May 27th 1992: all the clubs in the First Division resigned from the Football League, en masse and the FA Premier League was formed. The move made no difference whatsoever to the competition or the rules, but it did mean the top flight could now negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship rites, independently from the Football League.
Michael Owen made his name on this day in 1998, when he scored his first England goal in the King Hassan II Cup (a "friendly" tournament) against Morocco, in Casablanca, held two weeks before the major tournament. 80,000 watched the game and England won 1-0. Team: Flowers, Anderton, Le Saux, Southgate, Keown, Campbell, McManaman, Gascoigne, Dublin, Wright, Owen, Ince and Ferdinand (sub).
Matches took place at the Stade Mohamed V, home of Moroccan clubs Raja and Wydad both from Casablanca.
In their next match, in Casablanca, England drew 0-0 with Belgium but lost 3-4 on penalties.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2. |  England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 3. |  Morocco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4. |  Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
- *For win on penalties 2 points were awarded; for loss on penalties 1 point.
- England's next matches were a friendly on September 9th away against Spain (0-1) and then World Cup Qualifiers both at Wembley: Oct 14 v Norway 1-1, Nov 18 v Turkey 4-0.
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