Sports · May 25, 2013

2013 UEFA Champions League Final

Name: 2013 UEFA Champions League Final
Start: 2013-05-25
Location: Wembley Stadium, United Kingdom

13 years ago · Wembley Stadium, United Kingdom

13th anniversary

The 2013 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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The 14th anniversary falls on May 25, 2027.

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b. 1983

Franck Ribéry

Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (French pronunciation:; born 7 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing.

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b. 1983

Philipp Lahm

Philipp Lahm (German pronunciation:; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back or midfielder.

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b. 1984

Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben (Dutch pronunciation:; born 23 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. Known for his dribbling skills, speed, and long-range shots, he is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers of all time.

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b. 1984

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bastian Schweinsteiger ( SHWYNE-shty-gər, German:; born 1 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder before later switching to a central midfield role.

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b. 1986

Manuel Neuer

Manuel Peter Neuer (born 27 March 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

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b. 1986

Mario Mandžukić

Mario Mandžukić (Croatian pronunciation:; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian football coach and a former player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Croatian national team. As a player, he played as a forward and was known for his aggressiveness, defensive contribution, and aerial prowess.

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b. 1988

Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation:; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire and captains the Poland national team.

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b. 1988

Jérôme Boateng

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (German pronunciation:; born 3 September 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Boateng started his career at Hertha BSC where he developed from the youth ranks to the first team.

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b. 1988

Mats Hummels

Mats Julian Hummels (German pronunciation:; born 16 December 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his tackling, anticipation, goal scoring ability and deadly crosses.

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b. 1989

Marco Reus

Marco Reus (German pronunciation:; born 31 May 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen.

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b. 1989

Thomas Müller

Thomas Müller (German pronunciation:; born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

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Pieter Zeeman

Pieter Zeeman (25 May 1865 – 9 October 1943) was a Dutch experimental physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for their discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

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b. 1939

Ian McKellen

Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. Widely considered one of Britain’s greatest actors, he is noted for his versatile roles on stage and screen, in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.

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b. 1976

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy ( KILL-ee-ən; born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor and film producer. His works encompass both stage and screen, and his accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

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Murder of George Floyd

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black American man, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old White police officer, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Floyd had been arrested after a store clerk reported that he made a purchase using a counterfeit $20 bill.

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