The FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League

Let's take a short break from the World Cup and check up the latest news in the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Hmmm....In the most prestigious English Cup, The FA Cup , Liverpool beat West Ham United 3-3(3-1 on penalties). It was an amazing match. Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard scored an unofficial hat-trick and guided them to victory. Stevie-G saved the Reds from embarrasment twice in the actual match and once by scoring in the Penalty Shoot Out. The Reds were trailing the Hammers 2-0 at one stage, when Djibril Cisse came up with a brilliant goal just before half time and after that Stevie-G took the game away from the hammers. On the whole it was a nice, neat game and nothing like the previous year's final.

In the Champions League, well... many would say its a battle between Ronaldinho and Henry. Barcelona are no doubt the more superior team, but Arsenal's comeback in the English league and the Champions League has been amazing. They finished fourth in the Premiership, which means they don't have to WIN the Champions League to secure a berth next season. The Final is coming up on the 17th of this month, and I'll be up and awake watching it till 3 a.m.(IST).

This was just a small post to give you people and idea of what is going on elsewhere in football, 'coz I'm suddenly obesessed with the World Cup. Anyway, more posts later.