Jose Mourinho knows how to make a grand entrance and he proved that at his unveiling as Chelsea manager. (More Sports News)
Though June 2 is the date 'The Special One' first arrived on the scene in the Premier League,�♛� it was also a day that saw a significant change at FIFA.
Meanwhile, in motorsport, Formula One 🍨icon Michael Schumacher got off the mark for Ferrari.
We take a look at th𓃲e major sporting events to have happened on this day through ♒the years.
2004 – The Special One lands in London
Having won the Champions League with Po🌊rto, Jose Mourinho arrived at Chelsea wiღth the reputation as one of the world's best up-and-coming coaches.
And - as a sign of what was to come - the Portuguese wasted little time in creating the headlines, declaring himsel🐬f 'The Special One' during his unveiling as the Blues' new boss.
"We have top players ✱and, sorry if I'm arrogant, we have a top manager. Pleﷺase don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one."
He was proved right, his Chelsea side going on to win t▨he Premier League with a then-record 95 points in his first season, also winning a record number of matches (29) during the campaign.
2015 – Blatter's reign comes to an end
A matter of day♔s after he had been re-e🌄lected, Sepp Blatter stepped down as the president of FIFA on June 2, 2015.
Blatter's resignation came amid a huge corruption scandal, with the U.S Attorney General Loretta Lynch having announced an inves🔴tigation into FIFA the previous week.
The Swiss was ultimately cle𝓡ared of corruption charges, though he was banned from FIFA for eight years for a "disloyal payment" of two million Swiss francs to the then-UౠEFA president Michel Platini.
He appealed in 2016, managing to get the ban reduced to six years from the initial🐓 ei♊ght.
1996 – Schumacher clicks into gear for Ferrari
On June 2, 1996, Michael Schumacher put in what is widely considered to be onﷺe of🤪 the finest performances of his career.
Having to recover from a poor start in adverse weather, Schumacher took the lead in lap 13, going on to dominate the race and win for the first𝓰 time in a Ferrari.
The German ultimately finished over three seconds a lap faster than the remainder of the field. However, it would be another four years until he claimed his first F1 Championship crown in aꦅ Ferrari seat.
1935 – Baseball legend Babe Ruth calls it a day
A🌺n iconic figure of A🐎merican sports, one of baseball's all-time greats - Babe Ruth - retired on this day 85 years ago.
However, his incredible career ended on something of a sour notꦗe.
Having signed for the Boston Braves from the New York Yankees, in a role that wou🐻ld also see him serve as the vice-president and assistant manager, Ruth announced his retirement midway through the s⛎eason.
His reason was a disagreement with Brave🅷s owner Judge Emil Fuchs, with Ruth saying: "Judge Fuchs is a double-crosser. His word is no good. He doesn't keep his promises. I don't want another damn thing from him—the dirty double-cro෴sser."
