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Villans Win Peace Cup

Aston Villa have stunned favourites, Juventus to lift the 2009 Peace Cup. After a stalemate in regulation and extra-time, the clash had to be settled on penalties. Del Piero and Legrottaglie missed decisive spotkicks for Juve but Cuellar converted his to bag the tournament for the Villans.

Juve Deserved It

Juventus deserved to win the Peace Cup trophy, not Aston Villa, according to director Alessio Secco. The Premier League side won on penalties and Secco returns to Turin with mixed feelings. Alessandro Del Piero has also had his say (see links below)...

TrezeStay 100% Sure

After Juventus' defeat in the Peace Cup final against Aston Villa, David Trezeguet has admitted that he cannot turn his back on the Bianconeri ahead of a promising season. He announced his intention to the team, finally ending any speculation over a Milan move...

Villa Pounce On Porto

The first semi-final of the Peace Cup ended with Aston Villa edging Porto 2-1. Emile Heskey and Steve Sidwell have gave the English side a 2-0 lead, but were then reduced to ten men and Hulk pulled one back for the Dragons. But it was too little, too late as Villa squeeze into the final.

The Best Team Won

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero believes his side were the better team following their 2-1 Peace Cup semi-final win over Real Madrid. It is the third time the Old Lady have beaten the Spanish giants in a year and Del Piero says that proves Juve are more of a unit...

Pleased With Goal No.1

Cristiano Ronaldo is pleased to be off the mark for Real Madrid after his €94 million summer transfer. The winger scored in the Peace Cup clash with Liga de Quito. However, he insists that tactical experimentation and finding form is more important for the team...

Renato Remains Optimistic

Sevilla crashed out of the Peace Cup in the group stage, failing to live up to their high expectations as one of the host clubs. However, midfielder Renato isn't overly concerned. He thinks that the poor performance will have little bearing on the forthcoming season...