February 1: Busby Babes Final Match in England

Ireland Euro 2012 Jersey

After a slow start to the campaign, Manchester United started to re-discover the magic of attacking football after Christmas in 1957. And it was with a brilliant and beautiful display that Manchester United defeated Arsenal 5-4 at Highbury in 1958 on this day in soccer history.

The game left fans excited about what magic this Manchester United side might hold for the future but became more memorable as the last time the complete side played as a unit on English soil before the tragic Munich Air disaster ended the run.

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Soccer Birthdays

1915 - Stanley Matthews, English football player (d. 2000)
1944 - Burkhard Ziese, German football manager
1958 - Luther Blissett, English footballer
1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
1966 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player
1966 - Rob Lee, English footballer
1969 - Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
1971 - Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer
1977 - Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer
1979 - Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player
1979 - Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1980 - Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
1980 - Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
1981 - Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
1984 - Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1987 - Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer