The Rous Cup was a short-lived football competition in the second half of the 1980s, contested between England, Scotland and, in later years, a guest team from South America. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a
Overview
The Rous Cup arose from the ashes of the British Home Championship, which had been discontinued in 1984. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom The 1984 British Home Championship was the one hundredth anniversary of the British Home Championship and the final football tournament between the Home Nations Initially, the competition (which was named after Sir Stanley Rous, a former secretary of The Football Association and president of FIFA) was merely a replacement for the annual England v Scotland match that had been lost due to the end of the British Home Championship. Sir Stanley Ford Rous (born April 25, 1895 in Mutford, Suffolk; died July 18, 1986) was an English football The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Thus, the competition consisted of just one game between England and Scotland (with home advantage alternating annually) with the winner claiming the Cup.
After two years under this format, it was decided to invite a different South American team to compete each year to spice things up a bit and to fulfil England and Scotland's desire to regularly play 'stronger' teams (which was one of their reasons for leaving the British Home Championship). As there were now three teams competing, a league system, just like the one used in the British Home Championship, was introduced. Each team would play the other two once, receiving two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss, with goal difference (total goals scored minus total goals conceded) being used to differentiate between teams level on points. England and Scotland continued to play each other home and away in alternating years, but the guest South America team would play both their games away.
The Cup was discontinued, after just five years, in 1989. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The annual England vs Scotland fixture was abandoned at this point and since then the oldest rivalry in world football has only been renewed when the two nations have been drawn together: in Euro 96 and in the qualification play-off for Euro 2000. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by
In every one of its five years bar 1986, the competition was played in May, usually just after the domestic season had finished (though in 1989 it coincided with the end of the domestic season, which had been extended after fixtures were postponed following the Hillsborough disaster). MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" In 1986, however, the England vs Scotland match was played in April, restoring it to the time of the year when it had generally been played in the post-war years before the Home Internationals were concentrated in May from 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Results and winners
1985
1986
1987
Brazil were guests
1988
Colombia were guests
1989
Chile were guests
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Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions
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