Juan Sebastián Verón (born March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). There are 297 days remaining. Events 1276 - Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City 1765 - After a public campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son... March 9, 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in... 1975 in Buenos Aires (Good Winds in Spanish, but more akin to Fair Winds, as in navigation) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. The city proper has a population of 2,776,234 according to the... Buenos Aires) is an Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west. The country is formally named Rep... Argentine The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. Football is the most widely played and watched team sport in the world. The game is often known... football player. He will play the 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004- 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 05 season with The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San... Italian Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. The division consists of 20 clubs from the 2004-05 season. The bottom four clubs in the league table are relegated to Serie B, to be replaced by the top four clubs from... Serie A powers Football Club Internazionale Milano (commonly, but incorrectly, known as Inter Milan) is an Italian football club, playing in the Serie A (first division). The club was founded on 9 March 1908 following a split from the Milan Cricket and Football Club, now known as AC Milan. A group of Italians... Inter Milan, having moved on loan from Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in South west London. Notwithstanding the clubs name, it is not actually based in the borough of Chelsea, but just... Chelsea of the The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. It was created in 1992. The competition There are 20 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season... English Premier League.

He is the son of Argentina striker Juan Ramón Verón, who was known as La Bruja (The Witch) and who scored against Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. Formed as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878, as the works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire... Manchester United in the 1968 The Intercontinental Cup, also known as the World Club Championship, European/South American Cup, or Toyota Cup, is a football (soccer) trophy endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores de América in a match played each... World Club Championship at Old Trafford with his club Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football. History The club was founded in 1905 by students who felt left out by the management of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, which favored indoor games... Estudiantes La Plata.

In 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. January 3 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and... 1993 La Brujita (Little Witch) signed from school for Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football. History The club was founded in 1905 by students who felt left out by the management of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, which favored indoor games... Estudiantes de La Plata - his father's former side. In 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. Events Environmental change The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits eastern... 1996 he joined Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine football (soccer) club. Its home base is the neighbourhood of La Boca, in Buenos Aires, and it hosts its home games at the Bombonera (chocolate box) stadium on 805 Brandsen street. Boca has won 20 Argentine professional championships, five Copa Libertadores titles... Boca Juniors, playing 17 games and scoring three goals. He made his international debut for First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Argentina, against First International Hungary 1 - 0 Poland (Budapest, Hungary; 18 December 1921) Largest win Poland 9 - 0 Norway (Szczecin, Poland; 4 September 1963) Worst defeat Denmark 8 - 0 Poland (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1938) Best result Third place, 1974, 1982 European Championship Appearances 0... Poland, in the same year. Sven-Göran Eriksson signed him for Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Italian football clubs ... Sampdoria shortly afterwards.

In 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. Events January January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to... 1998, after starring for Argentina in the The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France.The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. This was the first World Cup title for France, who became the seventh team (after Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, and Argentina) to be world champions. The... World Cup, he signed for Parma A.C. (Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, nicknamed the Gialloblu. Its home kit consists of blue and yellow hooped jerseys in the traditional rugby shirt style, yellow shorts and blue socks. They play in all white away from home. The clubs stadium is... Parma in a £15m deal. The following year, Parma won the The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is a Italian footballs annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions werent crowned until 1936. Juventus leads the way with nine wins, with Roma second with seven. Torino has been to the most finals: 14 (Juventus... Coppa Italia. Eriksson then signed him again, this time for S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio SpA) is an Italian football club based in Rome. They are known as the biancocelesti. They play in light blue shirts, with white shorts and socks. The club was founded on January 9th 1900 as Società Podistica Lazio. The name Lazio was taken... Lazio in an £18.1m deal, reportedly netting a weekly wage of £48,000. Coincidentally, he made his debut for Lazio in the Italian side's 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August, and though it could be viewed as the ultimate European club championship decider, it... European Super Cup in Monaco.

In 2000 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 2000 From Wikipedia 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd... 2000, Veron was the driving force for Lazio as they captured the Scudetto, the The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is a Italian footballs annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions werent crowned until 1936. Juventus leads the way with nine wins, with Roma second with seven. Torino has been to the most finals: 14 (Juventus... Coppa Italia and the Italian Super Cup. But in February the following year, the rumours about the validity of his passport caught up with him.

After the 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001 season, he moved from Lazio to Manchester United on July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. Events 1500-1599 1573 - Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege. 1600-1899 1690 - William of Oranges army wins the Battle... July 12th for £28.1million in a five-year deal, the richest transfer in English football at that time. Upon signing for Manchester United, he said he had no fear of the Premiership. Unfortunately, after an impressive start, the English game started to get the better of him, as some games passed him by, and he was unable to settle into the United midfield.

His future at United was constantly debated throughout the season and into the The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. It was the 17th edition of the tournament. For the first time in history it was organised by two countries, and also for the first time it was not held in Europe... 2002 World Cup, where he again started well, but faded as Argentina fell at the first hurdle.

There was plenty of pressure on him at the start of his second season at Old Trafford, and his performances did seem improve considerably, especially in the Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. History Originally known as the European Champion Clubs Cup, or simply abbreviated as the European Cup, the competition began... Champions League where he scored four goals and was at the heart of United's successes in the group stages. However, injury meant that he missed much of the end of the season, and that may have convinced Sir Sir Alex Ferguson (born Alexander Chapman Ferguson, December 31, 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager, currently managing Manchester United F.C.. He has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of English football and been in charge of Manchester United for over 1000 matches... Alex Ferguson that he could do without the Argentinean.

When Chelsea came in for him following the arrival of billionaire Roman Arkadievich Abramovich ( Russian: Рома́н Арка́дьевич Абрамо́вич) (born October 24, 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian oil billionaire, referred to as one of... Roman Abramovich, Veron claimed that he wanted to stay and fight for his place at Old Trafford, but Ferguson was willing to let Chelsea talk to him, and he was eventually convinced that his future lay at For the town in England see Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire The interior of Stamford Bridge is decorated in Chelseas blue and white Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. The capacity is 42,449, making... Stamford Bridge, where he had much to prove. His transfer fee to Chelsea was about half that of his record-breaking transfer of just two years before, showing both the fall in the transfer market and the decline of his reputation.

Veron made only 14 appearances for Chelsea in the Events in the 2003-04 English football season, August 2003 to July 2004: Events 29 February 2004: Middlesbrough win their first ever trophy as a professional club by beating Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final. 5 March 2004: Three Leicester City players, Paul Dickov, Keith Gillespie and Frank Sinclair... 2003-04 season; he was bothered by a back injury for most of the season. After José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix was born January 26, 1963 in Setúbal, Portugal and is a successful football manager. Early years Son of Portuguese goalkeeper Félix Mourinho, José Mourinho never pursued a career as a player (although he did... José Mourinho took over as manager following the season, Veron became the first casualty of Mourinho's promised cleanout of the Chelsea roster.

In 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004, he was chosen for the On March 4, 2004, at a gala ceremony in London, to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football (soccer) revealed the FIFA 100. The list contains the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelés choice... FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary observances.