Former Liverpool defender John Scales is spearheading an exciting Champions League exhibition currently wowing crowds flocking to the New Wembley stadium.

The ex-Reds star has joined forces with FifPro and a whole host of legendary players to piece together a unique collection of over 700 rare artefacts that relate to Europe's elite competition.

'The Exhibition of Champions', which began in August, will run until January next year and is the final leg of the iconic stadium's impressive tour.

It includes the match ball from the previous five finals, Steven Gerrard's captain's armband from Istanbul, Zinedine Zidane's boots from 2002 as well as a wide range of precious items from across the continent.

Explaining his role in the venture, project leader Scales told Liverpoolfc.tv: "We realised that we could gain access to a wide range of fascinating memorabilia and decided to approach the FA about incorporating an exhibition into the tour.

"They loved the idea and I worked with a number of colleagues from across the globe to come up with this unique exhibition.

"It's going to be in there for five months. It has some very interesting items that are well worth seeing. We've had some great support from players. Graeme Souness has given us his three winners' medals from his time at Liverpool. That was just phenomenal.

"I think it's my favourite part of the collection. The medals are from 78, 81 and 84. It's an incredible era of football and one that made me grow up loving watching Liverpool play.

"We've also got Di Stefano's shirt, Eusebio's shirt and David Villa's from the recent Barcelona win over Manchester United.

"Putting together this collection makes you appreciate what an incredible history the game has. I'm really enjoying being involved in it.

"We've had great support and that has come from all around Europe. We've worked hard to pull together a unique collection. I'm delighted and it's all part of a big plan that will hopefully involve a series of exhibitions relating to this collection in the future."

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