Review of the Year 2004 - May
8 May QPR made sure of promotion from Division Two with a 3-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.
10 May Eddie Gray stepped down as manager of Leeds following the Yorkshire club's relegation from the Premiership.
13 May Leeds revealed they had agreed a £2million cash deal with Tottenham for England goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
15 May Arsenal beat Leicester 2-1 at Highbury to crown their Barclaycard Premiership title season with an unbeaten league campaign.
16 May A tearful Henrik Larsson bade Celtic an emotional farewell with two goals in the 2-1 win over Dundee United.
19 May Lord Sebastian Coe was appointed chairman and president of the London 2012 Olympic bid team in a dramatic reshuffle which saw previous leader Barbara Cassani taking over his role as vice-chairman.
19 May Tottenham confirmed the appointment of Frank Arnesen as the club's sports director with David Pleat leaving the club.
22 May Cristiano Ronaldo produced a dazzling display in the FA Cup final 3-0 victory against Millwall while Ruud van Nistelrooy scored twice.
23 May Wasps were crowned kings of Europe after beating Toulouse 27-20 in the Heineken Cup final at Twickenham.
24 May Liverpool parted company with boss Gerard Houllier.
26 May Alan Smith completed £7million move from Leeds to Manchester United.
26 May Porto won the Champions League with a 3-0 defeat of Monaco.
27 May Nasser Hussain retired from Test cricket after 14 years in the international arena.
29 May Neil Shipperley scored the only goal against West Ham in the Division One play-off final to return Crystal Palace to the Premiership after a six-year absence.
31 May Chelsea ended months of speculation by confirming they had parted company with manager Claudio Ranieri.
