Remarkable climax
The clock in the Luzhniki Stadium showed 1.34am before the best of English could be separated. Nicolas Anelka struck the ball to the left, Edwin van der Sar guessed correctly, and it was over.
- Published on May 22 2008
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The clock in the Luzhniki Stadium showed 1.34am before the best of English could be separated. Nicolas Anelka struck the ball to the left, Edwin van der Sar guessed correctly, and it was over.
There had been much talk about fate before the Champions League Final.
Perhaps it is the highest of all sporting talents. Let us call it the seizing of an occasion. Often we ask of a player, can he do it on the big stage? What we mean is not just can he play well when it matters. We mean, can he seize an occasion, can he shape it with his will, can he make it his? The Matthews Final remains, for the English at any rate, the all-time template of such an achievement.
DUNDEE United will have a major say in who finishes up as Scottish champions tonight, but their Irish midfielder Willo Flood says he doesn't care who wins the title as long as his side have a good end to the campaign.
TO watch Paul McShane in the dying throes of Sunderland's season scrapping for game time and so anxious to do well when he got a chance was an exercise in frustration.
Chelsea and Manchester United fans were trying to offload spare tickets openly on the streets of Moscow last night as Uefa faced up to the reality that its showpiece final would not be played in front of a capacity crowd.
IT doesn't get much better than this.
(comedy/drama. Starring Armand Assante, Jamie Elman, Razvan Vasilecu. Directed by Cristian Nemescu. Cert Club)
Assistant coach Henk Ten Cate revealed Chelsea had been left "devastated" by their dramatic penalty shootout defeat to Manchester United in the final of the Champions League.
Washington Times "Cassandra's Dream is second-rate Allen, but it's still compelling thanks to its magnetic co-stars."