Neighbors had described Dykes as an unstable menace who beat a dog to death and threatened to shoot trespassers while patrolling his property armed.

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Duerson's death, and specifically the decision to shoot himself in the chest, apparently to avoid damaging his brain tissue, shocked members of his family and the football community.

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But that achievement, for all its glory, was just the appetiser as, with the penalty shoot-out entering sudden death, Giggs stepped up to score the decisive spot kick and secure Manchester United's third triumph in European football's premier club competition.

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Players take on the guise of one of the leaders and try to kill off the other two in a Death Match type shoot-out modelled on the Unreal Tournament game system.

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Spurs pushed hard for a winner at the death but Defoe fired over and then the outstanding Wayne Bridge blocked him as he went to shoot, enabling West Ham to celebrate their point.

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