22nd July 1998: European football arrived in Birkenhead! Security fears saw Shelbourne move their home UEFA Cup Preliminary Round tie.1st Leg, against Rangers from Dublin to Tranmere Rovers FC, Prenton Park ground. A 6,047 crowd watched in amazement as the Irish side took a 3-0 half time lead against a Rangers side who were playing for the first time under a foreign manager, Dick Advocaat. His first half time talk did the trick though....Rangers won the match 5-3!!!
For Shelborne Scorers: Porrini after 7 mins og, Rutherford 42 mins, Morley 58 mins:
For Rangers: Albertz 59 mins Pen, and another Pen, 83 mins. Amato 72 mins and 81 mins. Von Bronckhurst 74 mins. Some comeback!
Same date 2002.......After plenty of speculation Manchester United signed Rio Ferdinand from Leeds for a British record transfer fee of £29,100,000. In December 2023, a 33-year-old man from Staffs was sent to prison for six months, having been found guilty of racially abusing Ferdinand at Molineux in May 2021. Ferdinand was working there as a TV pundit for a match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United.
and on 22nd July 2006
Arsenal played their first match at the Emirates, the Gunners defeating Ajax 2-1 in the testimonial match for Dennis Bergkamp....Yes it's him.
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