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2/12/2024Nicknamed the "hero of Seville" Romanian Helmut Ducandam, who with four penalty saves on 7/5/1986 helped Steaua Bucharest win the European Cup against Barcelona (2-0), dies at the age of 65 in the Bucharest military hospital, having fallen into a coma since September following open-heart surgery.
2/12/2022Anna Korakakii wins the bronze medal at the 10m Air Pistol competition after losing 16-6 to Jedrzelewski Camille from France in the semi final at the President’s Cup held in Cairo, Egypt
2/12/2020French football referee Stéphanie Frappart (36), who was the first women referee to take charge of the 2019 UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea on 14/8/2019, in Vodafone Park of Besiktas J.K. Istanbul, becomes the first woman to referee a Champions League match by officiating at the Juventus - Dynamo Kiev match for the 5th matchday of the competition. In this match, Juventus forward Ronaldo nets one goal and reaches the 750 goal milestone in his career (club and nation).
2/12/2008Cristiano Ronaldo is named “European Footballer of the Year” for 2008 by France Football magazine. He is the third Portugese player, the first English-based player since Michael Owen in 2001, and the fourth Manchester United player, since George Best in 1968, Bobby Charlton in 1966 and Denis Law in 1964 to win this award.
2/12/2007Les Shannon, the English football player and manager, dies aged 81. In 1971 he moved to Greece coaching PAOK FC until 1974, leading the team to win the Greek Cup twice in 1972 and 1974. He also coached Iraklis F.C. (1975-76), OFI (1979-80 & 1982-84), Olympiakos and Egaleo (1984)
2/12/2002''Ring Sports'' magazine comes out for the first time. On the cover, the Greek kickboxing champion Michalis Zambidis
2/12/1979Aris wins Iraklis with 79-78 and Nikos Galis makes his debut in Greece by scoring 30 points wearing the shirt No 7, which later will be replaced by No 6. Replying to journalists comments that Galis is very selfish, Anestis Petalidis says "Be careful about what you say, because you will lick where you spit now "
2/12/1972The first Olympia Show Jumping Championships open at the Olympia Grand Hall in London
2/12/1971Lambis Tsirigotakis interviews George Best in London. Athlitiki Echo will publish it on the following day and the title will be “I am in love with football”. In parallel he comments on his ex co-player in the national team of N. Ireland, who coaches the national team of Greece
2/12/1959In a friendly match, Greece is defeated by Denmark with 3-1 at the “Leoforos” Stadium. Stelios Serafimidis is the scorer of the greek team
2/12/1950Southafrican Vic Toweel knocks down British Danny O' Sullivan 14 times in 10 rounds during the bantam category final in Johannesburg
2/12/1934Johnny Weismuller stars in ''TARZAN''. Five times olympic winner (3 gold medals in 1924, 2 in 1928 and 24 world records), he was the first man to swim the 100m in less than 1 minute
2/12/1907Football Player's & Trainer's Union founded. In 1958 the Union turns into Professional Footballers' Association
2/12/1905After watching an american football match (Army-Navy 6-6), in which 11 players get injured, American president Theodore Roosevelt threatens to abolish the sport unless there are rules to eliminate the foul play and brutality

 

             
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