the final whistle

As the man on the gate said, winter, spring, autumn or summer, you never get out of Wycombe less than 45 minutes after the final whistle.

Rooney appeared to mouth "12 men, 12 men" into a television camera as he departed the turf at the final whistle.

As goalkeeper broke down its tears at the final whistle, millions of men, women and children wept unashamedly with him.

By the final whistle he was off the mark and by the end of his league debut Wright was already netting at an average of two goals per game.

By the time the final whistle sounded we knew the Frenchman would not play in the return game after picking up a suspension.

I thought something might happen on the final whistle and I would be better placed nearer the halfway line.

Bruce and I made up pretty quickly. At the final whistle we had a big hug and shared a few beers and champagne in the dressing room.

Ryan Giggs scored the other and, for Leeds, the final whistle must have had the effect of smelling salts.

Buffon's Juventus teammate Nedved was downhearted at the final whistle and admits it could well be the end of his career.

"Only the referee can decide when to blow the final whistle, " he said.

At the final whistle Mourinho ran across the pitch with his hand raised to the stands, but was held back by goalkeeper Victor Valdes.

The contents of his team talk were the first details Mourinho revealed to the hungry media after the final whistle.

And in football, until the final whistle is blown, everything is open to any outcome.

The big push will now be to ensure that the gains made for a month of football will endure long after the final whistle.

By the time the final whistle sounded, Gary Neville and Wes Brown had joined the walking wounded.

Supporters were naturally frustrated at the final whistle, and Benitez insists he understands their disappointment.

As the final whistle went tonight, the nerves that had gripped Barcelona before this game seemed barely plausible.

It means that no one will be taking anything for granted until the final whistle blows in Mendoza.

however , the match ended in a tense atmosphere after the visitors were disallowed a goal just seconds before the final whistle.

They booed so loudly that Japan's national anthem was drowned out, but the biggest outpouring of jeers came with the final whistle.

Newcastle also squandered chances at St James' Park, before being roundly booed at the final whistle.

At the final whistle they applaud their parents from a distance, much like Messi and Co do to supporters.

After the final whistle blew, the England captain exchanged shirts with his opposite number .

One day they will blow the final whistle, drop the final curtain, sound the last alarm. And then?

The Rossoneri attack, who have scored nine goals in the last three games, didn't seal anything before the final whistle blew on the draw.

Even when we are down and losing, the character is still there and we just want to go until the final whistle.

The celebrations of the whole squad at the final whistle told you all you need to know about the significance of the result.

Players with Determination will keep battling to the final whistle.

After the final whistle blew and they were ejected from the competition, I sympathised with the evident devastation of the Chelsea squad.

At the final whistle, however, more bottles were thrown from the Roma section.

Yossi Benayoun came on as substitute for Michael Essien on Saturday and just before the final whistle got onto the score-sheet.

Someone said to me after the final whistle on Friday that I must be the unluckiest so-and-so in the world.

A total of 24 arrests were made before, during and after the game, with rival fans clashing in ugly scenes on the final whistle.

The final whistle has sounded and we the host are marching in to reclaim that which is of the Father.

He was in the middle of all the postgame celebrating, too, as his teammates swarmed him when the final whistle blew.

How did you react at the final whistle?

One aspect of which we can all be grateful is that there were no controversies at the final whistle.

I think that if we stay focused till the final whistle and we never give up we are going to be super!

Job done: Thierry Henry (right) and France coach Raymond Domenech after the final whistle against Ireland in Paris Photo: AFP

The final whistle sounded, even in despair

the referee sounds the final whistle