On this day — 27 Sept
2 football memories for 27 Sept 2026 — years ago today.
Football moments that fell on 27 Sept across the years.
50 years ago today
Francesco Totti born (1976)
Francesco Totti turned down suitors including Real Madrid to stay loyal to Roma for his entire 25-year professional career, becoming the club's all-time top scorer and most-capped player. "Il Capitano" led them to their first Scudetto in 18 years in 2001 and remains the definition of a one-club man in modern football.
34 years ago today
Granit Xhaka born (1992)
Granit Xhaka arrived at Arsenal as a combative, error-prone lightning rod for criticism — even clashing with his own fans in an infamous 2019 captaincy bust-up — before rebuilding his reputation entirely at Bayer Leverkusen, where he anchored the club's first-ever unbeaten Bundesliga season in 2023-24.
Sources
- FTZ Today Memory calendar — Second tier source