The third round of Carling Cup continues on Wednesday night and some memorable moments occurred on the day especially for Manchester City fans as they witnessed the return of injury plagued Owen Hargreaves, who made a memorable comeback with a special goal.
The ex Manchester United player’s goal helped his team to beat the Cup’s defending Champion, Birmingham City, a result which was followed by other top premiership sides, Liverpool and Chelsea, who were victorious as well.
Most of the premier league sides acquired positive results in their Carling Cup campaign on Tuesday night, but a colorful results emerged from the top names playing on the day as Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle all picked up a victory, while the opposite happened to Tottenham Hotspurs.
Man United easily dismantling Leeds United by 3-0, Arsenal saved their blushes with a 3-1 victory over Shrewsbury and Newcastle united edging Nottingham Forest 4-3, while Spurs was a bit unfortunate to go out after losing a penalty shoot out against fellow premiership team, Stoke City.
Man United Continues Winning Habit
Being heavily criticized and pressured over the last few days, Arsenal proves that they are still more than capable in producing quality result as they successfully booked their place in the Champions League group stage after picking another victory over Udinese.
Playing in a supposedly difficult fixture, the Gunners’ managed to escape a scare and simply ending the game with a 2-1 away victory with goals from Robin Van Persie and Theo Walcott.
Ac Milan lead at the top of Serie A are under a big thread as their current five points lead cut be cut into just two by their rival, Inter Milan, this Sunday after the Rossoneri slipped again this weekend.
Playing against a struggling side, Palermo, Milan looked to lose a bit of their spirit as the Red and Black squad played without their talismanic striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was suspended after making a clumsy action towards a Bari player last weekend.
The title race between Manchester United and Arsenal as the current two top teams in the league take another turn as United once again showed their experience and extend their lead against the Gunners that disappoints again this weekend.
Having the same injury issues especially at the back, the two top leaders got a different results on Saturday as Man United ran away with the three point, while Arsene Wenger’s team goes home with only one.
A twist of tale comes from the other side of London as Tottenham Hotspurs managed to do what their neighborly rival, Arsenal failed to do, which is advancing to the next stage of the Champions League.
Despite the confidence they have after getting a 1-0 victory in the first half, Spurs went on some scary 90 minutes at White Hart Lane as their opponent, Ac Milan, showed a very classy performance on the night.
Liverpool‘s injury crisis grows even more after the match against Tottenham Hotspurs last Sunday as they lose another important player, Jamie Carragher, who was forced to be replaced in the second half of that game.
The latest reports suggested that the Pool fans should definitely be worried about their team’s defense in the next couple of weeks as Carragher could be out for quite a while after being diagnosed of dislocating his shoulder.
In two months when the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa it will bring with it a new level of attention and popularity for the game of soccer. The majority of the world is accustomed to the popularity of the sport since soccer is widely considered the “globe’s game.” However, in the United States, soccer is not as popular because American football, baseball, basketball, hockey and NCAA collegiate games all steal the spotlight first. The good news is that the love for soccer has been increasing in the U.S. and its’ popularity is spreading rapidly across a lot more American homes. As the World Cup approaches and talk of soccer picks up, Americans are rediscovering the importance of bringing the 2018 or 2022 World Cup to American soil.
