ON THIS DAY

Who'd be a ref? At the Euro 2008 finals English ref Howard Webb awarded a controversial 90th minute penalty which allowed co-hosts Austria to draw 1-1 with Poland. Everybody from the Polish Prime Minister downwards got on Webb's case and he became the butt of much computer humour. More serious though within hours websites were listing the home address, telephone number and works email address of Howard Webb of Rotherham. It turned out to be the wrong Howard Webb though who needed police protection because of the threats made to him.

Goalkeeper Pat Jennings made his 119th and final appearance for Northern Ireland, a 3-0 defeat against Brazil in a group match at the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico. It was his 41st birthday making him – at the time – the oldest player ever to appear in the World Cup.