King's Cup Trophy Destroyed - Football Cups Tickets
But he lost his grip and the Cup, which Real Madrid got their hands on just hours earlier for the first time since 1993 after a 1-0 victory over Barcelona, fell in front of the bus.
The team bus then ran over the silver trophy before stopping.
Police rushed to retrieve the Cup and gave it to the bus driver but it was not displayed to the public again.
Emergency services workers picked up at least 10 pieces of the trophy, news radio Cadena Ser reported. “It fell, it fell, it’s fine, it’s fine,” said Ramos.
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Carling Cup Final: Birmingham City 2-1 Arsenal
Oba Martins and Nikola Zigic Celebrate
A horrendous error from Arsenal's Wojciech Szczesny allowed Obafemi Martins to win the Carling Cup for Birmingham
Birmingham City have won their first major trophy since 1963. Alex McLeish's side were even in the 89th minute when Laurent Koscielny distracted his goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny by seeming ready to kick away a long ball. Birmingham substitute Obafemi Martins shot in the winner with ease.
“This is the easiest goal I scored in my career and this was very important,” said Martins “We’re very happy.”
Arsenal remains in the hunt for three trophies. The Gunners sit four points behind first-place Manchester United in the Premier League, lead Barcelona 2-1 after the opening match in the Champions League round of 16, and will play United in the F.A. Cup quarterfinals. Arsenal hopes for its first trophy since the F.A. Cup in 2005.
Birmingham will now play in European soccer’s Europa League next season - and are on course for a trophy double this season, with an F.A. Cup quarterfinal against Bolton next month.
Nikola Zigic put the Blues ahead after 28 minutes at Wembley Stadium and Robin van Persie equalized for the Gunners on 39 minutes. Martins then secured Birmingham’s victory in the 89th minute, knocking the ball in from close range after a defensive blunder, before celebrating with his trademark somersault.
“We weren’t given a prayer by the pundits and the bookies,” Birmingham manager Alex McLeish said.
"It's an achievement when you consider who we were up against. We weren't given a prayer by the pundits and the bookies but we believed today. It was a titanic performance by the players. We had a gameplan and managed to get our noses in front, that gives you a great chance.
"We thought if we could keep in it for as long as we could we'd get the quick guys on who can win it for us (Martins and Cameron Jerome). We didn't deal with the equaliser well. Roger Johnson could have let it run out for a throw-in but he kept it in play. Too many of us were out of position and Robin van Persie's movement for the goal was magnificent.
"But no doubt you need a little bit of luck - and we deserved it today.''
Blues goalkeeper Ben Foster remarked.
"We said all week it's 90 minutes of football and anything can happen,'' he told BBC1. "That's why we all love football so much.
"The main thing was that the lads kept fighting. You could see how tired we were but we just kept working and working. That's the spirit we've got.''
On the goal, he added: "Thank God it fell to Oba. He doesn't miss from there. I think I could have scored that.''
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Cesc Fabregas Confirms He Is Not Leaving Arsenal
Amid speculation that he will leave England to join Barcelona in the summer, Cesc Fabregas has re-affirmed his commitment to Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger has stated that he believes Barcelona is the best team in the world. And Fabregas may want to play for Barca, but he is loyal to Arsenal, and manager Arsene Wenger for giving him his first chance in football and wants to focus on the goal of Arsenal win a Quadruple in the 2010-2011 season.
"I'm showing I'm committed to this club and we want to do great things,'' Fabregas said. ''I want to continue working to improve and help us win trophies. We are still fighting in all four competitions.
"We want to win everything and go the furthest possible in all competitions. My future is the last thing on my mind."
Arsenal's goal is a Carling Cup final win over Birmingham next Sunday. The Gunners are in second place behind Manchester United.
Arsenal face Leyton Orient in the FA Cup this weekend.
"We want to go far in all competitions, I've said that many times," said Wenger. "How far can we go? I personally believe we can go very deep in each competition we play, to the end. It's just down to how much we believe and how much commitment we show. "I am convinced we have the hunger and we have some talent. They are all committed to doing well for this football club."
Carling Cup Final 2011 Update – Arsenal v Birmingham City Tickets
Mike Dean
Carling Cup Final 2011 News Update – Arsenal v Birmingham City
Referee Mike Dean is known to hand out a lot of yellow and red cards this season. He is an interesting choice to referee the upcoming Carling Cup final match.
Mike Dean has been appointed as the Referee for the Carling Cup Final between Arsenal and Birmingham City on February 27, 2011.
The Wirral-born ref was appointed to the Select Group list in 2000 and was in charge of the 2008 FA Cup Final between Cardiff City and Portsmouth.
He has also twice refereed the Championship Play-Off final, taking charge in 2006 and 2009.
He will be assisted on match day by Ron Ganfield and Mike Mullarkey. Kevin Friend has been handed the role of Fourth Official.
Last year, the Carling Cup Final was an exciting battle between Manchester United and Aston Villa at London’s Wembley Stadium. Man Utd eventually won with a score of 2-1.
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Carling Cup Final Tickets: Arsenal v Birmingham City - Sunday Feb 27, 2011
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