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BRITISH HOME INTERNATIONALS
1967
British Home International - Scotland (3) @ (2) England - In the final game of the tournament, Scotland visited Wembley and inflicted the first defeat on the English in 19 games. Goals from Law, Lennox and McCalliog did the damage and, despite late goals from Jack Charlton and Geoff Hurst, the Scots held on to win (8, Black and White, 1 Disc, BBC - Wolstenholme/Barnes, PAL)

1969
British Home International - England (3) @ (1) Northern Ireland - England opened their Home International campaign with a tough win in Belfast. England led a tight 1st half 1-0 at the break thanks to a goal from Martin Peters but the Northern Irish pulled a goal back through Eric McCordie to send the crowd wild. England then spolied the party with an immediate reply from Francis Lee and capped the game off with a penalty from Geoff Hurst that killed the game after Lee had been brought down in the box. England also featured captain Bobby Moore (50th time as captain), goalkeeper Gordon Banks, Alan Mullery, Alan Ball and Bobby Charlton. Northern Ireland featured goalkeeper Pat Jennings, Derek Dougan and George Best (8, Black and White, 1 Disc, ITV - Moore/Hill, PAL)

1982
Home International - Northern Ireland (0) @ (4) England - England opened their Home International series with a big win at Wembley. England started fast with a Bryan Robson goal in the 1st minute and 3 goals in the 2nd half from Kevin Keegan, Ray Wilkins and Glen Hoddle sealed the win. England also featured Steve Foster (on his debut), Trevor Francis, Tony Morley, Cyrille Regis and Tony Woodcock. Northern Ireland featured Martin O'Neill, Gerry Armstrong and Sammy McIlroy (8, 1 Disc, BBC - Davies, PAL)

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CHARITY / EXHIBITION MATCHES
2006
Charity Match - Germany Legends (4) @ (2) England Legends - Ex-footballers and celebrities joined together to raise money for the British Red Cross and the Bobby Moore cancer fund at Reading's Madejski Stadium. Germany took a 2 goal lead into half-time but England responded with goals from Paul Merson and Lee Sharpe before the germans scored 2 late goals to win the match. Germany featured Bodo Ilgner, Lothar Matthaus and Steffen Freund. England featured Matt Le Tissier, Chris Woods, John Barnes and also MP Boris Johnson who made the tackle of the match when he rugby tackled a german player (9, 2 Discs, CH5 - Mann/Woodcock, PAL)

SoccerAid - Rest of the World (1) @ (2) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match for UNICEF. Goals from Les Ferdinand and actor Jonathan Wilkes provided England with a 2-0 half-time lead but the Rest of the World fought back with a penalty from Diego Maradona. Gianfranco Zola missed a couple of chances for the equaliser and England ran out winners. Singer and captain Robbie Williams lifted the trophy (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/McCoist, PAL)

2008
Friendly - Scotland Legends (0) v (2) England Legends - England Legends scored 2 goals in the first half and cruised home to beat the Scots. The goals came from Steve Hodge and Stan Collymore. England Legends also featured Paul Merson, Graeme Le Saux, Des Walker and Ray Parlour. Scotland Legends featured John Wark, Matt Elliott, Richard Gough, John Collins and Gordon Durie (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Champion/Beglin, PAL)

Friendly - England Legends (1) v (5) Germany Legends - England suffered a humilating defeat to a stronger and fitter Germany Legends team as goals from Fredi Bobic (3), Mario Basler and Maurizio Gaudino were answered by a lone penalty goal from Lee Sharpe (10, 1 Disc, ITV - Tyldesley/Allen, PAL)

Friendly - England Legends (3) v (3) Ireland Legends - England and Ireland Legends fought out a high score-draw and went into penalties before Nigel Winterburn hit the winning spot-kick. England featured Lee Sharpe (3 goals), Des Walker and Bryan Robson. Ireland featured Niall Quinn, Johnny Byrne and Dennis Irwin (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Drury/Beglin, PAL)

SoccerAid - Rest of the World (3) @ (4) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match for UNICEF. Goals from Alan Shearer (2), Teddy Sheringham and actor Jonathan Wilkes provided England with a close win. The teams were tied 2-2 at half-time. The goals for the Rest of the World came from Paolo Di Canio (2) and celebrity Gilles Marini. England also featured David Seaman, Jamie Redknapp, Kyran Bracken (Rubgy), Ben Shephard (TV Presenter), Danny Jones (Musician) and Jamie Theakston (TV Presenter). The Rest of the World also featured Jaap Stam, Claudio Taffarel, Franco Baresi, Romario, Luis Figo, Santiago Cabrera (Actor), Brian Lara (Cricketer), Gordon Ramsey (Chef) (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Earle, PAL)

2009
Hillsborough Memorial Charity Match - Liverpool Legends (3) v (1) League All Stars - Liverpool FC hosted a dual purpose Charity match to raise funds for the Marina Dalglish cancer charity and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy. Liverpool fielded a team of Legends including Ian Rush, John Aldridge, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson, Jan Molby and Peter Beardsley. The League All Stars included players that were in the Nottingham Forest team at Hillsborough that day, Everton players from the FA Cup Final that year and other ex-Professional players. These included Viv Anderson, Des Walker, Steve Hodge, Nigel Clough, Bobby Mimms, Dave Watson, Paul Bracewell, Teddy Sheringham and Alan Shearer. Both teams also included celebrities including Tim Lovejoy, Nicky Byrne, Bradley Walsh and DJ Spoony (9, Slight Pixellation in 1st half due to weather, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Beglin, PAL)

Bobby Robson Tribute Match - Germany Legends (2) @ (3) England Legends - The stars of England and Germany's 1990 World Cup squads met to play out a tribute match to the 1990 England manager Bobby Robson and raise money for his cancer charity. Bobby attended the match in a wheelchair as he was battling cancer at the time. The England side featured 6 of the original 1990 squad, including Paul Gascoigne, Des Walker, David Platt and Peter Shilton, and was supplemented by North East legends and celebrities including Steve Howey, Rob Lee, Gary Pallister, Alan Shearer, Craig David and Jimmy Nail. The Germany side featured Guido Buchwald, Lothar Matthaus, Frederic Bobic and Thomas Helmer. Germany took a 2 goal lead in the first 18 minutes with goals from Helmer and Bobic but England responded with 1st half goals from Les Ferdinand and Alan Thompson to go in 2-2 at the break. Both teams went for the win in the 2nd half but the result was settled by a penalty converted by Alan Shearer. 5 days after the game, Bobby Robson died (8, Next day re-broadcast with no pre-game, 1 Disc, Setanta - Tyldesley/Butcher, PAL)

2010
SoccerAid - Rest of the World (2) @ (2) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match for UNICEF. Goals from Jamie Redknapp and Teddy Sheringham gave England a 2-0 lead before goals from Boxer Joe Calzaghe and Sami Hyypia tied the game and forced a Penalty shootout. With only celebrities allowed to take part, the penalty count went to 6-6 before actor Woody Harrelson settled the game with the decisive kick. England also featured David Seaman, Alan Shearer, Robbie Williams (Musician), Ben Shephard (TV Presenter), Damien Lewis (Actor) and Jamie Theakston (TV Presenter). The Rest of the World also featured Jens Lehmann, Henrik Larsson, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Ryan Giggs, Michael Sheen (Actor), Brian Lara (Cricketer), Gordon Ramsey (Chef) (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Townsend, PAL)

2011
Charity Match - Manchester United Legends (2) @ (5) Celtic Legends - Former stars and celebrity fans of each team staged a charity match at Parkhead to raise money for Oxfam. Over 50,000 supporters saw Celtic overturn a 2-0 deficit to win, with 4 of the Celtic goals coming in the 2nd half. Celtic featured former players Henrik Larsson (3 goals), Neil Lennon, John Hartson, Chris Sutton, Lubo Moravcik and Alan Thompson + Nicky Byrne (Singer), Gerard Butler (actor) and Steve Collins (boxer). Manchester United featured Roy Keane, Brian McClair, Dion Dublin and Dwight Yorke + Patrick Kielty (comedian), Nigel Benn (boxer) and Darren Campbell (sprinter) (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Bower/Macari, PAL)

Friendly - Notts County (1) @ (1) Juventus - Juventus opened their new stadium with a friendly against English side Notts County. County were responsible in 1903 for giving Juventus their trademark black and white shirts and were invited to the game as thanks. Juventus scored first through Luca Toni but County equalised 3 minutes from the end with a goal from Lee Hughes to ensure the honours were even. Juventus featured Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero and Andrea Pirlo (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Proudfoot/Robson, PAL)

2012
SoccerAid - Rest of the World (1) @ (3) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match for UNICEF. England over-turned a 1-0 deficit at the half to win back the trophy they lost in 2010 with 3 goals in the 2nd half. The England goals came from Teddy Sherigham, Jonathan Wilkes and Kevin Phillips. The ROW goal came from Kasabian guitarist Sergio Pizzorno, a fantastic finish over England keeper David Seaman. England also featured Martin Keown, Des Walker, Graeme LeSaux, Robbie Williams (Musician), Ben Shephard (TV Presenter), Olly Murs (Musician), John Bishop (Comedian) and Jamie Theakston (TV Presenter). The Rest of the World also featured Jaap Stam, Clarence Seedorf, Hernan Crespo, Edwin Van der Sar, Roy Keane, Michael Sheen (Actor), Gerard Butler (Actor), Will Ferrell (Comedian), Edward Norton (Actor), Woody Harrelson (Actor) and Gordon Ramsey (Chef) (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Taylor, PAL)

2014
SoccerAid - Rest of the World (4) @ (2) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match at Old Trafford for UNICEF. The Rest of the World won for only the 2nd time with goals from Clarence Seedorf (3) and ex-Westlife musician Nicky Byrne. The England goals came from Jamie Redknapp and Kevin Phillips (Penalty). The game also featured a running battle between actor Jonathan Wilkes for England and Edgar Davids for the Rest of the World. England also featured David Seaman, Ben Shephard (TV Presenter), Danny Jones (Musician), Olly Murs (Musician), Dominic Cooper (Actor) and Jamie Theakston (TV Presenter). The Rest of the World also featured Jaap Stam, Edwin Van der Sar, Alessandro Del Piero, Andriy Shevchenko, Santiago Cabrera (Actor), Sam Worthington (Actor), Gordon Ramsey (Chef) and Martin Compston (Actor) (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Taylor, PAL)

2015
Great Britain and Ireland XI (3) v (1) Rest of the World XI - At a packed Old Trafford, a Great Britain XI took the honours in a charity match for UNICEF. Goals from Paul Scholes and Michael Owen (2) did the damage with the only goal for the Rest of the World XI coming from Dwight Yorke. The Great Britain XI were coached by Alex Ferguson and the Rest of the World XI by Carlo Ancelotti. Great Britain also featured David Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch, Ryan Giggs and Jamie Carragher. The Rest of the World team also featured Ronaldinho, Cafu, Luis Figo, Robert Pires, Patrick Kluivert, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Clarence Seedorf (10, 40 minute hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC - Bower/Waddle, PAL)

2016
Germany Legends (7) v (2) England Legends - To celebrate 50 years since the 1966 World Cup Final, each country pitted a team of ex-pros and celebrities in a game at Upton Park. After a competitive opening 20 minutes, Germany scored 2 goals in 8 minutes to take an early lead. England responded by substituting freely, taking off the ex-pros and replacing them with celebrities. Germany took advantage with 4 unanswered goals before England finally got on the scoresheet in the 2nd half. Germany ran out easy winners, coasting home in the 2nd half despite good pressure from the English. The Germany goals came from Hanno Balitsch (2), Marko Rehmer, David Odonkor, Marco Reich (2) and Oliver Neuville. Both of the England goals came from Ben Cohen (ex-rugby player). Germany also featured captain Michael Ballack, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, Jorg Albertz and Jens Nowotny. England also featured coach Ray Winstone, Peter Beardsley and ex-hammers Rio and Anton Ferdinand, Dean Ashton, Trevor Sinclair, John Moncur, David James and Teddy Sheringham. The English celebrities included Damian Lewis (actor), Jeremy Lynch (football free-styler), Russell Howard (comedian) and Mark Strong (actor) (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Farrar/Dorigo, PAL)

SoccerAid - Rest of the World (2) @ (3) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match at Old Trafford for UNICEF. England extended their series lead to 4-2 with a 2nd half come back win. The England goals came from a thunderous 25 yard free-kick from actor Mark Wright and 2 goals from Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe. The Rest of the World goals came from Dimitar Berbatov (2). England also featured former players David Seaman, Jamie Carragher, Sol Campbell and Robbie Fowler and celebrities Ben Shephard (TV Presenter), Olly Murs (Musician), Jack Whitehall (Comedian), Marvin Humes (Singer) and Jamie Theakston (TV Presenter). The Rest of the World featured former players Dida, Jaap Stam, Cafu, Ronaldinho, Edgar Davids and Fabio Cannavaro and celebrities Michael Sheen (Actor), Sergio Pizzorno (Singer), Matthew Morrison (Actor), Patrick Kielty (TV Presenter) and former Rugby Players Thom Evans and Gareth Thomas (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Kamara, PAL)

2018
SoccerAid - Rest of the World (3) @ (3) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match at Old Trafford for UNICEF. Underdog England beat a fancied Rest of the World team but needed a Penalty Shootout to do so. A shootout in the 1st half ended 2-2 at the break then the Rest of the World took the lead in the 2nd Half. England fought back with a late goal to force a Penalty Shootout where they retained the trophy with a 4-3 win. The England goals came from Darren Bent, Jeremy Lynch and Michael Owen. The Rest of the World goals came from Robbie Keane, Juan Sebastian Veron and Clarence Seedorf. England also featured former players Jamie Redknapp, Danny Murphy, Phil Neville, David Seaman and Robbie Fowler and celebrities Mo Farah (Athlete), Blake Harrison (Actor), Mark Wright (TV Presenter), Myles Stephenson (Singer), Lee Mack (Comedian), Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff (Former cricketer) and David Harewood (Actor). The Rest of the World featured former players Eric Cantona, Yaya Touré, Robbie Keane, Clarence Seedorf, Robert Pires, Jaap Stam, Edwin Van Der Sar and Patrick Kluivert and celebrities Usain Bolt (Athlete), Brendan Cole (Dancer), Kevin Pietersen (Former cricketer), Dan Carter (Rugby player), Martin Compston (Actor), Nicky Byrne (Singer) and Hayden Christensen (Actor) (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Savage, PAL)

2019
Charity Match - Milan Glorie (2) @ (3) Liverpool - In a charity match at Anfield, the Liverpool Legends scored a late winner to beat a star-studded AC Milan Legends team. Liverpool led 1-0 at the half with a Robbie Fowler goal and extended their lead in the 2nd half with a goal from Djibril Cisse. AC Milan fought back, though, and goals from Andrea Pirlo (a trademark free-kick) and Giuseppe Pancaro seemed to have rescued a draw. But with 2 minutes to go, Steven Gerrard settled the game, turning the Milan defense inside-out to score the game-winner. Liverpool also featured Jamie Carragher, Alan Kennedy, Luis Garcia, Dirk Kuyt, Steve McManaman and Michael Owen. AC Milan also featured Massimo Ambrosini, Cafu, Alessandro Costacurta, Gennaro Gattuso, Filipo Inzaghi, Kaka and Rui Costa (10, 2 Discs, LFCTV - Bradley/Spackman, PAL)

Soccer Aid - Rest of the World (2) @ (2) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match at Stamford Bridge for UNICEF. A fancied Rest of the World team fought back from 2-0 down to win but needed a Penalty Shootout to do so. England raced out to a 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Football Freestyler Jeremy Lynch, but the Rest of the World fought their way back into the game with goals from former athlete Usain Bolt and reality TV star Kem Cetinay, with Kem's goal coming 7 minutes from time that forced a penalty shootout. England missed 3 of their 4 kicks and the Rest of the World scored all of theirs to take the win. England also featured former players David Seaman, Jamie Redknapp, John Terry, Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen and celebrities Mo Farah (Athlete), Mark Wright (TV Presenter), Lee Mack (Comedian), Ant Middleton (Former Soldier), Joe Wicks (Nutritionist) and David Harewood (Actor). The Rest of the World also featured former players Julio Cesar, Didier Drogba, Roberto Carlos, Robert Pires and Eric Cantona and celebrities James McAvoy (Actor), Danny O'Carroll (Comedy actor), Roman Kemp (Martin Kemp's son) and Nicky Byrne (Singer). Also, for the 1st time ever, Women footballers were asked to take part : English internationals Rachel Yankey and Katie Chapman + Brazilian Internationals Francielle and Rosana (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Le Saux, PAL)

2020
Soccer Aid - Rest of the World (1) @ (1) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match at Old Trafford for UNICEF. The stadium was empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. After a tight 1st half with very few chances, the game opened up in the 2nd half, as each team fielded their celebrity goalkeepers. The Rest of the World scored first with a goal from Robbie Keane, but within 3 minutes England equalised, as Podcaster Yung Filly cooly finished from a cross from Musician James Bay. Neither team coud find a winner during normal time, so the game went to a Penalty Shootout. Each team missed 1 kick until sudden-death, when Podcaster Chunkz sent his kick wide to give the game to The Rest of the World. England also featured former players David James, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Michael Owen, Gareth Barry, Katie Chapman and Kelly Smith with celebrities Olly Murs (Musician), Danny Jones (Musician), Joe Wicks (Nutritionist), Mark Wright (TV Presenter), Lee Mack (Comedian) and Tom Davis (Actor). The Rest of the World also featured former players Shay Given, Patrice Evra, Michael Essien, Lianne Sanderson and Julie Fleeting with celebrities Roman Kemp (Martin Kemp's son), Dermot Kennedy (Musician), Jeremy Lynch (Football freestyler) and Iain Stirling (TV presenter) (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Stark, PAL)

2021
Soccer Aid - Rest of the World (3) @ (0) England - Mixed teams of celebrities and professional footballers combined to play a charity match at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium for UNICEF. The Rest of the World retained their title with a comfortable win against England. All the goals came in the second half, when both teams were playing their celebrity goalkeepers, with the Rest of the World goals coming from former Love Island star Kem Cetinay (2) and Comedian Lee Mack, who switched from England to the Rest of the World, and finally scored at Soccer Aid after three penalty misses in three consecutive Soccer Aid matches. The Rest of the World also featured former players Shay Given, Roberto Carlos, Patrice Evra, Pablo Zabaleta and Nigel de Jong with celebrities Usain Bolt (Athlete), Tom Grennan (Musician), Dermot Kennedy (TV Presenter), Chelcee Grimes (Musician), Ore Oduba (TV Presenter), Martin Compston (Actor), Yungblud (Musician) and Big Zuu (Musician). England also featured former players David James, Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Fara Williams, Wayne Rooney and Kelly Smith with celebrities Olly Murs (Musician), Sir Mo Farah (Athlete), James Arthur (Musician), Chunkz (YouTuber), Mark Wright (Reality TV star), Aitch (Musician), Max Whitlock (Olympic Gymnast) and singer James Bay (Musician) 

2022
Soccer Aid - At the London Stadium, home of West Ham United, the Rest of the World took a 6-5 series lead with a penalty shootout win over England. In a very open and competitive game, the teams went in at the break tied at 1-1 with American Noah Beck scoring for the ROW, and Mark Wright equalising for England. England went ahead just after the break with a goal from man-of-the-match Tom Grennan, but the ROW equalised 20 minutes later from Kem Cetinay. Neither team could find a winner so the game went to penalties where the ROW won 4-1. The Rest of the World team also featured Petr Cech, Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Heather O'Reilly, Carli Lloyd and Andriy Shevchenko with celebrities Usain Bolt (former Athlete), Martin Compston (Actor), Chelcee Grimes (Musician) and Mo Gilligan (TV presenter). The England team also featured David James, Jamie Carragher, Joe Cole, Mark Noble and Teddy Sheringham with celebrities Liam Payne (Musician), Chunkz (Musician), Alex Brooker (Disabled TV presenter), Mo Farah (Athlete) and David Harewood (Actor) (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Stirling, PAL)

The Beautiful Game : Team Ronaldinho v Team Roberto Carlos - At Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, football Legends Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos staged a football game, bringing together some of the greats of the game. Team Roberto Carlos won the game, 12-10. Team Roberto Carlos featured Goalkeeper Mimmo Conte, footballers Radamel Falcao, Cafu, Rivaldo and Carlos Valderrama + former NBAer Steve Nash. Team Ronaldinho featured Goalkeeper Rene Higuita, footballers Paulo Dybala, Paul Pogba and Patrick Kluivert + former NFLer Chad Johnson. Vinicius Jr of Real Madrid played for both sides, swapping over at half-time (9, 1 hour 20 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Unknown, PAL)

CONCACAF GOLD CUP
1998
Semi-Final - USA (1) v (0) Brazil - At the LA Coliseum, USA stunned the World Champions with a 2nd half goal and booked their place in the Final. The win was the USA's first ever against Brazil and the 1st time they had scored against Brazil in 68 years. The goal came in the 65th minute from substitute Preki Radosavljevic and, with USA goalkeeper Kasey Keller in inspired form (10 saves), the USA held on for the win. The USA also featured Alexi Lalas, John Harkes, Eric Wynalda and Brian McBride. Brazil featured Claudio Taffarel, Ze Maria, Edmundo and Romario (8, Missing opening 20 seconds but no scoring, 1 Disc, FOX - Unknown, NTSC)

2011
Final - USA (2) v (4) Mexico - In a shootout at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Mexico claimed their 6th Gold Cup with a dramatic comeback victory. USA took a 2-0 lead in the 1st half with goals from Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan before Mexico levelled the scores before half-time with goals from Pablo Barrera and Andres Guardado. A free-flowing 2nd half ended with further Mexico goals from Barrera and a brilliant goal from Giovani Dos Santos that gave Mexico the win (10, 2 Discs, Eurosport - Boyce/Duncan, PAL)

2019
Quarter Final - Haiti (3) v (2) Canada - At NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, underdog Haiti came back from a 2 goal halftime deficit to upset Canada and book their place in their 1st ever Gold Cup Semi-Final. Canada seemed in control at the break nursing a 2-0 lead, but Haiti capitalised on 2 defensive mistakes to level the scores, setting up a sensational finish. With 14 minutes to go, Haiti took the lead and defended it to the end for the biggest win in their history. The Haiti goals came from Duckens Nazon, Herve Bazile and Wilde-Donald Guerrier. The Canada goals came from Jonathan David and Lucas Cavallini (9, Re-broadcast with no half-time but game complete, 1 Disc, Freesports - Watts, PAL)

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CONFEDERATIONS CUP
2009
Confederations Cup, Group A - Spain (5) v (0) New Zealand - Spain opened their Confederations cup campaign with a big win over New Zealand. Spain striker Fernando Torres scored a sensational hat-trick in the first 17 minutes and the scoring was rounded out by Cesc Fabregas and David Villa (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Bright, PAL)

Confederations Cup, Group B - Italy (3) v (1) USA - Italy recovered from a 1-0 deficit at the half to open their account with a win. USA had a man sent off in the 1st half but took the lead when Landon Donovan scored with a penalty. Italy responded after the break with goals from Giuseppe Rossi (2) and Daniele De Rossi with Rossi's second goal a great finish (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Bright, PAL)

Confederations Cup, Semi-Final - Spain (0) v (2) USA - In a huge upset, USA beat the reigning European Champions and ended their World Record 15 game win streak. Goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey did the damage and booked the USA's place in the Final (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Pearce/Bright, PAL)

Confederations Cup, Final - USA (2) v (3) Brazil - Brazil won their 3rd Confederations cup title with a stunning 2nd half fightback to beat the USA. 1st half goals from Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan put the USA in the driving seat but 2nd half goals from Luis Fabiano (2) and Lucio, with 6 minutes remaining, stole the win. Brazil also featured Kaka and Robinho. The USA also featured Goalkeeper Tim Howard (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Pearce/Bright, PAL)

2013
Confederations Cup Group A - Italy (4) v (3) Japan - Italy booked their place in the Semi-Finals with a dramatic comeback win in Recife, Brazil. Japan needed a win to stay in the tournament and played their part to lead 2-1 at the half. But Italy stormed back to take a 3-2 lead after 7 minutes of the 2nd half only for Japan to draw level again. With the game heading for a draw, Sebastian Giovinco tapped in a dramatic winner 4 minutes from the end to give Italy the win. Japan did score in the closing seconds but an off-side flag denied them a result. The other Italian goals came from Daniele De Rossi, Mario Balotelli and an own goal. The Japan goals came from Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Keown, PAL)

Confederations Cup Group A - Italy (2) v (4) Brazil - The tie of Group A didn't disappoint, as Brazil rode the momentum of the crowd to a big win. After an un-inspiring 1st half that Brazil led 1-0, both teams lifted their game in the 2nd half, with Brazil proving the most clinical in front of goal. Both teams combined for 4 goals in a 20 minute spell in the 2nd half but Brazil managed to stay in front and held on to win. The Brazil goals came from Fred (2), Neymar and Dante (his 1st for Brazil). The Italy goals came from Emanuele Giaccherini and Giorgio Chiellini (10, Only Partial Half-Time, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Lawrenson, PAL)

Confederations Cup Group B - Spain (10) v (0) Tahiti - At the famous Maracana stadium in Rio De Janeiro, Spain set the tournament record for goals scored against a largely amateur team from Tahiti. Goals from Fernando Torres (4), David Villa (3), David Silva (2) and Juan Mata did the damage but Tahiti played their part in an entertaining match, and were given a standing ovation by the crowd at the end of the game (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Kilbane, PAL)

Confederations Cup Semi-Final - Brazil (2) v (1) Uruguay - Brazil beat their South American rivals at the Estadio Mineirao to book a place in the Final. Goals from Fred and Paulinho did the damage, with Paulinho's goal coming with 4 minutes left in the game. Uruguay had their chances to take the win, but Diego Forlan missed a penalty and they failed to build on Edison Cavani's 2nd half equaliser (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Lawrenson, PAL)

Confederations Cup Final - Brazil (3) v (0) Spain - The Final that everyone wanted to see ended up a 1 way affair as the hosts battered the World Champions at the Maracana Stadium in Rio. With the backing of an emotional and vociferous home crowd, Brazil took a 2nd minute lead through Fred then stretched their lead to 2-0 just before the half with a goal from Neymar. Spain had no answer and Brazil sealed the win with a goal just after half-time with another goal from Fred. Spain's miserable night ended with Sergio Ramos missing a penalty and Gerard Pique being sent off for a professional foul. The loss ended Spain's 29-match competitive unbeaten record (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Lawrenson, PAL)

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COPA AMERICA
2011
Copa America Quarter Final - Argentina (1) v (1) Uruguay - Uruguay booked their place in the Semi-Finals at the expense of their big rivals, going through after a penalty shootout. An early goal from Uruguayan Diego Perez was cancelled out by Gonzalo Higuain and with neither team able to find a winner the game went to penalties. Only 1 kick was missed, by Argentinian Carlos Tevez, but it proved crucial as Uruguay made all of theirs and claimed the win. Uruguay also featured Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez. Argentina also featured Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Sergio Aguero (10, Re-Brodcast missing action in the 1st half between 20:00 and 27:23 + 2nd half action between 57:54 and 71:53 + edited hi-lites of the extra-time period - No scoring Missed, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Rae/Rosenior, PAL)

2015
Semi-Final - Chile (2) v (1) Peru - Chile reached their 1st Copa America Final in 28 years with a strong win in Santiago. 2 goals from striker Eduardo Vargas did the damage, with the game winner coming in the 64th minute. Chile controlled possession (72% to 28%) but the Peru team, down to 10 men after 20 minutes, fought gamely. The Peru goal came from an own-goal by Chilean defender Gary Medel (9, 1 Disc, Premier - Unknown, PAL)

Final - Chile (0) v (0) Argentina - Chile won their 1st ever Copa America title with a penalty shootout win over the favoured Argentinians. Both teams pushed for the win the 1st half but the 2nd half and extra-time proved a tighter affair with very few chances. The game inevitably went to Penalties where Chile scored all of theirs while Argentina could only convert one of theirs. Alexis Sanchez scored the deciding penalty with a "Panenka" style chip (9, 3 Discs, Premier - Fisher/Little, PAL)

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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
(Not including England)

1987
Friendly - Brazil (0) @ (1) Republic of Ireland - On a cold day in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland upset the Brazilians with a solitary goal from Liam Brady. Despite a small crowd in Lansdowne Road, the Irish came out fired up and took the lead on 30 minutes with a left footed shot from Liam Brady after a great layoff from John Byrne. Brazil pushed for an equaliser but stout defense from Paul McGrath and Mick McCarthy kept them out and Ireland celebrated a big win, their 1st against Brazil. Ireland also featured Packie Bonner in goal, Kevin Moran, Ronnie Whelan and John Aldridge. Brazil featured Josimar, Mirandinha and Romario (9, 1 Disc, RTE - Unknown, PAL)

1997
Le Tournoi - Brazil (1) v (1) France - A largely insignificant game was elevated to legendary status by a moment of brilliance from Brazilian full-back Roberto Carlos. His 30 yard "banana-shot" free-kick rounded the wall and found the net with an impossible bend to take the lead and launch a legend. France later equalised to salvage a point (7, 1 Disc, SKY - Parry/Gray, PAL)

2010
Friendly - Brazil (2) @ (0) USA - In the 1st USA national team game at the New Meadowlands stadium in New Jersey, USA welcomed Brazil for a post-World Cup friendly. Brazilian goals from Neymar (on debut) and Alexandre Pato gave new manager Mano Menezes his first win. USA featured Landon Donovan (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Dellacamera/Harkes, PAL)

2012
Friendly - Scotland (1) @ (5) USA - The USA dominated the visiting Scots in Jacksonville, with Landon Donovan proving the chief tormentor. USA led 2-1 at the half and then controlled the 2nd half, scoring 3 unanswered goals to take the win. The USA goals came from Donovan (3), Michael Bradley (a great 30 yard volley) & Jermaine Jones. USA wore red hooped shirts (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Rae/Nevin, PAL)

Friendly - Brazil (2) @ (0) Great Britain - For the first time since 1960, a Great Britain team took to the field in preparation for the Olympic games with a friendly against Brazil. Great Britain were out-played by a strong Brazilian team featuring Neymar, Sandro, Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Hulk and Oscar. Brazil settled the game as a competition with 2 goals in the 1st half from Sandro and Neymar (Penalty). Great Britain were led by Welshman Ryan Giggs and also featured Daniel Sturridge, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Bright, PAL)

2013
Friendly - Germany (3) @ (4) USA - Both teams faced off in a friendly at RFK Stadium in Maryland to celebrate 100 years of the US Football Federation, and the USA sent the home fans away happy with their 1st ever win over Germany. USA started strong and led 2-0 at the half with goals from Jozy Altidore and a bizarre own goal, and never trailed the rest of the way. The other USA goals came from Clint Dempsey (2) with the Germany goals coming from Heiko Westermann, Max Kruse and Julian Draxler (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Darke/Twellman, PAL)

Friendly - Slovakia (0) @ (0) Gibraltar - In their first ever competitive game as a member of UEFA, Gibraltar held visiting Slovakia to a goal-less draw. The visitors had the better of the game but Gibraltar defended resolutely and saw out the game for the result. Gibraltar featured keeper Jordan Perez, Scott Wiseman, Danny Higginbotham, Roy and Joseph Chipolina, Adam Priestly and Jeremy Lopez. Slovakia featured Jakub Sylvestr but were missing Martin Skrtel and Marek Hamsik who were rested. The game was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro, Portugal (7, Copied from internet + pixellated picture, 2 Discs, GBC - Grant/Lavagna, PAL)

2014
Friendly - Malta (0) @ (1) Gibraltar - Gibraltar claimed their first ever competitive win as a member of UEFA, holding off Malta in Faro, Portugal. The visitors had the better possession of the 1st half but Gibraltar had the best chance to score. The 2nd half followed a similar pattern early but the game turned in the 64th minute when Kyle Casciaro scored with a great volley, his 1st international goal. Malta did have further chances to get a result but poor finishing let them down and Gibraltar claimed the historic win (7, Copied from internet + pixellated picture, 2 Discs, GBC - Grant/?, PAL)

2015
Friendly - Brazil (3) @ (1) France - Brazil recorded their 7th successive victory since their 2014 World Cup humiliation as they came from behind to beat France in Paris. France took a 21st minute lead through Rapahel Varane but Brazil levelled before the half with a goal from Oscar. The 2nd half went Brazil's way as Neymar pulled the strings, and he scored the go-ahead goal in the 57th minute. Luis Gustavo finished the scoring in the 69th minute and Brazil cruised to the win (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Ashton, PAL)

2019
Friendly - Honduras (0) @ (7) Brazil - Brazil warmed-up for the Copa America with a huge win in Porto Alegre. Playing without Neymar, who suffered a torn achilles 3 days earlier, Brazil were rampant and at their very best, scoring 3 goals in the 1st half and 4 goals in the 2nd half. Their win was made easier after Honduras were reduced to 10-men after R Rojas was sent off for a bad tackle on Arthur in the 29th minute. The Brazil goals came from Gabriel Jesus (2), Thiago Silva, Philipe Coutinho, David Neres, Roberto Firmino and Richarlison (9, 1 Disc, Freesports - Taphouse, PAL)

2023
Friendly - Panama (0) @ (2) Argentina - In front of 83,000 adoring fans at the Mâs Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina played their 1st home game since winning the World Cup. Coach Lionel Scaloni picked the same starting lineup from the World Cup final win over France, but the team couldn't break through the Panamanian defensive wall until late in the second half when goals from Thiago Almada and Captain Lionel Messi sealed the win. Messi's goal was his 800th career goal (9, No Half-Time, 2 Discs, BT Sport - German/Coates, PAL)

Friendly - Curacoa (0) @ (7) Argentina - Argentina continued their post-World Cup tour of their country with a high-scoring win in Santiago del Estero, as Captain Lionel Messi passed 100 international goals with his 7th international hat-trick. All his goals came in the 1st half. The other Argentina goals came from Nicolas Gonzalez, Enzo Fernandez, Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Montiel (9, No Half-Time, 2 Discs, BT Sport - German/Coates, PAL)

NEWS
2006
Italian Serie 'A' match fixing scandal - A number of Italian top-division soccer clubs were tried and convicted of fixing matches. The biggest culprit was Juventus, Serie 'A' champions for the previous 2 seasons. They were relegated to the 2nd division. Included on the disc is  various "Breaking News" items of the verdict and the aftermath + 1 hour Panorama special (10, 1 Disc, Various, PAL)

2012
Capello Resigns, Hodgson Arrives - News reports from the day that England coach Fabio Capello resigned, including the FA Press Conference the next day. Also, news reports from the day that Roy Hodgson was hired to take over England + the FA Press Conference where Roy was introduced (10, 2 hours of coverage, 1 Disc, SKY Sports News/BBC, PAL)

2013
Sir Alex Ferguson retires - A compilation of BBC and SKY News coverage of the day that the Manchester United manager announced his retirement. Disc 1 is the news coverage and includes the announcement that David Moyes is replacing him and Disc 2 is a 35 minute BBC Football Focus special looking at the career and legacy of Sir Alex Ferguson + Match of the Day hi-lites of his last home game v Swansea (10, 2 Discs, BBC/SKY, PAL)

David Beckham retires - BBC News and SKY News reports the day that David Beckham announced his retirement from football (10, 50 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC/SKY, PAL)

2016
09/05/16 - Farewell Boleyn - SKY Sports News broadcasts live throughout the day from Upton Park, the day before the last ever match at the ground. Includes interviews with club captain Mark Noble, Manager Slaven Bilic, owners David Gold and David Sullivan, and from former players including Tony Cottee, Trevor Brooking and Paulo Di Canio (9, 2.5 Hours, 1 Disc, SKY, PAL)

2017
Claudio Ranieri Sacked - 8 months after leading Leicester City to their 1st Premiership title, the club sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after a poor run of form. Disc includes BBC news coverage from the day he was sacked (4 minutes), Football Focus from the 25/7 (15 minutes) and Match of the Day from the 1st game after the sacking, against Liverpool (21 minutes) (10, 40 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)

2023
The Death of Sir Bobby Charlton - A compilation of news reports and articles from the week that Manchester United and England Legend Sir Bobby Charlton died, aged 86. Coverage includes SKY News (34 minutes), BBC News + Match of the Day tribute (13 minutes) and the BBC One Show tribute (5 minutes) (9, 52 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC/SKY, PAL)

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OLYMPICS
2004
Athens Olympics Group match - Iraq (4) v (2) Portugal - Iraq stunned the competition with a fantastic win over a highly fancied Portugal team. In a very physical game, Luis Boa Morte was sent off for a wild tackle and Cristiano Ronaldo was lucky not to go for a blatant elbow to the face. (8, 2 Discs, BBC - Boyce, PAL)

2008
Beijing Olympics Mens Football Final - Argentina (1) v (0) Nigeria - Argentina reclaimed their Gold medal, beating Nigeria in the beating sun in Beijing. The goal game from Angel Di Maria in the 68th minute. Argentina also featured Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Juan Riquelme (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Fisher/Rosenior, PAL)

2012
London Olympics Mens Football Group A - Great Britain (3) v (1) United Arab Emirates - Team GB kept their unbeaten run in the competition going with a tight win over UAE. Great Britain led 1-0 at the half thanks to a headed goal from captain Ryan Giggs but UAE pulled level in the 2nd half with a goal from Rashed Eisa. GB finally took control late on with goals from Scott Sinclair and Daniel Sturridge to take the win and stay on course for qualification to the knockout stage (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Lawrenson, PAL)

London Olympics Mens Football Final - Brazil (1) v (2) Mexico - At Wembley Stadium, Mexico upset the favourites Brazil with a goal in each half to take their 1st ever Olympic football title. The goals came from Oribe Peralta who scored his 1st goal 32 seconds after the start of the game. Despite heavy pressure from the Brazilians, the Mexicans held on and sealed the win with 15 minutes remaining with Peralta's 2nd goal. Brazil's substitute Hulk pulled a goal back in injury time but it was too late to affect the outcome. Brazil also featured Neymar, Oscar and Thiago Silva (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Lawrenson, PAL)

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PRE/POST-SEASON CLUB FRIENDLIES
2007
Pre-Season - Barcelona (1) @ (0) Dundee United - In his first game for Barcelona, Thierry Henry came on at half-time and capped his evening off with his 1st goal for Barca in the final minute. The 1st half featured Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Iniesta (9, 2 Discs, Setanta - Proudfoot/Booth, PAL)

2008
Pre-Season - Arsenal (10) @ (2) Burgenland XI - Arsenal defeated a select team of local Austrian players with a strong attacking display that had them 7-0 up at the half. The goals came from Nicklas Bendtner (4), Carlos Vela (3), Jack Wilshire, Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott (10, 1 Disc, Arsenal TV - Young/Hayes, PAL)

2013
Post-Season- Manchester City (4) v (3) Chelsea - Both teams travelled to the USA for a post-season tour, and in Busch Stadium in St.louis, City used a big comeback to take the win. Chelsea led 3-0 with 28 minutes left when City scored 4 unanswered goals to win the game, with the winner coming in injury time. The City goals came from Javier Garcia, Edin Dzeko (2) and Micha Richards. The Chelsea goals came from Demba Ba, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oscar. Same day re-broadcast missing action in the 1st half between 16:37 and 21:01. No scoring missed (10, 1 Disc, ESPN - Healey/Twellman/Lalas, PAL)

Post-Season - Manchester City (5) v (3) Chelsea - Manchester City once again used a goal explosion to beat Chelsea on the last game of their post-season USA tour at Yankee Stadium in New York. City led 2-0 at the half and never trailed in the 2nd half as both teams traded goals to the end. The City goals came from Samir Nasri (2), Gareth Barry, James Milner and Edin Dzeko. The Chelsea goals came from Ramires (2) and Juan Mata. The game was the last as Chelsea coach for Rafa Bentiez (10, 1 Disc, ESPN UK - Proudfoot/Beglin, PAL)

2013/14
Pre-Season Friendly - Manchester City (5) v (3) AC Milan - In a shootout in Munich, City rode a fast start to book a place in the Audi Cup Final. City scored all 5 goals in the opening 36 minutes of the game with Edin Dzeko (2), David Silva, Micah Richards and Aleksandar Kolarov the scorers. AC Milan recovered to score all 3 of their goals in a 9 minute spell before half-time, with Stephan El Shaarawy (2) and Andrea Petagna the scorers, but as the game slowed down, neither team could add to their tally and City ran out easy winners (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Proudfoot/Beglin, PAL)

Pre-Season Friendly - Bayern Munich (2) v (1) Manchester City - Bayern Munich fought back from a 2nd half deficit to win the Audi Cup in their home stadium. Alvaro Negredo gave City the lead in the 61st minute but Bayern turned the game around with 2 goals in 7 minutes from Thomas Muller (penalty) and Mario Mandzukic to take the win and give new coach Pep Guardiola his 1st trophy. City also featured Fernandinho and Stevan Jovetic. The game was also BT Sports 1st live fixture (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Hargreaves, PAL)

2014/15
Pre-Season - West Ham United (0) @ (0) Schalke 04 - West Ham won their opening match at the Schalke Cup with a Penalty Shootout win over the hosts. Neither team could find the breakthrough in 90 minutes, although Schalke hit the post twice. In the shootout, West Ham goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen saved 2 kicks and West Ham took the win. West Ham featured Kevin Nolan, Cheikhou Kouyate, Diego Poyet and Dan Potts but were missing Andy Carroll to injury (9, 2 Discs, Quest - Boyce/Jackson, PAL)

Pre-Season - Borussia Dortmund (0) @ (4) Liverpool - Liverpool ended their pre-season with a resounding home win against German league runners-up, Dortmund. Liverpool were the better team all around the park and took a 2-0 lead in at the half. 2 further goals in the 2nd half clinched the win. The goals came from Daniel Sturridge, Dejan Lovren, man-of-the-match Phillipe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson (10, Transmission failure between 78:00 and 82:09 of the 2nd half - No scoring missed, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McAllister, PAL)

2018/19
International Champions Cup - Manchester City (0) v (1) Borussia Dortmund - At Soldier Field in Chicago, Borussia Dortmund started their ICC campaign with a win. A 1st Half Penalty goal from Mario Götze was enough to win the game. Dortmund also featured Jadon Sancho. Manchester City were without all 16 of their World Cup players but did feature Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez for his debut (10, 2 Discs, Premier - Curran/Fenlon, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Liverpool (1) v (3) Borussia Dortmund - At the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, Borussia Dortmund fought back from 1-0 down to keep their unbeaten start to the ICC. Liverpool opened the scoring in the 1st half with a goal from Virgil van Dijk but Dortmund turned the game around in the 2nd half with goals from Christian Pulisic (2) and Jacob Bruun Larsen. Liverpool were missing Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and new goalkeeper Alisson (10, 2 Discs, Premier - Dempsey/Fenlon, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Manchester City (1) v (2) Liverpool - A clash of the top teams in the English Premiership at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey went the way of the Reds as Liverpool fought back from a 1-0 deficit to win in injury time. After a goal-less 1st half, Leroy Sane scored for City in the 2nd half only for Liverpool to equalise almost immediately with a goal from Mohamed Salah. And with the game entering injury time at the end of the match, Liverpool won a penalty that Sadio Mane converted for the win (10, No Half-Time, 1 Disc, Premier - Anderson/Hutchinson, PAL)

International Champions Cup - AS Roma (1) v (4) Tottenham Hotspur - In their 1st ICC match, Spurs beat Roma in San Diego with a 1st half goals explosion. Roma opened the scoring in the 3rd minute with a goal from Patrik Schick but Spurs scored 4 unanswered goals before the break to take control of the game. Roma put in a better effort in the 2nd half, especially with the introduction of Justin Kluivert and Edin Dzeko of the subs bench, but the game was out of reach and Spurs ran out easy winners. The Spurs goals came from Fernando Llorente (2) and Lucas Moura (2). Spurs were missing 9 first team players after the World Cup semi-finals (10, 2 Discs, Premier - Dempsey/Fenlon, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Arsenal (5) v (1) Paris St.Germain - In Singapore's National Stadium, Arsenal easily beat PSG, with the goals coming from 4 different scorers. The Gunners only led 1-0 at the half, with a goal from Mezut Ozil, but when new coach Unai Emery brought on Alexandre Lacazette and Rob Holding, they contributed with 3 goals in 20 minutes to but Arsenal out of reach. A last minute goal from Eddie Nketiah put the gloss on the performance. The PSG goal came from Christopher Nkunku. PSG also featured Gianluigi Buffon in goal (10, 2 Discs, Premier - Dempsey/Andrews, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Manchester United (1) v (4) Liverpool - In front of 101,254 fans in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Liverpool comfortably beat an under-strength United team. United coach Jose Mourinho named a starting XI including 5 players who did not feature in the Premier League for United in 2017/18, while Liverpool fielded a strong side featuring the Premier League's top scorer Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane. The teams went in at the break tied at 1-1, but Liverpool's strength in depth showed in the 2nd half when they brought on Daniel Sturridge and Xherdan Shaqiri and they both contributed with goals. Shaqiri's goal was a brilliant overhead kick. The other Liverpool goals came from penalties by Sadio Mane and Sheyi Ojo. The United goal came from Andreas Pereira (10, Re-Broadcast, 1 Disc, Premier - Dempsey/Andrews, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Bayern Munich (2) v (3) Manchester City - At the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, a youthful City team overturned a big deficit to beat the German Champions. Bayern Munich led 2-0 after 25 minutes with goals from Meritan Shabani and Arjen Robben but City fought back in the 2nd half with 3 unanswered goals from Bernardo Silva (2) and Lukas Nmecha. City fielded 4 teenagers that had a big impact on the game ; Brahim Diaz, Luke Bolton, Phil Foden and Nmecha (10, No Half-Time, 1 Disc, Premier - Anderson/Hutchinson, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Barcelona (2) v (2) Tottenham Hotspur - At the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Spurs came back from a 2-0 deficit to force a penalty shootout but the Spanish side prevailed to take the win. Barcelona led 2-0 at the half with goals from Munir El Haddadi and Arthur, but Spurs dominated the 2nd half and 2 goals from Son Heung-min and substitute Georges-Kevin N'Koudou forced a penalty shooutout. Barcelona held their nerve and won 5-3 to take the win. Barcelona were missing Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele and Gerard Pique (10, 2 Discs, Premier - Speight/Allen, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Paris St.Germain (3) v (2) Atletico Madrid - At the National Stadium in Singapore, PSG used a last-minute goal to beat Atletico in their final ICC match. PSG led 1-0 at the half and 2-0 after 71 minutes, but Atletico fought back and equalised with an own goal in the final minute. But just as Penalties seemed inevitable, PSG scored a sensational goal with the last kick of the game to take the win. The PSG goals came from Christopher Nkunku, Moussa Diaby and Virgiliu Postolachi. The Atletico goals came from Victor Mollejo and Antoine Bernede (10, No Half-Time, 1 Disc, Premier - Dempsey/Rodden, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Arsenal (1) v (1) Chelsea - At the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the 2 big London rivals faced off and it was Arsenal that prevailed in a penalty shootout. Chelsea took the lead in the 5th minute with a goal from Antonio Rudiger and it seedmed like it would be the game-winner but with the last kick of the game, Alexandre Lacazette scored an equalizer and forced a penalty shootout. Both teams each scored 5 but Chelsea's 6th was saved and Arsenal's Alex Iwobi scored their 6th to take the win (10, No Half-Time, 2 Discs, Premier - Dempsey/Hendrie, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Real Madrid (3) v (1) Juventus - The 2 big teams of European Football met at FedEx Field in Landover, Washington, and it was the current European Champions who showed their strength in depth with a dominating win over Juventus. The Italian side took a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute with an own-goal from Dani Carvajal, but Real Madrid fought back to tie the game 1-1 at the half with a sensational goal from Gareth Bale. 2 goals in the 2nd half from Marco Asensio killed the game off as Juventus failed to keep up with the power, pace and skill of the Spanish team. Juve's new signing, Cristiano Ronaldo, did not play against his old team (10, 2 Discs, Premier - Dempsey/Rodden, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Real Madrid (2) v (1) AS Roma - At the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, Real Madrid eased past Roma, using a big 1st half to build a winning score. Goals from Marco Asensio and Gareth Bale in the 2nd and 15th minutes did the damage while Roma offered little in the 1st half. After a raft of 2nd half substitutions, Roma worked their way back in to the game and scored a consolation goal from Kevin Strootman in the 83rd minute but Real Madrid held on for the win (10, 2 Discs, Premier - Dempsey/Fenlon, PAL)

2019/20
Rakuten Cup - Barcelona (1) v (2) Chelsea - In Japan's Saitama Stadium, Chelsea used a strong all-around performance to beat Barcelona. Chelsea scored 1 goal in each half from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley with the lone Barcelona reply coming in 2nd Half injury time from a great finish from Ivan Rakitic. Barcelona featured debuts for Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong (10, Re-broadcast with no half-time but game complete, 1 Disc, Freesports - Unknown, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Real Madrid (1) v (3) Bayern Munich - At the NRG Stadium in Houston, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup. Real Madrid gave a debut to it's big summer signing Eden Hazard, as well as fielding a full strength team to start the game, but it was the Germans who took a 1-0 lead in at the half. Both teams made a lot of substitutions at half-time and it was the Germans that coped best, scoring 2 further goals to win the game. Madrid did score a late consolation goal, but the game was already lost. The Bayern Munich goals came from Corentin Tolisso, Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry. The Real Madrid goal came from Rodrygo, who was also making his debut (10, Re-broadcast with no half-time but game complete, 1 Disc, Freesports - Unknown, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Real Madrid (3) v (7) Atletico Madrid - On a record-setting day at the Met Life Stadium in New Jersey, Atletico ran up a record score against their city rivals in the 1st ever "El Derbi Madrileño" held outside Spain. Atletico dominated the 1st half and led 5-0 at the half, and then scored 1 more goal before Real Madrid finally got on the scoresheet. 6 minutes after the Real Madrid goal, a bad tackle from Dani Carvajal saw Atletico's Diego Costa see red and they were both sent off for fighting. Real Madrid ended the game with 2 more goals but Atletico were never threatened and easily saw out the game for the win. The Atletico goals came from Diego Costa (3), João Félix, Ángel Correa and Vitolo. Atletico also featured Kieran Trippier. The Real Madrid goals came from Nacho, Karim Benzema and Javier Hernández Cabrera. Real Madrid also featured Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic and Gareth Bale (10, Re-broadcast with no half-time but game complete, 1 Disc, Freesports - Dempsey/Armstrong, PAL)

International Champions Cup - Atletico Madrid (2) v (1) Juventus - At the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Atletico's record summer signing Joao Felix out-shone his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo to help the Spanish side win the International Champions Cup pre-season finale. All the goals came in the 1st half, with Felix's opening goal equalised 5 minutes later by Sami Khedira. The tie only lasted 4 minutes though before Joao Felix scored his 2nd goal, and that turned out to be the winner. Atletico also featured Kieran Tripper (9, Re-broadcast with no half-time but game complete, 1 Disc, Freesports - Downing/Armstrong, PAL)

2021/22
Pre-Season - West Ham (1) @ (0) Brentford - West Ham won their 4th Pre-Season game in a row with a tight win against the Premiership new-boys, Brentford. After a goal-less 1st half, both teams had chances to take the lead in the 2nd half and it was the Hammers that took the lead in the 65th minute, capitalising on a loose pass to score with a 25-yard curler into the top corner. Brentford huffed and puffed the rest of the way but West Ham held on and took the win. The West Ham goal came from Brentford old-boy Saïd Benrahma (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Summerton/Keown, PAL)

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SEASON REVIEWS

2003/04
Arsenal Season Review - A look back at the 2003/04 Premiership season where Arsenal went unbeaten en-route to claiming the title. Includes interviews with players and coaches and includes all the goals (8, Transfer from Official VHS - 2 hours, 1 Disc, PAL)

2010/11
English Premier League Season Review - ESPN UK look back at the season that saw Manchester United claim a record 19th title, Manchester City become a force once again, Liverpool flirt with relegation and Blackpool's return to the top flight. Includes interviews and match footage (10, 2 hours 20 minutes, 1 Disc, ESPN UK, PAL)

2012/13
English Premier League Season Review - A look back at the season that saw Manchester United claim their 20th League title in coach Alex Ferguson's final season in charge before retirement (10, 1 hour 43 minutes, 1 Disc, ESPN, PAL)

2015/16
English Premier League Season Review - A look back at the 2015/16 Premiership season where Leicester City came from nowhere to win their first premiership title (10, 1 hour 43 minutes, 1 Disc, BT Sport, PAL)

2019/20
English Premier League Season Review - A look back at the 2019/20 Premiership season where Liverpool won their first premiership title in 30 years (10, 1 hour 43 minutes, 1 Disc, BT Sport, PAL)

2020/21
English Premier League Season Review - A look back at the 2020/21 Premiership season where Manchester City won their 5th premiership title. During the season, City achieved a remarkable winning streak, which ran 82 days from December 2020 to March 2021, where they won 21 consecutive games in all competitions to surge from the bottom half of the table to the top (10, 1 hour 44 minutes, 1 Disc, BT Sport, PAL)

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AUSTRALIAN "A-LEAGUE" FOOTBALL
2020/21
Regular Season - Melbourne Victory (0) @ (7) Melbourne City - On an historic night at Aami Park, City compounded the Victory's woes with a thrashing that saw City move to the top of the table. The 7-0 win equalled the biggest win in A-League history. The star for City was forward Jamie Maclaren who accounted for 5 of the goals. The other City goal-scorers were Andrew Nabbout (a great goal) and Adrian Luna. After the game, the Victory sacked manager Grant Brebner (9, 1 hour 12 minutes hi-Lites, 1 Disc, FOX - Speed/Harper/Thompson/Zappone, PAL)

Grand Final - Melbourne City (3) v (1) Sydney - At AAMI Park in Melbourne, Melbourne City claimed their first A-League championship, beating the team who beat them in the 2019/20 Final. Sydney scored first, but City responded immediately, then took control of the game when Sydney midfielder Luke Brattan was sent off for 2 yellow cards. City dominated the 2nd half but had to wait until injury-time for the game-clinching goal, which set off riotous celebrations in the crowd. The Melbourne City goals came from Nathaniel Atkinson, captain Scott Jamieson and Scott Galloway. The Sydney goal came from Kosta Barbarouses. The Joe Marston Medal was won by Melbourne City's Nathaniel Atkinson (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Speed/Harper/Thompson, PAL)

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
1974
Scottish League Cup Final - Celtic (6) v (3) Hibernian - Celtic claimed their 8th League Cup with a high-scoring win against Hibernian. Celtic striker John "Dixie" Deans scored a hat-trick as did Hibernian striker Joe Murphy. The other Celtic scorers were Jimmy Johnstone, Stevie Murray and Paul Wilson. Celtic also featured captain Billy McNeil and Kenny Dalglish. The game also featured the introduction of a line across the pitch 18 yards from the goal-line to help the officals with off-side (10, Narrated colour film 26 minutes long, 1 Disc, CelticTV, PAL)

1987/88
Scottish 1st Division - Celtic (2) @ (2) Rangers - In a fiery and physical match at Ibrox, with plenty of bad tackles and thrown punches, Rangers fought back from a 2-0 deficit for a remarkable draw. Celtic took a 2-0 lead in at the half with goals from Andy Walker and an own-goal from Terry Butcher but both teams also had a player sent off for fighting (Frank McAvennie for Celtic and Rangers goalkeeper Chris Woods). Rangers went down to 9 men at the start of the 2nd half when Terry Butcher was sent off but the 'Gers pulled back a goal from Ally McCoist before stealing a sensational draw in the 90th minute with a goal from Richard Gough. Rangers also featured Trevor Francis, Graham Roberts (who ended up in goal after Woods went off) and Avi Cohen as a 2nd half sub. Celtic also featured Paul McStay, Roy Aitken, Mick McCarthy and Tommy Burns (8, On the same disc as the 1988/89 game, 24 minutes hi-lites, STV - Brown, PAL)

1988/89
Scottish 1st Division - Celtic (1) @ (5) Rangers - Rangers overcame a slow start to regsiter their record win over their big rivals. Celtic started fast with a goal from Frank McAvennie but Rangers responded with 5 unanswered goals from Ally McCoist (2), Ray Wilkins, Kevin Drinkell and Mark Walters to take the win. Rangers also featured Terry Butcher, Gary Stevens, Graeme Souness and Richard Gough. Celtic featured Mick McCarthy, Roy Aitken and Paul McStay (8, On the same disc as the 1987/88 game, 28 minutes hi-lites, STV - Brown/McNeil, PAL)

1990/91
Scottish FA Cup Final - Motherwell (4) v (3) Dundee United - In arguably the greatest Scottish FA Cup final ever, both teams battled into extra-time after Dundee had levelled the game in injury time. But the day belonged to Motherwell and Steve Kirk who scored the winner and sent the cup to Fir Park. Dundee United featured a young Duncan Ferguson (8, 1 Disc, BBC - Brown/McCoist, PAL)

1996/97
Scottish League Cup Final - Rangers (4) v (3) Hearts - In a shootout at Hampden Park, it was Rangers that walked away winners but they had to survive a spirited fightback from Hearts to take the trophy. Rangers went in 2-1 at the half thanks to 2 goals from Ally McCoist but a goal from Steve Fulton before the half-time whistle gave Hearts hope. The 2nd half started with an equaliser by John Robertson for the Jambos, before 2 goals in 2 minutes from Paul Gascoigne effectively ended the game. A late goal from Davy Weir came too late to make a difference. Rangers also featured Brian Laudrup, Richard Gough and Jorg Albertz. Hearts also featured Gary Mackay and Neil McCann. Coverage includes all the goals from the Rangers/Dunfermline and Hearts/Dundee Semi-Finals (7, Occasional slight jitter + tracking line at the bottom of the screen, 1 Disc, BBC - Brown/McNeil, PAL)

1998/99
Scottish Premiership Regular Season - Rangers (3) @ (0) Celtic - In a fiery encounter, Rangers won the title with a win against the Old Enemy. Goals from Albertz and McCann (2) did the damage while Celtic didn't help themselves with having 2 players sent off. The game is also remembered for the referee, Hugh Dallas, being struck on the head by a coin thrown by a Celtic fan (9, 2 Discs, RangersTV - MacPherson, PAL)

2004/05
Scottish Premiership Regular Season - Rangers (1) @ (1) Hibernian - In a dramatic last day in the Premiership, Celtic were beaten by Motherwell which handed the title to Rangers (8, 2 Discs, Setanta - McNee/Stevens, PAL)

Scottish FA Cup Final - Celtic (1) v (0) Dundee United - In Celtic Manager Martin O'Neill's last game in charge, his team rewarded him with a victory. A goal in the 11th minute from Alan Thompson was enough to win the cup. Celtic also featured Neil Lennon, Chris Sutton, Craig Bellamy and John Hartson. Dundee United featured Paul Ritchie and Barry Robson (9, 2 Discs, SKY - Crocker/Provan, PAL)

2014/15
Premiership Playoff Final, 2nd Leg - Rangers (0) @ (3) Motherwell - In a fiery encounter at Fir Park, Motherwell retained their place in the Premiership with a big aggregate win over Rangers. Motherwell led 3-1 after the 1st leg and after a tight 1st half, killed off the game with 3 goals in the 2nd half. The Motherwell goals came from Marvin Johnson, Lionel Ainsworth and a penalty from John Sutton. After the final whistle, Rangers Bilel Mohsni kicked and punched Motherwell's Lee Erwin and this started a huge brawl on the field. The Motherwell fans also rushed to the Rangers supporters end of the field to taunt them (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Rae/McAllister, PAL)

2015/16
League Cup Final - Hibernian (1) v (2) Ross County - Ross County won their first major trophy with a sensational 90th minute goal to beat Hibs. Ross County opened the scoring with a 1st half goal from Michael Gardyne but Hibs tied the game just before half-time with a goal from Liam Fontaine. Both teams pressed for a winner in the 2nd half and it was County that found the winner in the 90th minute from Alex Schalk. County then held on through 7 minutes of injury-time to win the cup (8, Copied from the Internet - No Pre-Game, 2 Discs, BBC - McLeod/Paterson, PAL)

2018/19
Scottish Cup Quarter Final - Celtic (2) @ (0) Hibernian - Celtic moved into the Semi-Finals with a comfortable win at Easter Road, extending their unbeaten streak in the cup to 25 games. 2 goals in the 2nd half did the damage, with James Forrest and Scott Brown both scoring. Forrest's goal came moments after a glass bottle thrown from the crowd narrowly missed him. The game also marked the return to Easter Road of new Celtic boss Neil Lennon, just 4 weeks after leaving the club (9, Next day re-broadcast with no Pre-Game, Half-Time or Post-Game, 1 Disc, Freesports - Hamilton/Craigan, PAL)

2018/19
Scottish FA Cup Final - Hearts (1) v (2) Celtic - Celtic secured an historic "treble-treble" with a come-from-behind win over Hearts at Hampden. The "treble-treble" (the FA cup, the League cup and the League title all won in the same year for 3 consecutive years) had never been done before and Hearts nearly upset the party, stifling Celtic in the 1st half then taking the lead in the 2nd half. But Celtic responded quickly and scored 2 goals in 20 minutes to take the lead then defended resolutely to the end to take the win. Both the Celtic goals came from record-signing Odsonne Edouard. The Hearts goal came from Ryan Edwards (8, 2 Discs, BBC - McLeod/Dodds, PAL)

TESTIMONIALS
2005
George Weah Testimonial - Weah All Stars (9) v (8) World All Stars - George Weah bid farewell to the world of soccer with his testimonial match in Marseille. George scored a hat-trick and in the 2nd half his son came on and scored 2 goals (9, Re-broadcast, 2 Discs, Eurosport - Caple/Hamilton, PAL)

2013
Michael Ballack Testimonial - World Team (4) v (3) Ballack and Friends - 1 year after retiring, former German international captain Michael Ballack officially ended his career with a testimonial match in Leipzig. Ballack played for both teams, scoring 2 goals for "Ballack and Friends" and 1 goal, the game-winner, for the "World Team". The "Friends" team also featured Miroslav Klose, Per Mertesacker, Lothar Matthäus, Dietmar Hamman, Torsten Frings and former F1 racing driver Michael Schumacher. The "World Team" was coached by Jose Mourinho and featured Dimitar Berbatov, Jens Lehmann, Didier Drogba (2 goals), Ricardo Carvalho, Philipp Lahm and Andre Schürrle (1 goal). Next day re-broadcast missing action in the 1st half between 20:12 and 24:26 and in the 2nd half between 61:41 and 62:56. No scoring missed (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Proudfoot/Dorigo, PAL)

2016
Mark Noble Testimonial - West Ham XI (6) v (5) West Ham All Stars XI - On a sunny day at Upton Park, a full house of 35,000 fans turned up to honour West Ham captain Mark Noble as he led the current team against a team of West Ham old boys. The current team ran out winners 6-5 with goals from Mark Noble, Goalkeeper Adrian, Alex Song, Diafra Sakho (2) and Paolo Di Canio. The Old Boys goals came from Craig Bellamy, Teddy Sheringham, Dean Ashton (2) and Taylor Tombides. The Old Boys also featured Rio and Anton Ferdinand, Julian Dicks, Jack Collison and goalkeepers Ludek Miklosko and Jimmy Walker (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Robson, PAL)

2017
Michael Carrick Testimonial - Manchester United 2008 XI (2) v (2) Michael Carrick All-Stars XI - Manchester United's Michael Carrick celebrated 11 years at the club with a testimonial match in front of 69,000 fans at Old Trafford. Carrick fittingly scored the final goal with 8 minutes remaining to ensure the game ended all square. The other Man Utd 08 goal came from Nemanja Vidic. The All-Stars XI goals came from Gaizka Mendieta and Robbie Keane. The Manchester United 2008 XI team featured Rio Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney and was managed by Sir Alex Ferguson. The Micheal Carrick All Star XI featured Jamie Carragher, John Terry, Gaizka Mendieta, Steven Gerrard, Clarence Seedorf, Robbie Keane and Michael Owen and was managed by Harry Redknapp (10, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Webber, PAL)