Champions League

Referee versus reality. In 1966, when Geoff Hurst's shot was seen as a goal, modern goal-line technology was not available. But even today some FIFA officials prefer the "human factor" of making mistakes.

Ref! Ref! Ref!

FIFA president Sepp Blatter opposes using technology to help referees make decisions. But the outcry over mistakes such as Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in England's World Cup loss to Germany seems to have changed things.

Ten years ago: FC Barcelona's manager, Louis van Gaal, and assistant manager, José Mourinho, share the same bench. Photo by Reuters

Champions League football: Prepositions of time - Medium

The managers of Champions League finalists Inter Milan and Bayern München, Mourinho and van Gaal, became close friends while they were in Barcelona together. But during the final on 22 May, their friendship will be on hold.

Who will win tonight's Champions League Final?

FC Barcelona or Manchester United?

The people watching the Champions League final in Rome are the...

Spectators, audience or viewers?

We've got games!

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

What have the Romans ever done for us?

"Monty Python's Life of Brian still shocks at 30"

Complete the headline: "Rome to _____ Champions League Final"

Host, guest or serve?

Complete the cliché: "Football is a game of two ______."

Sides, teams or halves?

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