AC Milan star Kaka has responded to claims this morning that Chelsea are lining up a record bid for him by pledging his future to the Italian giants. has responded to claims this morning that Chelsea are lining up a record bid for him by pledging his future to the Italian giants.(the mirror)

Reports have suggested that Chelsea negotiated an option to buy him as part of the deal which saw Andriy Shevchenko return to the San Siro earlier this week. Click to continue reading...

Bolton boss Gary Megson doen't always treat the Carling Cup with much respect. He is not unlike many other managers when he rests much of his first team from playing in the early rounds of the competition. Last season, he even did the same in the Uefa Cup. Last night a weakened Bolton side went out of the Carling Cup in a 2-1 defeat at home to League One Northampton Town. Click to continue reading...

    #1, Spain  With this years Euro came Spain's first title win since 1964. They patiently waited 44 long years to lift the cup, and now Espana has come out as only the third country to win twice at the European Championships. With their win came not only the fancy silverware, ... Click to continue reading...

Silvestre moving to Arsenal has to be a better alternative than moving to Man City, because it's bad enough having Mark Hughes at Eastlands without adding to the numbers of ex-reds at the City of Manchester Stadium. In ideal world, Silvestre would have moved back to play in France or some other overseas destination, somewhere out of harm's way. Click to continue reading...

Scotland has had many glorious moments on the football stage over the years - domestically, Aberdeen, Celtic and Rangers have all won European silverware and our national team has given us many classic moments, from the Wembley Wizards to Archie Gemmill's goal against Holland, right up to James McFadden's screamer against France, part of a [. Click to continue reading...

The English Premier League season kicks off tomorrow and the general consensus is that only four teams have a serious chance of winning the league title. As much as Tottenham would like to disagree, that believe is grounded in reality.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are some of the world's best teams, boasting the game's most talented players and most expensive rosters.

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Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor has urged the team to be more ruthless as he aims to win his first trophy with the club since his arrival from Monaco three years ago. The Togolese striker admits it's time to add some substance to their unquestionable style and earn their first bit of silverware since their 2005 FA Cup [. Click to continue reading...

Welcome back! On this week's show we take a look at the start of the Premier League season as well as having a new English for Football phrase. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Click here for the transcript Click to continue reading...

Chelsea captain John Terry believes Manchester United have reached their peak

Chelsea captain John Terry has issued fierce statement of intent to rivals Manchester United by insisting his club will raise the bar this season, arguing United have peaked.

The bullish declaration follows United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's claim a month ago that the London club are 'too old' to challenge for honours this season. Click to continue reading...

D.C. United Advances to U.S. Open Cup Finals

Look, I want to be ecstatic. We have a game to play, and it's a game for silverware. And if we win, we get another year of international competition. And we won with multiple goals, right?

I can't fake it. We beat the New England reserves.

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United toothless up front but still claim first silverware of season Man Yoo owned Pompey for most of the game, but their lack of finishing power meant the game went all the way to pens. At which time Pompey totally... Click to continue reading...

So, Manchester United has picked up another piece of silverware after beating Portsmouth 3-1 on penalties in the annual curtain raiser to the new season. The game, which ended 0-0 in regular time, was a bit of a sleeper at times with Man United controlling large portions of the match but unable to score. Click to continue reading...

A very creditable 1-1 draw against a strong Sevilla side gave us a 'trophy' of sorts yesterday, amazingly the starting eleven was not even as strong as our full reserve side. Injuries to Nasri and Diaby resulted in the squad appearing more thread bare than it actually is, having said that if we are to fight for silverware on several fronts we will have to bring in at least one more player. Click to continue reading...

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Soccer City FC

Bolivia's FIFA World Ranking: 69 (August 2008)

Soccer City FC starts its coverage of the World Cup in 2010 by looking at the South American nations vying for a place in the finals hosted in South Africa. The first country to be profiled is Bolivia. Click to continue reading...

Traditionally Wenger has used the Carling Cup to give the young players a chance. But there is an underlying tension amongst fans that if Arsenal doesn't collect any silverware this year then integral players such as Fabregas and Adebayor will leave. With this in mind, I ask whether or not it is worth fielding a "B" Team for the entirety of the Carling Cup campaign. Click to continue reading...

I previously wrote about how much I hated the Olympics and what they do to football, but after signing Keane, I'm suddenly not as worried. Keane can easily slip into a wing position and we can cover Mascherano's position with the current roster. If Barry were to sign on soon, it would be even easier.

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So not only did Martin Jol win a trophy at the Emirates this weekend, but we picked up some more silverware in the form of the Feyenoord Jubilee Tournament Trophy. I don't think I've been this excited since we won the 2005 Peace Cup! I watched our victories over Celtic and Borussia Dortmund and was pretty pleased with what I witnessed (other than the German's constant fouling). Click to continue reading...

In political parlance he is a flip flopper. The fans at the Emirates let him have it when he showed up to play Juve. The only thing that can get Ade back in favour would be to keep a low profile and repeat a 30 goal scoring season. In the end if that leads to meaningful silverware, then all can and will be forgiven.

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Morning all,

happy Sunday to you all. A 1-0 defeat to Juventus yesterday in the Emirates Cup made it unlikely that we'll retain this most prestigious pieces of silverware, unless we spank Real Madrid today.

The Trezeguet goal was miles offside, even a blind man who didn't know the offside rule would have given it.

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This match sounds like it just about turned into a fight. With Mitchell Prentice earning a straight red (Wellington Captain Andrew Durante go his 2nd yellow in this incident), and Alex Brosque and Dez Giraldi earning suspension causing yellows. With Sydney now out of the pre-season cup, and only 19 signings and Giraldi as cover for injured Aloisi, born again Melbourne Victory have been prized an easy round one for the start of the A-League season. Click to continue reading...

Cesc Fabregas has the world at his feet. The 21-year-old has just played an important role in ensuring Spain are the champions of Europe, and it's clear that the Arsenal midfielder has had a taste for success. But can he win lots of silverware with his current club, who have ... Click to continue reading...

There's no doubt that Phil Scolari has been brought in at Stamford Bridge to a) win lots of silverware and b) achieve this and still play sexy football. Roman Abramovich wants his Chelsea bears to dance as well as mauling the opposition, something that Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant seemingly ... Click to continue reading...

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes the old boys at Chelsea may not provide much of a challenge for major silverware this coming season.

The BBC reports that Sir Alex believes Liverpool and Arsenal are the true threats to Man U's Premier League title.

Sir Alex's psychological salvo was launched toward Stamford Bridge with a couple of zingers picked up by the BBC:

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Jermaine Pennant is convinced he will begin the season as a Liverpool player.

The winger's future has been the subject of much speculation during the transfer window as Rafael Benitez attempts to reshape his squad.

It is thought the Anfield manager would be willing to listen to offers for Pennant to raise funds for squad strengthening. Click to continue reading...

There was an interesting interview with Chairman Peter Hill-Wood on the official site yesterday. Most of it was run of the mill stuff, about how the board are patient but not complacent, and it ties in with what Danny Fiszman said a few days previously - that it's time to bring some silverware to the new stadium.

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