UEFA Champions League Final - Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspurs
The UCL or UEFA Champions League was originally the European Cup. Back then, only the champions of each country qualified. No runners-up, third or fourth placed teams. In those days, there are no 'live' telecast of soccer matches. You only get hourly highlights of the previous week's matches for an hour and there were no European matches. Colour television only came in 1974 and it coincided with the World Cup in the then West Germany. We got to watch the Final "live" and in colour. West Germany in black and white and the Netherlands in orange and white. Wow! At the time, the Europa was known as the UEFA Cup and were played over two legs. It was not until 1977 that I got to watch the first European match 'live' from Stadio Olimpico in Rome. It was contested between Liverpool FC and Borussia Monchengladbach, the powerhouse German champions. Liverpool were the UEFA Cup champions in the 75/76 season but both sides were in the European Cup Final for the ...