Tonight marks the biggest night if the season in European football, as Liverpool and Real Madrid do battle in the UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France. It marks a meeting between two of the mist successful teams in European football history, with Liverpool having won it an English record six times, while Real Madrid have won it 13 times, the most in the competition’s history....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Kickoff was set for 8:00pm BST (Nigerian time and U.K time), but it has now been delayed TWICE.
There are reports of massive crowds outside of the stadium, and there are reports of massive unrest around the Stade de France. There are conflicting reports as to the reason for the unrest and the delay; some sources say it is because of some thousands of unruly Liverpool fans, who were trying to enter the stadium without tickets.
Others have laid the blame at UEFA’s feet, blaming the European football governing body – as well as the French football authorities – for failing to organize the event properly and in such a way that there wouldn’t be any crowd unrest.
It is not quite clear which story should be believed; it may well be a bit of both. But as of this writing, kickoff has been delayed twice, and the match is set to start by 8:30pm.
