Action from the MLS final, the FAI Cup final, the Champions League, the Championship and Argentina's Apertura all feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Click on the links below to read more about the stories. Well done to Columbus Crew after their MLS Cup final win over New York Red Bulls by [. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson knows what it takes to win. Just look at his record in management. A first division title with St Mirren, 10 trophies with Aberdeen, two of those European Cups and an astonishing 30 pieces of silverware in 22 years at Manchester United. However, over those years, he has ... Click to continue reading...

Any wonder why people don't like Manchester United? Today, Ryan Giggs has given an interview claiming that despite winning the Premiership title and European Cup, the shine was taken off last season by not winning the FA Cup. Let's remember that just one team on one occasion has lifted all three trophies and that was of [. Click to continue reading...

Ryan Giggs: Man United's double-winning season was a failure

Manchester United's record-breaking winger Ryan Giggs has branded last season's European Cup and Premier League-winning campaign a disappointment because the club failed to add the FA Cup to their trophies.

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Sure it would've been great for the USL Sounders to win the league championship in the final go. But after the announcement of the MLS team, I'm pretty sure minds have been on bigger and better things.

While small trophies are nice, filling out a roster and finding a coach are higher on the priority list I think. Click to continue reading...

We had barely digested Saturday's match before it was time for another epic performance. This time Sheffield United were to be ridiculed by Arsenal's youngest team ever in the Carling Cup. The average age was merely 18 years and 6 months and the oldest player on Arsenal's side was Lukas Fabianski at the age of 23. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's teenage sensation Theo Walcott claims he is more worried about winning trophies than the trappings that go with his new superstar status. The 19-year-old became a national hero after his hat-trick in England's 4-1 victory in Croatia last week, but the former Southampton man claims he has his feet firmly grounded as he refuses to [. Click to continue reading...

Steven Gerrard believes that Liverpool can challenge for the league title this season.

The Merseyside-born midfielder, who is approaching his ten-year anniversary since making his debut for the club, says he is reluctant to raise expectation levels too high but expects the club to be near the top of the table at the end of the campaign. Click to continue reading...

Premier League giants Chelsea already have a large squad and are gunning both for the Premiership title and the UEFA Champions League trophies. But they seem to be bent on adding reinforcements still. It has now emerged that the Blues are tracking the highly rated Paris Saint Germain midfielder Stephane Sessegnon. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez has attempted to put into perspective the intensifying competition at the top of the Premier League - and the pressures on him and his team to deliver the title.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is aware that expectations are building again for the Reds to mount a sustained challenge to win the title that has eluded them since 1990. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez fears that the latest influx of cash into the Premier League will pile more and more pressure on to managers.

The Liverpool manager fears that rich owners such as ADUG, the Abu Dhabi consortium who bought Manchester City last week, will skew the Premier League, and that they will become more and more impatient for success. Click to continue reading...

ALBERT RIERA is hoping to repeat his first experience of English football by helping Rafael Benitez finally break his Manchester United hoodoo.

The Spain international left-winger was unveiled at Melwood yesterday after arriving from Espanyol on Monday's transfer deadline day for an initial £5. Click to continue reading...

New signing Albert Riera has revealed he will thrive on the challenge of creating goalscoring chances for 'one of the best strikers in the world'.

Firstly Albert, there was interest in you from a number of clubs so why was Liverpool your number one choice?

I had a clear idea from the first time Espanyol told me there were some offers. Click to continue reading...

Albert Riera believes that Liverpool will be able to challenge for all four trophies that they are competing for this season after joining the club at the end of the transfer window.

The former Espanyol winger knows that expectations at Anfield are high and is confident that the current squad has the ability to try and win the quadruple this term. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger is confident that his young guns will be able to compete for major trophies this season despite claims that his side lacks strength in depth. The Frenchman is confident however that his young squad can cope with the demands of delivering silverware after three trophyless seasons. Wenger was merely a spectator on transfer deadline day, [. Click to continue reading...

There has been some excellent analysis done by the likes of Paul Tomkins regarding rotation myths and their resultant effects etc. But perhaps another angle should be taken into consideration also.

Clean shaven Rafa managed to win 57% of his first 180 games for Liverpool, not to mention picking up a couple of nice trophies along the way. Click to continue reading...

D.C. United Wins the U.S. Open Cup

Well, all along I said the U.S. Open Cup was an important trophy for United to win. Okay, except for that time when I said that I wanted them to start reserves so we could keep a focus on the season. Or the other time when I called it the least important trophy we could win this year.

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Silverware! Probably our best hope for the shiny stuff this year, and probably not the most prestigious of trophies, but silverware nonetheless. And a spot in next year's Champions' League. Now, assuming that we don't get any format changes next year, the Open Cup win puts us in the qualifying round--you know, the one that MLS sides did so well in this year? Click to continue reading...

JORDY BROUWER scored the only goal of the game as champions Liverpool Reserves opened the defence of their FA Premiership Reserve League Northern Section title with victory over Middlesbrough Reserves at the Riverside Stadium last night.

Liverpool also saw new boy Phillip Degen come through 45 minutes of the match as the Swiss international right-back works his way back to full fitness following injury. Click to continue reading...

The new dude in charge is Sulaiman Al-Fahim (right) and he says he wants to be the new Abramovich.

Oh man, it should be crazy times in the EPL. Within hours of taking over, City had made bids on Villa, Gomez, Berbatov and Robinho.

One deal became finalized, the one for the Brazilian that was the largest British transfer ever. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City's day of transfer madness looks set to continue with the club making bids for Valencia striker David Villa and Stuttgart frontman Mario Gomez. Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who is heading up new owners new owners Abu Dhabi United Group, claims the pair are being targeted along with Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. Click to continue reading...

Let's start with the Champions League draw which was made yesterday in Monaco. I didn't see it but I assume it was the usual crack of 2 hours of utter shite before they lash out the draw in five minutes then all fuck off to have a Prince Albert, or something.

Anyway, we've got some travelling to do as we drew Porto, Dinamo Kiev and Fenerbache.

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Now, in this clip D.C. united are asking "Will you be there?" That's the public line on the U.S. Open Cup final. But this one has a little more zing to it.

"Because, Frankly 11 Trophies is Not Enough."

That's the line a D.C. United insider says the club from the capital is taking internally in it's bid to lift the U. Click to continue reading...

D.C. United will play in its first championship game since 2004 next Wednesday, September 3 at RFK Stadium. The team has a long history of winning trophies, but the path to get there is never an easy one. The team needs your support... will you be there?

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D.C. United will play in its first championship game since 2004 next Wednesday, September 3 at RFK Stadium. The team has a long history of winning trophies, but the path to get there is never an easy one. The team needs your support... will you be there?

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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...

Rafael Benitez has a point. Especially where his legacy is concerned, for the Spaniard certainly won't be remembered for ensuring that Liverpool qualified umpteen times for the Champions League group stages. Instead, it's all about silverware for the Reds manager and the fans. But can they win any trophies this season? Click to continue reading...

The new Manchester United team photo has been revealed today, with the club showing off last season's trophies. Manucho and new goalkeeping coach Eric Steele both feature, as well as the Da Silva twins and Rodrigo Possebon. Back row (L-R): Louis Saha, Danny Welbeck, Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Jonny Evans, Manucho, Rodrigo Possebon, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja [. Click to continue reading...

In the Premiership, you'll seldom hear talk of the players that helped win the trophies or grabbed the personal awards without the names Cristiano Ronaldo, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard or Cesc Fabregas cropping up at some point. However, behind these men who grab the headlines there are many players who give everything for their team. Click to continue reading...

RAFAEL BENITEZ insists silverware and not money is the motivating factor as Liverpool's Champions League hopes go on the line tonight.

The Anfield outfit host Standard Liege in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie knowing only victory will guarantee them passage to the lucrative group stages. Click to continue reading...

After PKs. Zanetti with the clincher.

I love how they are trophies and confetti and wild celebrations for these games that seem very inconsequential.

But enjoy it ragazzi. Click to continue reading...

Morning all, or afternoon or whatever it is where you are. Yesterday was a miserable day for us. I'm sure you read my rant about Captain Gallas, and that about summed up my feelings for the day. Gallas shouldn't be playing at all and Eboue shouldn't have to play central midfield. Robin van Persie seems to have forgotten how to score and overall the whole thing was bloody awful. Click to continue reading...

Someone pointed out to me the moment he knew the U.S. was going to defeat Brazil for the gold medal.

It was during the break for the overtime periods, when Brazil's players fell to the ground to rest, exhausted. The U.S. players were obviously fitter, and a tired Brazilian defense would probably give up chances. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez remains desperate to complete his long-running pursuit of Gareth Barry before the end of the month, but has denied that complications in finalising the transfer brought him to the verge of quitting as Liverpool manager.

Benitez watched his side bounce back from their disappointing Champions League stalemate against Standard Liege with a somewhat fortunate 1-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, but post-match talk immediately turned to off-field matters. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez insists he was never close to resigning as Liverpool boss - but has admitted his frustration at the Gareth Barry situation.

The Spaniard's interest in the Aston Villa midfielder has been this close season's longest-running transfer saga, and one which some reports suggest brought Benitez to the brink of leaving Anfield. Click to continue reading...