Christopher James Pile (born 4 April 1967) is an English former footballer whose career was curtailed by injury.
Pile was indeed named on the bench for the final, but Liverpool lost to Juventus in a game overshadowed by the Heysel Disaster.
However, he settled so well, playing for Wellington side Waterside Karori, that he was able to ignore reported interest from Scottish giants Celtic.
A couple of years later, personal reasons saw him return to England, and he joined Southport, where he had some success until he suffered a broken hand, the third of his career.
Chris can now be heard across the air waves of Australia & New Zealand radio as he works as an expert analyst in the Australian A-League & English Premier League.