A member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d ' Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966, he played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot.

A successful ( though trophyless ) season with Manchester United had seen him take the honours of Football Writers ' Association Footballer of the Year and European Footballer Of The Year into the competition.

A change in management and shortly after a change in club ownership led to severe problems, such as the reckless signing of former European Footballer of the Year Allan Simonsen, and the club looked like it would go out of business.

** European Silver Ball Footballer of the Year France Football

* European Footballer of the Year Best Goalkeeper: 1998, 2000

Known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named European Footballer of the Year three times ( 1988, ' 89 and ' 92 ) and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992.

He was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989.

Gullit's exploits with first PSV and then Milan helped him win the European Footballer of the Year award in 1987 which he dedicated to Nelson Mandela.

Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper ever to win the European Footballer of the Year Award ( 1963 ).

In 1980, McMenemy made his finest signing, capturing the " European Footballer of the Year " Kevin Keegan.

Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers ' Association Footballer of the Year awards.

At the end of the campaign Matthews was made the inaugural winner of the European Footballer of the Year award, having narrowly defeated Alfredo Di Stéfano 47 to 44 in the poll.

He became the first English winner of the European Footballer of the Year award since Kevin Keegan was given the honour in 1979.

He finished top scorer in Serie a for three consecutive seasons ( 1982 – 83, 1983 – 84, and 1984 – 85 ), and won a hat-trick of European Footballer of the Year awards ( 1983 through 1985 ).

In the month following the decisive qualifying match, Platini finished third in the voting for the 1977 European Footballer of the Year.

In 1999, Rivaldo was honoured as FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d ' Or winner and European Footballer of the Year.

In his first season at Barcelona, he was the second top goal scorer with 19 goals in 34 matches, as Barcelona won The Double of La Liga championship and Copa del Rey., In 1999, he won another La Liga title with Barcelona, and once again was the league's second highest scorer with 24 goals., Individually, he won both the FIFA World Player of the Year and European Footballer of the Year awards.

He was voted PFA Footballer of the Year in 1985, the same year that he collected a Football League title and European Cup Winner's Cup winner's medal.

Dortmund won Bundesliga championships in 1995 and 1996 – with Matthias Sammer from the ' 96 side being named European Footballer of the Year.

At Hamburg he was crowned European Footballer of the Year in both 1978 and 1979, won the Bundesliga title in 1978 – 79, and reached the European Cup final the following year.

Probably it's most notable home-bred footballers are definitely Dragan Džajić ( retired ), officially the best player in the history of Serbia ( the choice of the Football Association on the 50th anniversary of UEFA, known as the Golden Player ), who achieved the 3rd place at the election for the European Footballer of the Year in 1968, and is part, next to players like Zidane, Van Basten and Beckenbauer, of " the greatest European Championship XI of all time ", elected by Goal. com.

Beginning in the 16th century, European countries began officially making January 1 the start of the New Year once again — sometimes called Circumcision Style because this was the date of the Feast of the Circumcision, being the seventh day after December 25.

In 1968, Manchester United became the first English ( and second British ) club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4 – 1 in the final with a team that contained three European Footballers of the Year: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best.

Porsche's design and development efforts paid off during the 1978 European Car of the Year competition where the 928 won ahead of the BMW 7-series and the Ford Granada.

It was also declared the International Women's Year by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.

), The Year 1300 and the Creation of a New European Architecture ( Architectura Medii Aevi, 1 ), Turnhout: Brepols, 2007.

* The Year of Cork City, Ireland, as European Capital of Culture.

* European Disability Year.

The Museum of the Romanian Peasant was declared the European Museum of the Year in 1996, and displays a rich collection of textiles ( especially costumes ), icons, ceramics, and other artifacts of Romanian peasant life.

In late 2010 General Motors began production of the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt ( and related Opel / Vauxhall Ampera ), which later was announced as the 2012 North American Car of the Year, European Car of the Year and World Green Car of the Year.

Peugeot has produced three winners of the European Car of the Year award.

The Sakharov Prize, established in 1988 and awarded annually by the European Parliament for people and organizations dedicated to human rights and freedoms, was named in his honor.

" The European Steel Unions and the Steel Crisis, 1974-84: A Study in the Demise of Traditional Unionism ," British Journal of Political Science, Apr 1988, Vol.

( 1988 ) The race to Fashoda: European colonialism and African resistance in the scramble for Africa, 1st ed., London: Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-0113-0

CEPT was responsible for the creation of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ( ETSI ) in 1988.

The series was staged as the Formula 3000 European Championship in 1985, as the Formula 3000 Intercontinental Championship in 1986 and 1987 and then as the Formula 3000 International Championship from 1988 to 2004.

He and the team reached the European Cup semifinal in 1988 and the final in the following year.

His first team honours came at Barcelona, where he won the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1989.

Barcelona went on to win the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1989.

In addition, the Lugano Convention ( 1988 ) binds the European Union and the European Free Trade Association.

* The role-playing game Space: 1889 ( 1988 ) features an alternate history in which a heroic Mars, complete with natives, is being colonized by the European empires of the 19th century.

* Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World ( 1988 ; Apple II, Amiga, DOS, Commodore 64, Mac, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System ( Europe only ), SNES ( Japan-only, different from the European version ), MSX, PC-Engine CD )

On the other hand, Gilliam's first successful feature, Time Bandits ( 1981 ), earned more than eight times its original budget in the United States alone ; The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ( 1988 ) was nominated for four Academy Awards ( and won, among other European prizes, three BAFTA Awards ); The Fisher King ( 1991 ) ( his first film not to feature a member from Python ) was nominated for five ( and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ); and 12 Monkeys went on to take over US $ 168 million worldwide ; whilst The Brothers Grimm, despite a mixed critical reception, grossed over US $ 105 million worldwide.

Many take inspiration from Thatcher's Bruges speech in 1988, in which she declared that " we have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain only to see them reimposed at a European level ".

Juventus was the first team in Europe to win all UEFA's official championships and cups and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.

* Liverpool FC were the most successful club side of the era, becoming English champions on six occasions ( 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1988 ) and winning two European Cups ( 1981, 1984 ).

* Other highly successful club sides of the 1980s include Juventus ( 7 major honours won ), Real Madrid ( 10 major honors won ), Bayern Munich ( 9 titles won ) and PSV Eindhoven ( 4 times Dutch champions and European Cup winners in 1988 ).

After Thatcher's Bruges speech in September 1988 and her increasing hostility to a European currency in the last years of her premiership, Powell made many speeches publicly supporting her attitude to Europe.

* In 1988, Kohl and Mitterrand received the Karlspreis for his contribution to Franco-German friendship and European Union.

In 1988, the university became a founding member of the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies ( CEMS ), today's Global Alliance in Management Education.

Psyche finished work on their third album " Mystery Hotel " to the European audience between 1987 and 1988.

* Many countries, including European countries, the United States and Israel recognize the Palestinian Authority established in 1994, as per the Oslo Accords, as an autonomous geopolitical entity without extending recognition to the 1988 proclaimed State of Palestine.

* UEFA European Championship: 1988