|
|
Article: Football: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER SECOND LEG: MACCABI HAIFA V LIVERPOOL.(Sport)
- Article from:
- Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- August 22, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Chris Bascombe
RAFA BENITEZ could be forgiven for suffering an identity crisis on his arrival in the Ukraine.
The Israelis clearly mistook the Liverpool manager for United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Any notion the Reds' presence in neutral territory would prevent a hostile atmosphere ahead of their clash with Maccabi Haifa was swiftly expelled.
Benitez was the subject of a volatile press conference at the team hotel, where political rather than footballing matters were of greater concern to those from the Middle East.
...