A Rough Night for John Arne Riise
epltalk.com 4/23/2008 — Liverpool and Chelsea are often blamed for sucking the essence and style out of football, and no player embodies that more than Dirk Kuyt. His work-rate is tremendous., his vitamins are in order, and he covers great ground. At the same time, he ...

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea - Video Highlights & Match Report - Champions League Semi-Finals, Leg 1
mcalcio.com 4/23/2008 — Well what do you know? Just when they seemed to have obtained a hard-fought tactical victory on their home soil, disaster struck the Liverpool Reds. The melody of “You’ll never walk alone” instantly transformed from a chant of victory to a song of consolation, when the 94th minute diving header of Jon Arne Riise entered Pepe Reina’s net and negated Dirk Kuyt’s opener in the 43rd.

UEFA CHAMPIONS’ LEAGUE: Wednesday Semifinal Previews
mvn.com 4/23/2008 — April 23 --- MVN Soccer: Wednesday marks the day of the second semifinal of the UEFA Champions’ League 2007-08. --- It’s officially Matchday 11, but American fans of the teams know it is a day they should stay at home or join their friends at at pub to watch some great football. The four teams left include 3 from the English Premiership, and Spain’s FC Barcelona...

Most important own goal ever?
blogs.reuters.com 4/23/2008 — John Arne Riise’s astonishing own goal seems to have given Chelsea the edge in the first Champions League semi-final. Liverpool’s Norwegian defender bent down to spectacularly head in deep into injury time and leave the scores at ...

The Best List of the Worst Own Goals
runofplay.com 4/23/2008 — In honor of John Arne Riise's last-second own goal for Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals yesterday, The Run of Play offers a list of 10 of the greatest/most devastating/funniest own goals of all time. Video links included.

Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1: Late Liverpool Gaffe Gives Chelsea Fighting Chance — NYT > Soccer 4/22/2008
Liverpool’s John Arne Riise accidentally headed the ball into his own net in added time, costing his team a victory in the first leg of the European Champions League semifinals.

Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1: Own Goal Puts Chelsea Nearer Final — NYT > Soccer 4/23/2008
Liverpool’s John Arne Riise accidentally headed the ball into his own net in injury time, costing his team a victory in the first leg of the European Champions League semifinals.

Last-second own goal by Liverpool gives Chelsea a tie — L.A. Times - Soccer 4/23/2008
The 1-1 result comes in the first leg of European Champions League semifinal at Anfield. > Five things happening around the world:

Cech: Our name is on the cup — FOXSports.com News 4/23/2008
Goalkeeping hero Petr Cech believes Chelsea's name is on the Champions League trophy after he pulled off a string of super saves at Liverpool.

Grant boosts chances of hanging on to Chelsea job — FOXSports.com News 4/23/2008
With Chelsea drawing 1-1 with Liverpool, Avram Grant has made it a little bit harder for the Blues to fire him.