1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the ninth UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted in France between 15 and 20 April 1994. The qualification stage spanned two years from 1992 to 1994. The qualification process consisted of 32 entrants. After the two-legged quarter-final stage, France was chosen as the first hosts of the final stage, which consisted of four matches in total. The finals included for the first time a third-place play-off. Italy won the competition for the second consecutive time. Luís Figo won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden player
1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final The 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 111th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. This was Kildare's first appearance in an All-Ireland football final since 1935. They were assisted on their way there by a semi-final victory over Kerry, masterminded by Kerryman Mick O'Dwyer. Going into the final Kildare were favourites to beat Galway. Galway defeated Kildare by a scoreline of 1 – 14 to 1 – 10. They took their first Sam Maguire