Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Five times, trophy out on loan


My nephew knows, from 2005, how many times Liverpool have won the European Cup. Five times. I am lucky they have all been in my lifetime...a win every 6 years.

Today, May 23, Liverpool were in the Champions League final again, hoping to win it for a sixth time. We didn't.

All credit to AC Milan for a classy finish, their 7th win. All credit to Inzaghi for handling the ball into the net, for the first goal. There were some strange refereeing decisions and some strange UEFA decisions on ticket allocations. And how come up to 2000 Liverpool fans, with valid tickets, were not allowed to enter the ground?

It's a sad week in Liverpool but let's remember the numbers: Real Madrid 9, AC Milan 7, Liverpool 5. At the end of the storm is a golden sky...