Article: Football: Why Deirdre and Ken held key to Istanbul triumph; European omens.(Sport)

Byline: By CHRIS BASCOMBE

YOU MAY have been under the false impression Liverpool won the European Cup because of Stevie G's heroics, Jerzy's spaghetti legs, Carra's inspiration and Rafa's tactical brilliance.

Of course, we now know this isn't true. The real reason Liverpool are Champions of Europe is because Ken and Deirdre Barlow got married.

Everything which happened in 1978 and 1981, the year Kenny Dalglish's chip defeated Bruges and Barney Rubble shocked Real Madrid, was destined to be repeated in some Arthur C. Clarke style spooky kind ...

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