TheUNInterrupted:A Sports Odyssey

               It is upon us...the final of the Champions League tomorrow between two hungry clubs from the same league should be another classic final.         When looking through the greatest finals of all time, I find that recent times have not only given us the best finals, they've delivered on every level, even the worse matches still had controversy or drama (2003 went to a shootout where Buffon and Dida put on a goalkeeping clinic, 2001 had another stalemate save-fest from Oliver Kahn and Santiago Canizares, with the Valencia man finally spoiling the 2nd final in a row for the club).         I mean for hells sake, there were eight consecutive 1-0 finals from the mid 70s to the early 80s, mostly dominated by English clubs (Liverpool, Villa and Nottingham Forest)....         We've been spoiled in recent times: even the 2017 final between Juve and Real Madrid was a fantastic match full of exhilarating play and otherworldly goals from both sides (the first half was one

LIVERPOOL V TOTTENHAM THE  UCL  BREXIT            Many were shocked by the appearance of Liverpool and Tottenham in the final, both English clubs going head over heels in responding to 1st leg deficits (or in the case of Spurs, 2nd leg comebacks as well) and pulling off those improbable upsets without their most prolific scorers (Salah, Kane) and all around best players (Firmino, Kane) and all while staring down enemies that were appearing to outclass both   English clubs on their way to a Barca v Ajax final.          But it was not to be: the spirit of the English fans and the style of "Never say die" high tempo / high pressing play that they demand from their players won out over Ajax's renegade youth and the egotistical, cold hearted tomfoolery of Barcelona's hazardous manager,  board and their club's identity crisis.           Liverpool made Valverde's negative tactics look like a virus that's currently infecting Barcelona's legends of the g