2020 Photo Contest, Sports, 3rd Prize

Liverpool Champions League Victory Parade

Photographer

Oli Scarff

Agence France-Presse

02 June, 2019

A trophy-shaped balloon floats over the crowd in Liverpool, England, as football fans line the streets during the open-top bus parade celebrating Liverpool’s win against Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League final.



 

Some 750,000 fans turned out for the parade, according to Merseyside Police. The 2-0 win at the Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain, the day before, delivered the first trophy for Liverpool since winning the English Football League Cup in 2012, and the first win in seven finals for coach Jürgen Klopp. Liverpool last won the UEFA Champions League in 2005.

About the photographer

Oli Scarff

After gaining a master's degree in mathematics, Oli Scarff began his photography career with SWNS agency before moving to a staff position at the Daily Telegraph newspaper in...

Technical information

Shutter Speed
1/5000
ISO
1/5000
Camera
Nikon D4S

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