On this day — 18 Sept
2 football memories for 18 Sept 2026 — years ago today.
Football moments that fell on 18 Sept across the years.
52 years ago today
Sol Campbell born (1974)
Sol Campbell's move across north London in 2001 remains one of the most explosive transfers English football has seen — a boyhood Tottenham captain walking to bitter rivals Arsenal on a free transfer, sparking fury among Spurs fans that lingers to this day. At Arsenal he became a defensive cornerstone of the Invincibles.
50 years ago today
Ronaldo (O Fenômeno) born (1976)
Officially, Ronaldo's birth certificate says 22 September — but by his own account he was actually born four days earlier, on the 18th; his father simply delayed registering the birth to dodge a bureaucratic fine. Whichever date gets celebrated, there's no dispute about what came next: a Brazilian striker so devastating at PSV and Barcelona that Inter Milan and Real Madrid both paid world-record fees to sign him.
Sources
- FTZ Today Memory calendar — Second tier source