On This Day: Hazard sent off for kicking ballboy; Bayern winger Robben was born

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On this day in 2013, Hazard was sent off for kicking a timewasting Swansea ballboy

It was in EFL cup match against Swansea.  The incident happened when the ball went out for a goal kick in the 80th minute of the match. The scoreline was 0-0 at the time, with Chelsea needing at least two goals to take the match into extra-time. The match ended 0-0 with the Swans going through with a 2-0 aggregate win.

"The boy put his whole body on to the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball and I think I kicked the ball and not the boy," said Hazard. "I apologise. The ballboy came in the changing room and we had a quick chat and I apologised and the boy apologised as well, and it is over. Sorry."

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On this day in 1984, Bayern winger Arjen Robben was born

Robben first came to prominence with Groningen, for whom he was player of the year for the 2000–01 Eredivisie season. Two years later he signed for PSV, where he became the Netherlands' Young Player of the Year and won an Eredivisie title.

In August 2009, Robben transferred to Bayern Munich for a fee of around €25 million, scoring two goals on his debut. In his first season in Munich, Bayern won the league title, Robben's fifth league title in eight years, and Robben scored the winning goal in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, being named to the Squad of the Season. 

Robben has appeared at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships, and the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, in the latter he was named the Bronze Ball and to the All-Star Team. In 2014, Robben was ranked as the fourth-best footballer in the world by The Guardian.

Please see Robben's top 5 goals in Bundesliga below...

On this day in 2002, Mourinho took charge of Porto

On 23 January 2002, José Mourinho took charge of Porto, where he would establish his reputation as the "Special One."

Just three days short of his 39th birthday at the time, Mourinho had already briefly managed Benfica (2000) and Leiria (2001-02), where his analytical approach to training and success on the pitch attracted the attention of Porto. 

In 2002-03, Mourinho's first full season at Porto, they reclaimed the league title and won the UEFA Cup with a 3-2 win over Celtic in the final, then repeated as league champions in 2004 while winning the Champions League over Monaco, 3-0.

That performance led to his move to Chelsea, where he earned the nickname The Special One after telling the English press "Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one."

He left Chelsea in 2007 and spent subsequent spells with Inter (2008-10), Real Madrid (2010-13), and Chelsea again (2013-15) before joining Manchester United, in 2016. But on 18 December 2018, Mourinho was sacked by the club.

On this day in 1996, Chelsea midfielder Loftus-Cheek was born

Loftus-Cheek joined Chelsea at the age of eight. He impressed at the beginning of the 2011–12 season before picking up a hip injury, from which he recovered by the end of the season to make a substitute appearance in the 2012 FA Youth Cup final.

Loftus-Cheek made his senior debut for the club on 10 December 2014, replacing Cesc Fàbregas for the final 7 minutes of a UEFA Champions League group match against Sporting CP. 

Loftus-Cheek received his first call-up to the England senior squad in November 2017. Following his first senior call-up, Loftus-Cheek went onto make his England debut during their friendly fixture against Germany. On 16 May 2018, Loftus-Cheek was included in Gareth Southgate's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Dele Alli in England's opening match, a 2–1 win over Tunisia on 18 June 2018.

On this day in 1919, Liverpool legend Bob Paisley was born

On 23 January 1919, Liverpool legend Bob Paisley was born in Sunderland, England. Although Bill Shankly is widely and correctly recognized as Liverpool's greatest manager, Paisley actually produced a better record and more silverware than his former boss.

Paisley joined the club as a half-back in May 1939, making the move from non-League side Bishop Auckland FC. He quickly established himself as a regular in the first team, making 253 League appearance before his retirement in 1954, winning both the 1947 League title and the 1950 FA Cup.

After hanging up his boots, he remained with the club as a staff member, first as a physiotherapist, then as a reserve coach. When Shankly retired unexpectedly after the 1973-74 season, Paisley took up the reins. Under Paisley, Liverpool amassed a monumental silverware collection, including 6 League titles, 3 European Cups, one UEFA Cup, 3 League Cups, one European Super Cup, and one Intercontinental Cup. 

He retired in 1983, after winning that 6th League title. All told, he had spent 44 years at Anfield. He died in 1996 at the age of 77.

On this day in 2010, Rooney scored FOUR goals in Man Utd 4-0 win over Hull

Rooney opened the scoring when he slotted in a rebound after Paul Scholes' shot was beaten away. After Nani's free-kick was pushed on to the woodwork by keeper Boaz Myhill, United worked the ball to Rooney who smashed in a drive to make it 2-0. Rooney headed in Nani's cross to complete his hat-trick and fired in a low shot to cap his superb performance. 

Three of the goals came in the last ten minutes of the match. This was the first time in his career that he registered four goals in a single match. And at the end of that season, Rooney was named the 2010 PFA Players' Player of the Year.

On this day in 2016, Lallana nets last-gasp winner in thrilling goalfest

Adam Lallana netted a 95th-minute winner to earn Liverpool a dramatic 5-4 victory in a breathtaking encounter against Norwich at Carrow Road.

Liverpool appeared to be on course to win 4-3 when James Milner put the Reds ahead 15 minutes from time, only for Sebastien Bassong to equalize with a superb 20-yard drive two minutes into injury time.

But substitute Lallana — who had earlier set up Roberto Firmino to draw Liverpool level at 3-3 — had other ideas, as his perfectly controlled left-footed volley bounced into the ground and over Declan Rudd to settle an incredible game and spark delirious Liverpool celebrations.