It was on this very day 16 years ago that England's hopes at the 2006 World Cup were emphatically crushed - with a helping hand from Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Despite experiencing turbulence in the build-up to the tournament, England's 'Golden Generation' jetted into Germany with high hopes, and they cruised through to the last 16 stage after topping Group B. A trademark David Beckham free-kick was enough to dispatch Ecuador and set up a quarter-final clash with Portugal - but things quickly unravelled for Sven Goran Eriksson's men in Gelsenkirchen.
With the match goalless after an hour of play, Wayne Rooney saw red and decided to mindlessly trample all over ex- Chelsea man Ricardo Carvalho's leg. Unsurprisingly, the former Manchester United ace saw red again moments later when he was given his marching orders by referee Horacio Elizondo - but only after some gentle encouragement from Rooney's United teammate, Ronaldo.
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