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May 8 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Attendance: 45,000
Feyenoord Rotterdam 3
Borussia Dortmund 2
Scoring: Feyenoord Rotterdam–Pierre van Hooijdonk (pen. 33rd) and (40th), Jon Dahl…
Music:
Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto:
Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Pierre Beaumarchais
Premiere:
Rome, February 20, 1816
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Closing ceremonies in Nagano, Japan.
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