August 2012
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Chelsea’s RDM Must Keep Winning Trophies to Stay
Former Blues defender, Frank Leboeuf, opines that Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo needs more trophies this season to retain his job.
After taking over on an interim basis following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas, Di Matteo guided Chelsea to success in both the FA Cup and Champions League last season. The cup victories led to the former MK Dons and West Brom manager being given the chance to...
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George Gross Memorial Trophy
In the world of soccer, there are so many trophies and awards to be won. Some awards are given out to entire teams, some on an individual basis, and some are given out to coaches. Most of these trophies are well known and heavily covered by the media when they are given out. There are, however, many trophies in the wide world of soccer that exist that many people don’t know about.
One of these...
July 2012
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Silvestre and Handanovic Happy With Move to...
Matias Silvestre says he has joined Inter to win trophies ahead of his imminent transfer from Palermo. The 27-year-old is expected to complete his switch to the Italian giants on Friday, and the centre-back is relishing the prospect of being in the running for silverware once more. “I am very happy to be here, and I want to win trophies just like I did at Boca Juniors in the past,”...
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Spain’s Soccer Coach Needs a Little Love
Should Spain win tomorrow night’s Euro 2012 final against Italy, Vicente del Bosque will become the first coach to win the Champions League, World Cup and European Championship trophies — an achievement which eluded even West Germany’s Helmut Schön, Holland’s Rinus Michels and Italy’s Marcelo Lippi. Yet, even in Spain, del Bosque is rarely placed in this elite coaching company. At Real Madrid he...
May 2012
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Raiders Still On Soccer Pinnacle
This year the Capital District Championships proved that being the top seed wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Of the four sports played, only a single No. 1 seed came away with a trophy. But even that one title did not come easy.. Atlee claimed the Capital District girl’s soccer championship, but of the six straight soccer trophies for the Raiders, 2012 may go down as the hardest to achieve. No....
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Chelsea Shows Off Champions League Trophy in West...
Tens of thousands of Chelsea fans have lined the streets of west London to watch their team parade their Champions League and FA Cup soccer trophies in an open-top bus. Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time in their history last night with a 4-3 penalties win over Bayern Munich following a 1-1 draw after extra time in the Allianz Arena. Interim manager Roberto Di Matteo was joined in...
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Pod wants Trophy Haul at Arsenal
Lukas Podolski has vowed to smash the goals that will end Arsenal’s seven-year wait for a soccer trophy. The striker will move to London after Germany’s Euro 2012 campaign has finished. And he is confident he can lead Arsene Wenger’s side to their first taste of glory since their 2005 FA Cup win. Podolski said: “It won’t be easy as the Premier League is quite well balanced,...
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Former Inter Manager Wants More Trophies for Man...
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has pledged his future to the club by saying that he wants to win seven soccer trophies in just four years. The Italian boss has plans to repeat his successful era in Milan by winning a collection of silverware in under five years, and is hoping the first comes on Sunday. City hosts QPR on Sunday knowing that a win would crown them Premier League champions...
April 2012
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After 13 Trophies Pep Guardiola Resigns from...
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola announced Friday he is leaving the team at the end of the season, ending a four-year reign over one of the greatest eras in club football. “This is not a very easy situation for me,” the 41-year-old Guardiola told a news conference where the club also revealed that his assistant coach Tito Vilanova will take over. “Four years is an eternity as coach of...
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Premier League Might Have Trophy Dilemma
With Manchester United and Manchester City locked in a nail-biting battle for the title, officials from the Premier League have held talks with both clubs, and senior figures at Sunderland – United’s opponents on May 13 — to formalize a plan of action should both Manchester clubs go into the final day with hopes of the championship still alive. A City victory in the 163rd Manchester derby at the...
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La Liga Dominant in UEFA League
While English and Italian sides have failed to take the UEFA Europa League seriously, La Liga is using it as a friendly little vehicle to move to the top of the UEFA Coefficient rankings. Also, the winner of the competition gets a trophy at the end. Who doesn’t like soccer trophies? Only weird people don’t like trophies. The Portuguese Liga and their teams have accomplished something...
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Boer Goes to Bat for Trophies
Ex Ranger Ronald de Boer has urged SPL chiefs not to take Rangers trophies from them. The Dutchman who took part in last night’s Rangers Legends vs AC Milan Glorie charity match said it would be ridiculous if the trophies were stripped.
De Boer said: ‘Real Madrid have many millions of debt, and can you think if they were to be stripped of those Champions Leagues? No, of course not....
March 2012
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No More Disappointments for DCU
The long line of trophies, a total of 12 from various competitions, on a table at D.C. United’s kickoff luncheon earlier this week was impressive. The Black and Red’s last MLS Cup was in 2004 with Major League Soccer Supporters Shields for best record in the regular season claimed in 2006 and 2007. The soccer trophies are reminders of a glorious past, but not to be confused with a team living in...
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Arsenal Needs Big Players According to Allegri
AC Milan boss Massimilano Allegri believes that Arsenal’s six-years without trophies is due to a lack of big name players and insists they must “buy big” to start winning again.
Allegri, whose side hold a 4-0 first-leg lead over the Gunners ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash at the Emirates, criticized Arsenal’s policy of cashing in on big name players.
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February 2012
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Persie Has to Leave to Win Trophies?
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovich believes Robin van Persie must leave his Arsenal ‘comfort zone’ to win soccer trophies.The Swede helped mastermind the Rossoneri’s 4-0 demolition of the Gunners mid-week and was only to keen to give advice to the Gunners skipper. “When you don’t win anything for years, people understand why you leave like Cesc Fabregas,” he told the Sun. “Football is all about...
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Shay Given Inspired to Win at Villa
Shay Given is the first to admit his medal collection is not particularly impressive. In fact, it’s pretty poor considering he has been one of the world’s top goalkeepers for at least the past decade. He’s got enough caps to keep three lots of Grand National jockeys in headgear – 120 to be exact – and has graced the stage of some of the world’s major tournaments. Yet Given’s trophy cabinet is a...
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Trophies for Top Teams
It wasn’t quite Wembley or Old Trafford, but at Brannel School football fever swept the corridors when its two top teams picked up their trophies. Launched last September, 13 teams (130 pupils) from the Premier League, made up of Year 10 and 11 pupils, and the La Liga League, consisting of Years 8 and 9, took part over four months in a six-aside football tournament. Stevenage FC battled it out and...
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Juventus Signs Simone Padoin
New Juventus signing Simone Padoin has expressed his delight with his move to the Old Lady, and is desperate to win soccer trophies with the Serie A table toppers. The 27-year-old joined Juventus from Atalanta on the final day of the January transfer window, and Padoin is hopeful of winning the first major trophy in his career at his new club. “Signing for Juventus was a unique opportunity...
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Walcott Dreaming of Trophies
Theo Walcott has set his sights on making the FA Cup his first winners’ medal at Arsenal following their rousing comeback against Aston Villa. Arsene Wenger’s side were 2-0 down at the Emirates Stadium heading into at half-time, with another shot at long-overdue trophies looking to have passed them by. However, a thrilling second-half performance turned the tie around with a brace of...
January 2012
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Liverpool Urged to Go After Carling Cup
Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann has urged the club to give the Carling Cup everything they have so they can win one of the major trophies this season. The Reds are one goal up ahead of the return leg of the semi-final against Manchester City which takes place at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday and the German wants them to go after it very seriously as it will put the club ‘back on the...
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PSG Snubbed by Gallas
William Gallas has revealed he snubbed the chance to join mega-rich Paris Saint-Germain to help Tottenham win trophies. The 34-year-old defender plans to see out the remaining 18 months on his White Hart Lane contract in a trophies quest before making a lucrative move to the USA or Qatar. Gallas told French TV station TF1: ‘I believe I can play on for another season and after that I will...
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Tshabalala Optimistic About Chiefs’ Chances
Crystal Palace-bound midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala is confident Kaizer Chiefs can get back on the trophies trail in the New Year. Amakhosi have already missed out on the Telkom Knockout and MTN8 titles this season, although they currently sit third in the PSL standings and are still to contest the Nedbank Cup later this term. And Chiefs ace Tshabalala, who has been invited for a 10-day trial with...
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Manchester United’s Fired Up Since Champions...
Valencia bagged a goal in United’s 5-0 thrashing of his former club Wigan Athletic on Boxing Day, a result which moved the Red Devils level with rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after they were held by West Bromwich Albion. United have been in blistering form since their shock defeat to Basel dumped them out of Europe’s elite competition, and the Ecuador international has...
December 2011
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‘We want to win more trophies’ Says Barcelona's...
Fresh from lifting the Club World Cup, the goalkeeper reiterates team’s desire for more soccer trophies and praises “maestro” coach Pep Guardiola for teaching him how to enjoy the game. The Blaugrana lifted the Club World Cup last Sunday to add to the Spanish Supercopa and the European Supercup in the 2011-12 season, and Valdes is keen to keep on going and win more trophies....
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Mancini After Two Trophies
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has responded to his side’s Champions League exit by targeting at least two trophies this season. City are still on course for a memorable season despite seeing their hopes in Europe’s elite competition end at the group stage. Most notably they hold a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League and they have a Carling Cup semi-final against...
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Villas-Boas Under Pressure to Win
Henry Winter believes Chelsea should stick with Andre Villas-Boas, even if he fails to deliver any silverware this season. The Blues boss has been under pressure following three defeats in their last six league games and a shock midweek loss to Bayer Leverkusen, which has put them at risk of going out of the Champions League. Daily Telegraph Football Correspondent Winter believes the former Porto...
November 2011
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Kanu Wants Yobo's Eagles to Win Trophies
Portsmouth forward, Nwankwo Kanu has advised Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo to focus on winning soccer trophies with the team. Kanu spoke to journalists during the launch to raise N5 billion in order to build a hospital for cardiac treatment in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The 35-year-old expressed joy at Yobo equalling the 86-cap mark for appearances in the Super Eagles held by himself and...
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Soccer Team's Trophy Cabinet Set To Net £3m
Did you hear the joke about the football club which won so few trophies that it decided to auction off its trophy cabinet on eBay? Except that it isn’t just a joke – for Football Conference side Cambridge United, it’s really happening – and it could net the club some serious money.
The cabinet might have seen very little use since the club dropped out of the football league in 2005 –...
October 2011
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Manchester City Gunning for All Four Trophies
Manchester City coach David Platt has revealed that Roberto Mancini wants to win all four competition’s soccer trophies this season, and is focussed on beating Wolves in the Carling Cup on Wednesday. The Etihad Stadium outfit destroyed cross-town rivals United 6-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday, giving them a five point lead at the top of the Premier League. Given the amount of money spent on the...
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James McFadden Back to Win Trophies With EFC
James McFadden has some unfinished business to attend to in his second coming at Everton FC. And his experience with the second city Blues of Birmingham has showed him that ambition is not a pipedream for EFC. In his first spell at Goodison McFadden was the width of a Stamford Bridge goalpost away from firing Everton to a Carling Cup final at Wembley. But last season, as a Birmingham City player,...
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A New Museum Dedicated to Football in Leeds
Leeds United Football Club is to open its own museum in a newly-redeveloped East Stand of its home ground in spring 2012. Hundreds of the Yorkshire club’s memorabilia will be on display, including old soccer trophies, historical documents, shirts and scarves, and gifts presented to the club before European games. The exhibits will also include items belonging to current squad members.
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Gervinho Thinks Arsenal Can Still Challenge for...
Arsenal striker Gervinho believes the Gunners can still challenge for trophies this season and in the future despite the departures of key players and their poor start to this campaign. The Ivorian completed a £10.5 million move to the Emirates in the summer from Lille and revealed he’s enjoying playing for Arsene Wenger’s side. He told the club’s official website: “You always get comings and...
September 2011
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Richards Eyes Carling Cup Run
City went out to West Brom at the same stage last season and have more competition from the West Midlands in the third round this time in the shape of Birmingham. City’s chief football operations officer Brian Marwood has insisted the club will go all out for all four soccer trophies and manager Roberto Mancini, who fielded a very young side last year, is likely instead to select a starting...
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Nasri Wants 'big trophies'
Samir Nasri insists he was not unhappy at Arsenal, but had to join Manchester City because his former club could not compete for ‘big trophies’. Having left Emirates Stadium in the transfer window, the France international is expected to make his home debut for City in Saturday’s Premier League match against Wigan. In a summer when Cesc Fabregas joined Barcelona, Nasri, who has...
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Arsenal Second Level Best
Matt Lawton says Arsenal made some second-rate signings on transfer deadline day - but feels they had no alternative if they are to be serious contenders for trophies. “I just think Arsenal have to accept, their fans have to accept and even we have to accept that they are no longer on the same level as Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.”
In a late flurry of activity at...
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Newly Signed Lugano Wants Trophies
Uruguay captain Diego Lugano has set his sights on soccer trophies after completing his move to Paris St Germain from Fenerbahce on a three-year contract. Lugano, 30, put pen-to-paper on his deal at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday afternoon alongside sporting director Leonardo. He said: “I am very happy to arrive in Paris. It is a great joy and a new stage in my career knowing that I have...
August 2011
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Nasri Joined Man City to Win Trophies
Samir Nasri is convinced Manchester City are now a bigger club than Arsenal with better prospects of winning trophies. The France forward swapped the Emirates Stadium for the Etihad Stadium this week, signing a four-year deal with City after the Gunners reluctantly sanctioned a £24million transfer. With the deal coming soon after the £38million signing of Sergio Aguero, City are now clearly major...
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Why Brazil Needs Trophy More Than Mexico
Mexico has had quite a bit of success in the last few months with a U-17 World Cup win and a National Team victory in the Gold Cup over the U.S. The Brazilians, though they have accumulated quite a bit of wins, have not won soccer trophies for quite some time. Brazil needs to win a trophy more than Mexico or their will be major unrest in Brazil. Brazil has not won a trophy since 2003 other than a...
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André Villas-Boas Ready for His Premier League Bow
Chelsea manager André Villas-Boas says he is well aware of the fine line between success and failure at the top level as he prepares to take charge of his first Premier League game at Stoke City on Sunday. Roman Abramovic has put his faith in the 33-year-old, who guided Porto to three soccer trophies last season, as the right man to replace Carlo Ancelotti following the Italian’s failure to win...
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Friendly Season Shows Shifting Marketplace to...
Nearly 850,000 fans attended friendlies in North America this summer. Eight of them drew more than 50,000 fans, five of which featured an MLS team. Clearly, there is an appetite for these exhibitions, even if some among us would rather our teams focus on winning soccer trophies. When teams like Manchester United, Real Madrid or FC Barcelona come to town, they are practically guaranteed to fill...
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Possible End of an Era for United Empire
So… with the Community Shield done and dusted, the new Premier League campaign is just a few sleeps away and Manchester United have signaled their intent for the new season. But is it an intent that strikes fear in the hearts of their competitors, or does it rather serve as their inspiration? As we’ve heard so many times in the past, you cannot write off Sir Alex Ferguson’s men...
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Adam Eyes Trophies
New Liverpool signing Charlie Adam cannot wait to get started at Anfield and is determined to help the club win trophies again. The Scotland international cost the Merseyside club £7million from relegated Blackpool after an impressive debut Premier League season at Bloomfield Road. He is one of four signings made so far by manager Kenny Dalglish with Jordan Henderson, Alexander Doni and Stewart...
July 2011
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Cech Wants Team Success
Petr Cech says that his motivation in football surrounds winning trophies as a team and that personal records only come second. Cech, 29, had another impressive season in 2010/2011 but it proved to be a disappointing one as Chelsea failed to win a single trophy and manager Carlo Ancelotti was sacked. However, despite recognition of his good form, the imposing goalkeeper told the Star on Sunday...
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Manuel Neuer Wants to WinTrophies at Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has ignored recent protests against his signing from a section of fans, as he targets trophies with the Bundesliga giants in the new season. The 25-year-old Germany international joined the Alianz Arena club during the summer window, but his arrival made some cause some unrest, with a small group of Bayern fans unhappy with his arrival from bitter rivals...
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Adebayor Dismisses Any Chance of Blackburn Move
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has rejected any chance of moving to Blackburn Rovers, as he wants to be at a club that can challenge for trophies. The former Arsenal forward, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Real Madrid, has also been the subject of strong interest from French side Paris St Germain and Russian club Zenit St Petersburg. After winning the Copa del Rey...
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Chelsea Boss Knows He Has To Win Trophies
New Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas admits he is under pressure to win trophies after being paraded as Chelsea’s new manager. The Portuguese spoke to the media for the first time since taking over and outlined his vision for the London giants.
And Villas-Boas, who has appointed former West Bromwich manager Roberto Di Matteo as his No 2, knows Roman Abramovich wants success - and quickly.
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June 2011
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Carragher Targets Trophies
Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher is determined to see the club challenging for soccer trophies again next season under Kenny Dalglish. The Reds have not picked up any silverware since lifting the 2006 FA Cup and have not won the domestic title since 1990. Last season also saw Liverpool lose their grip on the title record after fierce rivals Manchester United set a new benchmark of 19 top-flight...
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Casillas Wants More Trophies With Madrid
Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas is hungry for more trophies after the capital giants finished the 2010-11 season with just the Copa del Rey to show for their efforts. Madrid secured the domestic cup against Barcelona in April, however they finished second in La Liga and were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Champions League by their Catalan rivals. The Spanish international shot-stopper...
May 2011
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Serero Makes Clean Trophy Sweep
Ajax Cape Town midfielder-cum striker, Thulani Serero, cleaned up at the end of season Premier Soccer League Trophies Award ceremony which was held at the Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City. The 21-year-old who just recently signed a deal with Ajax Amsterdam walked away with four trophies including the coveted ABSA Premiership Player of the Season and PSL Player of the Season award. The ABSA...
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Michael Carvill Signs Contract Extension With...
Linfield forward Michael Carvill has signed a one-year extension to his contract with the Premiership champions. The 23-year-old joined the Blues in 2008 after being released by Wrexham. “I finished the season strongly and I believed I was getting back to my best,” Carvill told the club website. “I’m already looking forward to trying to recapture the two main trophies next...
