On this day in sport - May 20

13 April 2012

1970: Bobby Charlton scored his 49th and final goal for England, against Colombia in Bogota, in a warm-up game for the World Cup in Mexico. His tally still stands as a record.  

1990: Monica Seles ended Steffi Graf's record of 66 consecutive victories when she beat her 6-4 6-3 in the final of the BMW German Open.  

1992: Barcelona made it third time lucky as they won the European Cup, with Ronald Koeman scoring the only goal against Sampdoria at Wembley. In their previous two appearances in the final, the Spanish side had lost to Benfica in 1961 and Steaua Bucharest in 1986.

1996: After more than 650 games and 346 goals for Liverpool, legendary striker Ian Rush left Anfield on a free transfer to join Leeds.  

2002: Scotland suffered their fourth successive defeat under new boss Berti Vogts when they were beaten 2-0 by South Africa in Hong Kong, making the German the first ever Scotland manager to lose his opening four matches in charge of the national side. 

2006: Munster won the Heineken Cup after beating Biarritz 23-19 at the Millennium Stadium.  

2007: Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer told German TV that England midfielder and Manchester United target Owen Hargreaves was leaving the club.

Bayern old boy: Owen Hargreaves

Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves kicks a ball during a training session at the club's Carrington training complex in Manchester, northern England, May 15, 2008. Manchester United are set to meet Chelsea in the final of the Champions League in Moscow later this month. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN)

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