CL draw fixed?

Last updated : 16 March 2008 By Al Campbell
The rumours began when the full draw was published on the internet a full hour before it was supposed to take place in Zurich.

A Liverpool fan posting on icliverpool.com's forum at 10.28am on Friday morning claimed he had been told the draw in advance by two friends in betting circles. UEFA deny the rumour.

"When you are down to eight teams the number of choices is limited. I'm sure plenty of other people predicted the wrong result," said UEFA dickhead William Gaillard.

"I know the people who did the draw. They are 150% honest.

"These are balls in a transparent glass cup. They are all the same colour. Everyone can see it is picked out fairly.

"He must have supernatural powers."