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1946: Manchester United legend George Best was born in Belfast. He died in2005.1990: Wembley staged its first game since being converted to an all-seaterstadium as Uruguay beat England in a friendly. It was England's first homedefeat 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 inRome.1999: Newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester United beat Newcastle2-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. They went on to win the Champions Leaguefinal against Bayern Munich four days later to complete an unprecedented treble.2005: Rangers claimed the Scottish Premier League title in the most sensationalfashion. The Gers defeated Hibernian at Easter Road but the Ibrox club werehelped 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.2007: Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell agreed to join Chelsea on a freetransfer when his contract at the Madejski Stadium expired on July 1.