By Chris Wright
(Please click play to create a suitable atmosphere for perusing these photos…)
Right let’s set the scene.
The cloying, suffocating heat sends up shimmering mirages from the dust as Sgt. Elias is mowed down from behind by an entire squadron of Vietcong guerillas. Barber’s Adagio for Strings swells and pulses in the background. The head goes back, screaming at the senseless, euphoric depravity of it all. The arms reach, pleading for salvation from the heavens. The Chinook passes overhead…
Kaka, Champions League Final, AC Milan vs Liverpool, 2007
Pep Guardiola, Champions League Semi-Final, Barcelona vs Real Madrid, 2011
Wamberto, Ajax v RKC Waalwijk, 1999
Edwin van der Sar, Champions League Quarter Finals, Man Utd vs Chelsea, 2011
Ian Wright, UEFA Cup First Round, Arsenal v PAOK Salonika, 1997
Steve McManaman, England training, Euro 2000
Leo Franco, UEFA Cup Fourth Round, Newcastle vs Real Mallorca, 2004
Brandi Chastain, Womens’ World Cup Final, USA vs China, 1999
Alessandro Del Piero, Champions League, Juventus vs Real Madrid, 2008
Fernando Hierro, Champions League Final, Real Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2002
(Photos: PA)