Darren Tilley was among the heroes of the 1999 US Open Cup final, the last major trophy won by a current USL side.  Pat Onstad and Yuri Alnatt were also key figures that night at Crew Stadium for the Rochester Rhinos. Now nine years later after a near financial collapse Tilley has his team in [...] Click to continue reading...

Singapore failed to take bronze after Vietnam Under 21 edge Singapore Under 21 1-0 with a goal in the 87th minute courtesy of Hoang Dinh Tung.Vietnam dominated the match but failed to convert most of the chances. Meanwhile,Iran clinched the trophy after beating Thailand 2-1 in the final held yesterday. Click to continue reading...

Week 27 of Major League Soccer's regular season is now in the books, but the playoff picture is not much clearer now than it was before the weekend began. For the first time in weeks, four teams from the Western Conference would make the postseason if it started today.
* Columbus has now moved eight points clear in the race for the Supporters Shield and could clinch the trophy given to the team with the regular season's best record as soon as this weekend if a host of other results fall their way. Click to continue reading...

Hear that sucking sound? It's DC United's season ending with one trophy, the Open Cup. It's not impossible that they win MLS Cup, but it would be a sports miracle if it did. And I don't count on miracles. Since I've last written, we have lost to Saprissa at home, in [...] Click to continue reading...

Unbeaten in three, have Spurs finally found their feet this season?

There is a consensus of opinion among the more pessimistic fans that Newcastle was a bad result because it's just delayed the inevitable - Ramos' exit. Personally I don't agree.

Changing another manager isn't going to help us, we need stability. Click to continue reading...

So the Foxes managed to wobble through to the next round of the Johnstone Paint Trophy last night.

Not the most heart warming performance I gather but nevertheless a creditable win on penalties.

Unlike the Arse's babies who - not to put too fine a point on it - completely stuffed the Blades. 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...

Spurs loanee Simon Dawkins looks set to be back in contention to resume his spell with Orient after nearly a month on the sidelines with an ankle injury. Ironically the young striker, who returned to training yesterday picked up the knock during the 4-2 Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory at Southend at the start of September, but [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City News: Micah Richards impressed with Robinho

The latest Manchester City news lis that defender Micah Richards has heaped praise on new signing Robinho, saying he has impressed his teammates with the amount of work he gets through.

Richards said: "It is not just about his tricks.

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Next month sees the Merdeka Cup kick off in Malaysia with eight countries bidding to win the trophy won by Malaysia last year.

Seven of the countries have been confirmed while Kazakhstan have yet to confirm their attendance.

Despite Indonesia having postponed the ISL for a month so they could compete in this competition the Star doesn't include them! Click to continue reading...

Manchester United players seem up for the challenge of retaining the Champions League crown, something no other team has yet managed. The defence of the trophy started fairly slowly last night, with a 0-0 draw to Villarreal at home, however Patrice Evra believes we've got it in us to rise to the challenge. Click to continue reading...

His English needs some serious work. He's put what I believe to be a decent statement out to the press tonight but because his English isn't that great, his point isn't put across as well as it could be.

"We need to improve, little by little. It could be 10, 12 or 15 games. No limit.

"Yes, I am worried because we need points. Click to continue reading...

Check out the Portuguese winger's acceptance speech, of sorts:

"With this Golden Boot I have changed football a little. Usually strikers won it and I'm a winger," the Portugal international told La Gazzetta dello Sport after receiving the trophy at a ceremony in his native Madeira on Saturday.

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This summer it was all about Iker Casillas. He outdueled Gianluigi Buffon, led Spain to their first trophy in eons and even garnered some attention as a potential player of the year candidate. Nearly everybody knows Iker is a fantastic keeper, so it wasn't an enormous surprise, but it was still one for the ages. Click to continue reading...

Win a tournament you usually get a trophy. Not in Iraq, where the Asia Cup 2007 winning team will get a stadium in their honor. Decent incentive, eh? Maybe more federations should employ this line of thinking. (Sabah Arar/AFP/ Getty Images) Click to continue reading...

While the USL-1 playoffs may be slipping away from the Carolina RailHawks, the chance to take home at least one trophy this season is still in reach.
With two matches remaining against Charleston, Carolina needs 4 points and a +2 goal differential in their final two matches against the Battery to capture the 2008 Southern Derby trophy. Click to continue reading...

With their 2-1 victory over ULS-1 team Charleston Battery, the D.C. United added another trophy to the cabinet, winning their second Dewar Cup, twelve years after the first success. Click to continue reading...

United wins its twelfth major trophy and second-ever U.S. Open Cup. Goals from the Brazilian duo, Luciano Emilio and Fred. Pleny more to come shortly... ¡Campeones!

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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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It's on. 3 and half hours away from the start of a game that could give DC its first trophy since 2004. 4 years is an awfully long time to wait. It looks like almost all hands are on deck tonight. Only Kirk, Mediate, and Peralta are certain no gos. If for some reason you can't [...] Click to continue reading...

My blood bleeds red and white, the same as the next Gooner's. I love the club and always will through the good times and the bad. True, I've found it hard to accept that the squad hasn't been strengthened but that is the situation and I'm gonna have to deal with it.

I want the club to do well so it deserves my support. Click to continue reading...

Go on then.

Ask me how we did in the Johnstone Paint Trophy match last night.

Oh yes - thanks for asking. We beat Hartlepool 3 - 0.

I think I may be falling in love with Nigel Pearson.

Well can you blame me? After such a dismal season last year I had kept my expectations pretty low to avoid disappointment. Click to continue reading...

The Brooklyn Field Club won the first U.S. Open Cup in 1914, and now either D.C. United or the Charleston Battery will hoist the Cup Wednesday night after meeting in the Cup Finals at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. Well, actually neither team will lift the trophy? Why? Because it won't be there. The Dewar Trophy, which goes to the [. 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...

I must say that I'm gutted that Le Boss hasn't added to the squad but I'm hardly surprised by it. My old man said at about 6pm last night that Mr Wenger wouldn't sign anyone and although I kinda believed him I still had that hope that something would happen.

Hope is the main word here. I really "hoped" we would sign someone but we didn't. Click to continue reading...

We don't need no Premiership.

We don't need no Champion's League.

We've got - the Johnstone Paint Trophy competition!

This will be the first time we have ever had the opportunity to compete as it is only open to Leagues One and Two.

And of course, as we know, this is the first time EVER we have been outside the top two tiers. Click to continue reading...

Now the Premiership has finished its 3rd round of games (Sunday), Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham, Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool and Sunderland 0-3 Man City, the Premiership has closed for two weeks, no sooner had the Premiership started, for qualification games towards 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham are preparing a £12 million bid for Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra. The former Arsenal ace could be set to exit Fratton Park after Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp was told he needs to sell to lessen the club's financial problems. (The People)

Diarra, 23, has been one of Pompey's top performers in recent months and inspired the club to their first major trophy in 90 years, when they won the FA Cup last season. Click to continue reading...

In a mild surprise Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Manchester United 2-1 to claim the European Super Cup, which matches the winner of the Champions League against the winner of the UEFA Cup. Andrei Arshavin did get to play for Zenit in the second half and nearly scored soon after coming on. Its also yet another cup that Manchester United were playing for as they are entered in at least 7 competitions that I can think of with a trophy of some sort on the line. Click to continue reading...

Nothing more than a glorified friendly of course, although Sir Alex seems quite determined to come back with the trophy.

While in Monaco, perhaps we can convince Zenit to do some business afterwards with Spurs...

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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...

Based in the western Bulgarian city of Pernik, Minyor (sometimes transliterated as Minior or Minjor) make their return to the A Group after seven years in the wilderness. This will be Minyor's 34th season in the first division but despite all those years at the top they've yet to win a major trophy - a pair of 4th place finishes and a losing cup final appearance being the best they've done. Click to continue reading...

I'm not going to dwell too long on the events of Sunday's crushing defeat to Real Madrid in the 2nd leg of the Spanish Supercopa.

It would have been nice to win the trophy, but let's be honest with ourselves: It's a glorified friendly.

I know, I know. A lot of you out there will disagree with me.

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Manchester United will look to wrap up their second trophy in less than a month as the reigning UEFA Champions League holders take on UEFA Cup holders Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Super Cup on Friday at Stade Louis II in Monaco. Last year, European champ AC Milan took home their fifth Super [.. Click to continue reading...

Roman Abramovich has got his wish! Chelsea are the top side in Europe. Unfortunately for them though, they have no trophy to show for it... The Champions League draw will be made in Monaco on Thursday, following the finally qualifying games on Wednesday. 07/08 United - Winners Chelsea - Final 06/07 United - Semis Chelsea - Semis 05/06 Chelsea - Round of 16 United [. Click to continue reading...