Carling Cup

The Football League Cup has had many names since it was founded in 1960, but is currently known as the Carling Cup. The Carling Cup sees the 92 clubs in the Football League compete for the trophy in a straight knockout competition. The current prize for the winners, in addition to the silverware, is qualification for the UEFA Europa League competition.

The most successful team in the history of the League Cup is Liverpool, with the Anfield club having won the competition an incredible 7 times. The current holders of the Carling Cup are Manchester United, and this year the Red Devils along with the rest of the teams from the Premier League Championship, League 1 and League 2 will be attempting to seal their place in a Wembley final.

Liverpool attacker Craig Bellamy has been passed fit to face former club Cardiff City in the Carling Cup final this weekend.

The Wales international had picked up a back injury that saw him sidelined for The Reds’ 6-1 win over Brighton, but the veteran forward has confirmed that he is fit …

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Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has admitted that playing in the Carling Cup final at Wembley would be a dream, but has urged his team-mates to concentrate on beating Manchester City in the semi-finals second leg.

The Merseysiders recorded a 1-0 win over Roberto Mancini’s men at the Etihad Stadium in the …

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Cardiff have made it through to the Carling Cup final, beating Crystal Palace on penalties in dramatic fashion.

The Welsh side went into the semi final second leg one goal down, but an Anthony Gardner own goal levelled things up. Neither side could find the winning goal in normal or extra …

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On the one hand we have Premier League managers complaining, perhaps rightly so, about fixture congestion. On the other hand we have the same managers calling for a winter break. The words ‘having’, ‘cake’ and ‘eating’ spring to mind. I don’t think you’ll find many managers, players or fans who, …

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While scoring goals has been a worrying concern for Kenny Dalglish’s Liverpool this season, the Reds have had very little trouble keeping them out.

Free-scoring Manchester City were the latest side unable to find a way past a determined Liverpool defence in the Carling Cup on Wednesday evening as the Reds …

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Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night to give them an advantage going into the second leg in two weeks’ time.

Steven Gerrard converted a first half penalty after Stefan Savic had fouled Daniel Agger, which proved to be the only goal of the game.

City were …

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At the turn of the Century, Manchester United pulled out of the FA Cup before the tournament began in the 2000-2001 season as they wanted to focus on the Club World Cup competition taking place in Brazil just before the New Year. The call caused no end of criticism from …

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If Blackburn Rovers were currently sitting mid table under manager Steve Kean; but playing even more boring, defensive, physical football than they are; would hundreds of them still be protesting outside and inside of Ewood Park? No!

If West Ham were lying 13th in the Championship under Sam Allardyce but were …

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Something that has been an issue in football for as long as I can remember is how certain managers take some competitions more seriously than others. No competition suffers from this more than the Carling Cup, with not only Wenger playing his young guns, but even teams like Blackburn choosing …

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Kenny Dalglish may have never lost against Chelsea as manager of Liverpool; yet that didn’t stop the 60-year-old Scot warning supporters to think twice before purchasing tickets for the Reds Carling Cup quarter-final clash against the Blues on Tuesday night.

After branding the scheduling of the Stamford Bridge tie, 48 hours …

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