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1977 in sports

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1977 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

  • Liverpool dominate English and European football, winning both the European Cup and the Football League Championship, but they miss out on a "treble" by losing in the FA Cup final.
  • January 18 – death of Luciano Re Cecconi (28), Lazio and Italy, who was shot during a hoax robbery
  • October 1 - Pelé played the final game of his storied career at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He played the first half for his current club, the New York Cosmos, and the second half for his old Brazilian club Santos.
  • After 13 years and 82 contests, including 14 title defences, World Middleweight Champion Carlos Monzón retired undefeated.
  • 12–17 March, Melbourne - Centenary Test played between Australia and England to commemorate 100th anniversary of first Test match. Australia won by 45 runs, exactly the same margin as in the first Test match in 1877.
  • World Series Cricket begins playing games in competition to official International Cricket Council sanctioned matches.

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Steeplechases

Flat races

General sporting events

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.