Champions League: The Final Countdown
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9am: Fanzine Fanzone
Mick Hume and Rob Hobson, our fans in red and blue, take to the scales in the fight for bragging rights. Ballsy, biased and brilliant — it's the nervous voice of the terraces and there's more than ten hours to go . . .
Read the Manchester United Fanzone here
11am: Gabriele Marcotti’s analysis
Now it's time to get serious. Forget those nerves and examine the facts. Our European Football Correspondent examines the five factors that will decide the final
Tony Halpin, our Moscow Correspondent, brings you all the build-up and atmosphere in the Russian capital. Yes . . . it is too early to reach for that vodka
4pm: Ahead of TheGame: Special Edition
By now, you’re a nervous wreck and thinking of only one thing. Well, get your teeth into this . . . all the latest news, debate, gossip and vintage video in our daily football e-mail
7.45pm: Live commentary
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Sitting at my desk in my office in Perth, Western Australia - barely able to concentrate on even the most simple of tasks as we move towards the 12 hours to go mark. Heading into the Burswood Casino sports bar tonight to soak up the action with what will surely be a massive crowd - have organised half a day off for tomorrow as the game only kicks off at 2:30am Perth time. Quietly confident that this will prove to be Avram Grant's finest hour.
GO BLUES!!!
Posted by: Nick from Perth | May 21, 2008 at 04:48 AM