Wembley: Before heading up the Wembley steps to collect the League Cup on Sunday, Steven Gerrard made sure he sought out cousin Anthony, whose penalty miss gave Liverpool a dramatic victory over Championship side Cardiff City.
The match had ended 2-2 after extra time and when the nerve-jangling shoot-out ended with Cardiff substitute Anthony firing his spot-kick wide of the Pepe Reina's post, it produced a stark contrast in emotions.
While Liverpool's players celebrated wildly, Cardiff's Gerrard stood transfixed in misery as his side's hopes of becoming the first Welsh club to win the League Cup ended in heart-breaking fashion.
"It's always cruel when it comes to penalties, but there has to be a loser," said England international Gerrard, who has inhabited a different footballing universe to his cousin....
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02:00 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Wembley, London: Liverpool's six-year trophy drought ended on Sunday by winning the League Cup final after beating Cardiff 3-2 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out when captain Steven Gerrard's cousin, Anthony Gerrard, missed the final spot-kick. "I've got mixed emotions," Steven Gerrard said. "Obviously I'm delighted to win the cup for our supporters, but I feel for Anthony and Cardiff. It doesn't matter what I say to him, he's going to...
12:47 AM, Feb 27, 2012
London: While "flattered" to be linked with the vacant England coaching job, Harry Redknapp said on Friday his focus remains on Tottenham's pursuit of Champions League qualification - until an approach is made. With the European Championships only four months away, Redknapp is the leading contender to replace Fabio Capello as England coach. But with no certainty that Redknapp can be lured from Tottenham, English Football Association executives met on...
07:36 PM, Feb 10, 2012
London: Chelsea spent 28 million Pounds on firing manager Carlo Ancelotti and hiring Andre Villas-Boas, an outlay that does not appear to be paying off with the team performing worse in the English Premier League this season. Ancelotti was ditched in May after failing to win a trophy in his second season at Stamford Bridge, prompting owner Roman Abramovich to take a costly gamble on luring the inexperienced Villas-Boas from...
02:46 PM, Feb 09, 2012
London: Real Madrid and Barcelona are soccer's biggest moneymakers for the third straight year and look set to top their rivals for the foreseeable future. The annual review of soccer finance by Deloitte shows Madrid topping the list for the seventh straight year with revenue of $636.5 million for the year ending June 30, an increase of 9 percent from the previous 12 months. English champions Manchester United were again...
02:39 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Middlesbrough: Sunderland will meet Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup after winning 2-1 at Middlesbrough in a replay from Stephane Sessegnon's extra-time winner. The Benin forward struck in the 113th minute to take Sunderland through to a last-16 clash - their first in eight years - with Arsenal on February 18 at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland took a 42nd-minute lead through Jack Colback's left-footed strike, but...
08:45 AM, Feb 09, 2012
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may try to extend Thierry Henry's loan from the New York Red Bulls. Henry's loan deal stipulates that he has only next weekend's Premier League game at Sunderland and a February 15 Champions League match at AC Milan left before returning to Major League Soccer. Wenger said the Gunners had not discussed any extension with the Red Bulls but acknowledged it was possible. "I haven't...
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