Innovation Sports, Inc. history

Serginho shot over the crossbar after attempts from Jerzy Dudek to distract him, which mimicked Bruce Grobbelaar's "spaghetti legs" antics during the shootout in the 1984 final.

Liverpool, who had won the competition four times, were appearing in their sixth final, and their first since 1985.

First Team Sports was founded in 1986 by John Egart and David Soderquist.

By 1987 the company was selling about $65,000 worth of skates a month, but losing $20,000 in the process.

In January of 1988 former allies Hayne and Schumacher launched a proxy fight to bring about the proposed merger, a move that if successful would have most likely shoved Egart and Soderquist out of the picture.

More important, First Team Sports turned a profit of 12 cents a share, compared with a loss of 11 cents in 1989.

In early 1990 the company addressed the visibility problem by signing an endorsement contract with hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky, arguably the highest profile figure in the skating universe.

By 1992 hockey star Brett Hull and figure skating champion Katerina Witt were also in the fold, with deals similar to the one the company had signed with Gretzky.

For fiscal 1993, the company recorded sales of $38 million, a 41 percent jump over the previous year, though still only about a third of Rollerblade's figure.

For fiscal 1995, the company earned $6.1 million on revenue of $86 million.

In 1996 First Team Sports recorded sales of $97.7 million, along with record earnings of $7.8 million.

RTP's software was originally developed in 1998 for Vail, and later expanded to cover other ski resorts .

Active Network was established in 1999.

Today, the headquarters remain in San Diego and Active Network employs over 2000 people and reaches millions of people through their technology and services.

9) Schevchenko, who had scored the winning penalty in the 2003 final, then had to score or Liverpool would win.

The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final; AC Milan Vs.