2008 In Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2008 throughout the world. News January *3 – Argentine midfielder Éver Banega leaves Boca Juniors and joins the Spanish club Valencia for an estimated fee of €18 million. *5 – Everton are knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Oldham Athletic, a team from Football League One (third division) as Huddersfield Town from the same division beat Birmingham City. *6 – Toulouse are eliminated from the Coupe de France by Paris FC, a team from the Championnat National (third division). *9 – Sam Allardyce leaves the manager's position at Newcastle United by mutual agreement. *11 – Jürgen Klinsmann is unveiled as the new coach of Bayern Munich, effective July. *20 – The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Ghana with the hosts beating Guinea 2–1. *23 – Tottenham Hotspur defeat Arsenal 5–1 in the semi-final second-leg of the League Cup. This was the first time they ...
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