Saturday 1 March 2008

SHERINHAM ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Teddy Sheringham has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season.

The former England international, who is best remembered for spells at Spurs and Manchester United, is currently playing for Colchester in the Championship.

Sheringham won 51 England caps and played a key part in Manchester United's 1999 European Cup win, when he scored a late equaliser.

But Sheringham, 41, who joined Colchester after being released from West Ham at the end of last season, has decided to call time on his career.

Monday 25 February 2008

TOTTENHAM 2 CHELSEA 1

Spurs game from behind to beat Chelsea in extra time and win the Carling Cup at Wembley.

Jonathon Woodgate scored the winner three minutes into extra time.

Jermaine Jenas whipped in a free kick from the left, and Petr Cech could only punch the ball onto Woodgate's head and into the net.

Chelsea had taken the lead against the run of play in the first half, the returning Didier Drogba smashing a free kick past the poorly positioned Paul Robinson in the Tottenham goal.

But Spurs looked the better side throughout and deservedly equalised with 20 minutes left.

Wayne Bridge handled in the box and Dimitar Berbatov kept his cool, giving Cech the eyes and sending the ball into the bottom left hand corner.

After Woodgate's first goal for the club early in extra time, the England man and the returning, inspirational Spurs captain Ledly King stood firm to hold off Chelsea and seal Tottenham's first trophy for nearly a decade.