On this day in sport - May 29 - Sport - Evening Standard
       

On this day in sport - May 29

1902: Edgbaston became the fifth English Test cricket ground and England
celebrated by bowling out Australia for only 36 runs.

1968: Two goals from Bobby Charlton helped Manchester United beat Benfica 4-1
after extra time to become the first English winners of the European Cup.

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Bobby Charlton holds aloft the European Cup - 40 years ago

Bobby Charlton holds aloft the European Cup - 40 years ago


1985: A riot at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels resulted in the deaths of 39
people at the European Cup final between Juventus and Liverpool.

2007: The Football Association confirmed they would have an independent
chairman from 2008 after an AGM voted in favour of Lord Burns' structural review
of the governing body.

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