Review of the Year 2004 - February
4 February Manchester City recovered from 3-0 down at half-time and having Joey Barton sent-off to beat Tottenham 4-3 in an FA Cup fourth round replay.
6 February World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis announced his retirement from boxing.
6 February Jonny Wilkinson was ruled out of England's RBS 6 Nations campaign after admitting he needed surgery on his injured shoulder.
9 February Chelsea completed the £7million singing of Rennes goalkeeper Petr Cech, who agreed to join at the end of the season.
13 February Gordon Strachan left his post as Southampton manager three months ahead of schedule.
18 February England earned a 1-1 draw from their friendly in Portugal thanks to a goal from Ledley King on his first senior start.
24 February British sprinter Dwain Chambers was banned for two years by UK Athletics following a positive drugs test for banned steroid THG.
29 February Middlesbrough won the Carling Cup with 2-1 final defeat of Bolton at Millennium Stadium - the first major trophy in their 128-year history.
