On this day in 1978? Liverpool retain the European Cup. Here?s David Lacey?s report from that night at Wembley. And if you don?t want to click on anything ? anything ? written by David Lacey, I?m afraid I can?t help you.
Nick Ames, our European sport correspondent, tells some fascinating stories from across the continent. This one, on a town and football club that were devastated by a volcanic eruption in 2023, is particularly good.
Nobody would dream of using the hall for football now. Its pitch is cleaved in two by a fissure up to 25 metres deep; one of the most striking images in a settlement that has been ripped apart. A chasm has destroyed their outdoor practice pitch too. But something remarkable will happen in Grindav?k on Saturday: football will lead the way in a recovery few could have foreseen over the past 18 months. Grindav?k will play at their Stakkav?kurv?llur home for the first time since the town?s abandonment, hosting Fj?lnir in a second-tier fixture whose outcome feels distinctly secondary.
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