Europe
Wimbledon were unable to compete in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners Cup, due to the ongoing ban on English teams from European competitions, following the actions of a group of Liverpool supporters in the 1985 European Cup Final Heysel disaster. At the time of the final it was hoped that the ban would be rescinded but after a number of incidents involving British fans during the 1988 European championships the FA withdrew their application for readmission.
Read more about this topic: 1988 FA Cup Final
Famous quotes containing the word europe:
“You can always tell a Midwestern couple in Europe because they will be standing in the middle of a busy intersection looking at a wind-blown map and arguing over which way is west. European cities, with their wandering streets and undisciplined alleys, drive Midwesterners practically insane.”
—Bill Bryson (b. 1951)
“Positively I sit here, and look at Europe sink, first one deck disappearing, then another, and the whole ship slowly plunging bow-down into the abyss; until the nightmare gets to be howling. The Roman Empire was a trifle to it.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)
“We go to Europe to be Americanized.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)