I Dreamt

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I Dreamt Of Lifting It ......
Academy graduate Steven Gerrard lifted the
biggest cup in Club football on the 25th May
2005. Today Steven Gerrard relieves the legend of
Istanbul with ..
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A bit about Steven
Steven Gerrard was the first player to move from
the Academy to Melwood and play for the first
team. He was born in 1980 and moved to Melwood in
1999. How old was he?
19
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Liverpool last lifted the European Cup in 1984.
How old was Steven when this happened?
25
How old was Steven Gerrard when he lifted the
European Cup for Liverpool if he was born in 1980?
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I Dreamt Of Lifting It ......
Many Liverpool fans were very excited about going
to watch their team play against AC Milan. How
much did it cost for a fan to go to the final if
the flight cost 450 and the ticket cost 60?
510
40,000
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I Dreamt Of Lifting It ......
The match was in Istanbul. Istanbul unlike what
many people think is not the capital of Turkey.
WHICH is? Ankarra, Sofia or Bulgaria.
Ankarra
All the players had been looking forward to the
match but in 53 seconds Paolo Maldini HAD SCORED.
How many more seconds was it before it reached a
minute?
7 Seconds
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I Dreamt Of Lifting It ......
Hernan Crespo, on loan from Chelsea, had added
another two before the end. Did Chelsea let AC
Milan BORROW Crespo or did Chelsea let AC Milan
LEND Crespo?
Borrow
The comeback of all comebacks began in the 54th
minute. Riise crossed from the left and I glanced
a header past Dida to lift our spirits. This was
my most essential, trivial or frivolous goal for
the club?
Essential
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I Dreamt Of Lifting It ......
With the Milan defence visibly rocking we
continued to lay siege to their goal. Xabi Alonso
converted on the rebound so the score was 3-3.
This showed football was a game of two halves,
a game of three halves or a game of six goals?
A game of two halves
21 years
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I Dreamt Of Lifting It ......
We had only missed one penalty AC Milan had
missed two this meant that Shevchenko had to
score the penalty. However Dudek saved his
penalty this sparked delirious scenes on and off
the pitch. We were Kings of Europe once again and
the celebrations, celebations or celebraions
commenced..
Celebrations.
This had been a final never to forget Liverpool
had scored 3 goals and 4 penalties, AC Milan had
scored 3 goals and 2 penalties. How many times
had the ball hit the back of the net?
12
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One more fact...
Liverpool had won the cup for the fifth time. In
the words of LFC manager Rafael Benitez "This
was without doubt my biggest night in football.
Liverpools five victories accounts for half the
number of times an English Club has won the
European Cup. So how many times has an English
team been Kings of Europe?
10
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Shall we relieve the Miracle of Istanbul AGAIN?