The Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona will be played today at 2:25 EST on ESPN. The Champions of England vs the Champions of Spain, Christiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi, it’s a dream final set at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. I’ll be watching on ESPN 360, which by the way, is great.

A good way to get caught up quick, check out these 10 incredible plays (above) compiled by ESPN.

There is no doubt that the Inter Milan manager, José Mourinho, often referred to as The Special One, is one of the more stylish professional coaches in the world (especially when compared to some of our NFL coaches like Bill Belichick in his cut off sweatshirts). Always dressed a well-fit suit, tie, scarf or some variation of that, I was surprised to learn that he works with Armani, or as he puts, “I have a commercial relationship with Armani. The scarf is their scarf.”

Although he rubs a lot of people the wrong way, his talent as a coach is undeniable. After taking his native FC Porto to the top of the Champions League in 2004 and winning consecutive Premier League titles with Chelsea in 2005 and 2006, Morinho and Inter Milan have a chance to advance to the Quarter-Finals of this years Champions League by winning or scoring at least one goal in a draw Wednesday against rivals Manchester United.

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