Book serialisation: Far Foreign Land, Chapter 17
The aftermath of the game. The blaring music, We Are The Champions blasting out when we should have been singing OUR songs. Uefa try to spoil everything
KAKA MAKES IT 2-2. Next it’s Smicer. This will be the final time he kicks a ball competitively in a Liverpool shirt.
He’s been abused, castigated, laughed at and despaired over for his entire career at Anfield. Heart rates are soaring around the stadium. Except for Smicer, who calmly slots the ball home. Now it’s Shevchenko. The best striker in Europe. I…
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