Champions League Cup

Liverpool came close this year.

Stace got a lot closer.

Here we are with the European Cup.

AC Milan, not the team but representatives from the club, are setting up an academy here in Santa Clarita and they brought along some silverware to show off.

If this were any other country in the world you wouldn't be able to get within a mile of this trophy. There would have been crowds queueing up for hours to get a glimpse.

But this is America, and not even Friday's Beckham arrival will turn football into the force it is all over the rest of the world. Not yet anyway.

The Cup was on show at the Newhall community centre and Lisa, Cora and I were able to walk in, straight up to the famous old cup, no crowds anywhere, just a few kids hanging around.

The only other time I've seen this imprssive prize was on a stadium tour of Anfield with Smally, Gouldy and Lee Atkins. At that time they had won the competition on four occasions and had the cups on show, all in a row.

As you can see, Cora was not impressed.