On This Day: Benfica Founded and Other Sports Anniversaries

On this day, February 28th, notable events include the founding of Benfica in 1904 and various other sports milestones.

Benfica, established in Lisbon, is the most titled club in Portuguese football. They have won 38 league titles, 26 Portuguese Cups, 8 League Cups, 10 Portuguese Super Cups, and 2 European Cups/Champions Leagues. The 1960s were the club's most glorious decade.

Other sports events that happened on this day:

• 2010: Sidney Crosby scores the winning goal for Canada against the USA in the ice hockey final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
• 2003: Track and field Olympic gold medalist Chris Brasher passed away.
• 2000: UEFA announced that players revealing political or commercial messages during goal celebrations would be penalized with a yellow card.
• 1999: The Greek rhythmic gymnastics team won its first gold medal at the Madeira international tournament.
• 1991: The first basketball game behind closed doors between Aris and Leverkusen took place.
• 1986: Drug scandal in MLB.
• 1982: High jumper Yelena Slesarenko was born.
• 1946: The French sports newspaper "L'Equipe" was first published.
• 1937: APOEL won the Cyprus Cup.
• 1935: The IOC recognized the independence of FIBB (FIBA).