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I just witnessed one of the greatest footballing comebacks in history as Liverpool came back from 3-0 down to beat Barcelona 4-0 at home and advance to the finals of the Champions League.

I missed the Manchester City-Tottenham match which ended 4-3 and after the first leg had ended 1-0, with video refereeing providing real drama towards the end, so I feel extra fortunate to have been able to witness this match.

Football may be just a game but it certainly does have its highs and it really can be an emotional roller-coaster.

The world's most expensive football transfer of all time too place today, at 222 million euros or just short of 200 million pounds at today's exchange rate, after PSG, owned by Qararis, activated Neymar's release clause from Barcelona . These release clauses were not meant to be activated!

They have always been fantasy figures, at least until today. The record more than doubled the previous one, the 89 million pounds or 105 million euros that was spent on Paul Pogba by Manchester United to prise him away from Juventus.

On this day we remember the Holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul.

Let us take this chance to remind ourselves of what a "pastor bonus", a good shepherd, looks like! It is one who will be willing to suffer and die for the sake of those in his care, for the sake of truth and Christ.