Change of Beers - Carling for Worthington
The Carling Cup
By Chris O'Brien
June 24 2003
The Football League have announced a new three year deal with Coors which will see the League Cup be put under the name of the Carling Cup. The competition has been known as the Worthington Cup for the last five seasons.
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Change of Beers - Carling for Worthington |
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The Football League has announced a new three year deal
with brewers Coors, which will see the League Cup be named as the Carling
Cup. The previous five year contract with Coors, which saw the competition under the title of the Worthington Cup ended last season, but a new deal has been agreed. The Football League had been struggling to find a new sponsor, after Coors had been reluctant to sign a new deal. Football League Chairman Sir Brian Mawhinney is
delighted by the news, saying: "This new agreement is terrific news for the
League. The healthy increase in revenue it delivers will provide a timely
boost to our clubs as they begin their preparations for the new season and
is a massive vote of confidence in League football. Last year's League Cup campaign ended in defeat of the worst possible kind for United. It was the first time in many seasons that Sir Alex Ferguson had taken the competition seriously, naming strong sides in every round - and United went all the way to the final at the Millennium Stadium, beating Ipswich Town, Burnley, Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers along the way. It was arch-rivals Liverpool though who were to have the last laugh, and goals from Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen condemned the Red Devils, who have only won the competition once in their history, to a 2-0 defeat. |
