UEFA Champions League 2008

UEFA Champions League - one of the richest (if not the richest) tournaments in world football (or soccer in some countries). Every club in Europe dreams of lifting the trophy (shown below), not only for the prestige involved in winning the tournament, but also the money that comes along with it. It was reported that the winner will get away with around 100 million pounds in earnings, which comes from various sources like match tickets revenue, tv deals, sponsorship deals, prize money, etc.

This year, we see the first final ever to be contested between two British clubs, namely Manchester United and Chelsea. Both clubs have done well domestically during the course of the season, with Chelsea losing out on the last day of matches, having been equal on points going into the final day.

I managed to catch the final on ESPN for the first time since Liverpool's miracle in Istanbul (for the uninitiated, just google liverpool istanbul) 3 years ago. I still remember how fast my heart pumped 3 years back while supporting Liverpool (yes, I'm a Liverpool fan). However, no such problems this year.

So who won the final of this year's Champions League? The following two pictures should be able to sum up everything.

Well done Man U.