TT race on the Isle of Man took place. One race was held over
10 laps of the St John's Circuit. The single cylinder was won by Charlie Collier
on a Matchless travelling at an average speed of 38.2mph.

1980: Nottingham Forest won their second consecutive European Cup, beating
Hamburg 1-0 in the final staged in Madrid.

1982: Diego Maradona moved from Boca Juniors to Barcelona in soccer's first
£5million transfer.


1980 Euro glory: Larry Lloyd holds off a Hamburg attacker during Forest's 1980 European Cup Final triumph

1980 Euro glory: Larry Lloyd holds off a Hamburg attacker during Forest's 1980 European Cup Final triumph

1990: Maiden, skippered by Tracy Edwards with the first all-female crew, finished second in the Whitbread Round the World Race.



2001: Bolton beat Preston 3-0 in the First Division play-off to win promotion
to the Barclays Premiership.

2002: First Division Wimbledon were given the green light to relocate to Milton
Keynes despite vehement opposition from many of their supporters and the
Football Association.

2003: AC Milan won the Champions League, beating Juventus 3-2 on penalties in
the final after a goalless draw at Old Trafford.

2004: Valencia announced they would open contract talks with manager Rafael
Benitez after he was linked with Liverpool. The Spaniard shortly afterwards left
to take up the Anfield post.

2007: Derby won promotion to the Barclays Premiership after beating West Brom
1-0 in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final at Wembley. They were relegated
at the first attempt with a record low points total.

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