The Portuguese keeper Ricardo becomes a national hero as he saves Darius Vassell’s kick before beating David James from the spot himself.. The then 18-year-old Michael Owen puts England in the lead with a brilliant solo goal Javier Zanetti’s equalises in first-half stoppage time David Beckham is then sent off for kicking Diego Simeone. England’s 10 men defended heroically but it was all in vain as first Paul Ince missed then David Batty saw his attempt saved.2004: European Championship quarter-final v Portugal, LisbonMichael Owen gives England an early lead Helder Postiga equalises after 83 minutes. Paul Gascoigne could have won it if his leg had been a centimetre longer when he stretched to reach a late, low cross The first five penalties from each side went in. The shoot-out entered sudden death and Gareth Southgate saw a tame effort saved by Andreas Kopke.

Andreas M?r drove in the winner.1998: World Cup second round v Argentina, St EtienneArgentina’s Gabriel Batistuta and England’s Alan Shearer score penalties early on. “It depends if the English people want me but I have no other plans and there is a World Cup in two years’ time I will stay, then we’ll see what other people have to say. If the FA, the press and the people do not want a manager he normally has no choice.”While Eriksson has many detractors in the media and in the wider public there appears little demand for him to go, unlike the rise of discontent which did for predecessors Kevin Keegan and Glenn Hoddle. But what of Clementina Morrison’s 61lb salmon from the river Deveron right here in the UK, caught in 1924? Perhaps there wasn’t enough proof for it to make it official. (Georgina Ballantine’s monster 64-pounder was, of course, caught on a spinner.)There are undoubtably some very rich men (and I am sure a few women) who spend all day at sea in their gerzillion-pound fishing ‘boats’ in singular pursuit of record-breaking fish I remember seeing some of them in Madeira. They nearly all wore lemon-yellow polo shirts and had extraordinarily brown, wrinkled knees.

I think, actually, I recognise a few of them in the IGFA record book…a.barbieri independent.co.uk. Cristoforo, who won a charity race at Newbury when partnered by Frankie Dettori’s wife, Catherine, this month, followed up in a mile and a half handicap at Folkestone yesterday. He probably needs six furlongs really, but had to fight for it.”Sky Crusader justified Epsom trainer Roger Ingram’s high opinion with a decisive win in the Pilgrims Hospice Median Auction Maiden Stakes. Ingram said: “He has shown me a lot at home and frankly I would have been surprised if he had been beaten. It looks as if I’ve got something to look forward to.”There was another win for Epsom when Firework gave Jon Akehurst a change of luck by landing the Mark Rake Claiming Stakes.