Delve into the history books to see what happened "on this week" in sport.

2001: Liverpool survive UEFA Cup thriller - May 16

Liverpool won their first European trophy for 17 years on this week back in 2001 when they defeated Alaves 5-4 after extra time in a crazy game in Dortmund. The plucky underdogs from Spain came back from a goal down on four separate occasions, with a last minute equaliser from former Manchester United man Jordi Cryuff making it 4-4 and sending the game to extra-time. However, the Reds got out of jail in the 117th minute when Delfí Geli headed a Gary McAllister free-kick into his own net. It completed a treble of cup successes for Liverpool as they also won the League Cup and FA Cup that season.

1990: Fergie wins first trophy with United - May 17

Sir Alex Ferguson wasn't always so loved by the Manchester United faithful and he might have lost his job had the club not lifted the FA Cup on this week back in 1990. Ferguson had been in charge for three-and-half years without silverware, before Lee Martin's goal in a final replay with Crystal Palace stopped the rot. Ferguson made a brave decision before the game by dropping first-choice goalkeeper Jim Leighton (who had a poor game in the first match, a 3-3 draw) in favour of Les Sealy, but the decision proved to be the right one as United lifted the cup. The following season United won the Cup Winners' Cup and they finally got their hands on the league title in 1993.

1985: The Bradford fire kills 56 - May 11

The worst disaster in British football at the time (until Hillsborough), 56 people lost their lives in Bradford on this week in 1985 when a fire engulfed Valley Parade - the home of Bradford City. The 11,000 people in the ground had come to celebrate Bradford's promotion to the second division but just before half-time in their match against Lincoln City a small fire was spotted at the back of the stand. The fire rapidly spread and within four minutes the whole stand was ablaze. It is still unknown what exactly caused the fire but it is speculated that it began after the accidental dropping of a match or a cigarette stubbed out in a polystyrene cup with the resulting fire then being fuelled by rubbish underneath the wooden stand.

1977: Greig sacked for joining Packer revolution - May 13

Long before the IPL come along there was Kerry Packer's 'World Series of Cricket', a series of international matches played in Australia that persuaded some of the biggest names in the game to break away from their national boards and sign up. One such player was the then England captain Tony Greig, who was stripped of his captaincy on this week back in 1977 for joining the league and recruiting others to do the same. Greig was unapologetic in his stance and actually saw his yearly salary increase 12-fold by joining the league. The World Series of Cricket ended after just 17 months but history would prove that Packer was a visionary as he introduced things like floodlit night games and coloured clothing into the sport.

1950: Formula One championship begins at Silverstone - May 13

The first Formula One World Championship took place in 1950 and the very first race that counted in this competition was the British Grand Prix at Silverstone (although it was actually the sixth Grand Prix of the season). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth both attended, but conspicuous by their absence were the Ferrari team, which allowed the Alfa Romeos to dominate the race. Alfa Romeo took the first four spots on the grid and then went on to secure all the podium places too, although the great Juan Manuel Fangio had been forced to retire with an oil leak. The race was won by Nino Farina, and it was one of the results that helped him claim the first ever world title.

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