Fabio Aurelio was part of the Valencia side Rafa Benitez guided to La Liga glory, and he believes the Spaniard will deliver Liverpool the league title.

Arsenal are in desperate need of victory at Manchester City, but manager Arsene Wenger must first deal with internal disputes and injuries.

Ufuk Talay, called up by Australia earlier this year, will form part of the North Queensland Fury squad for their maiden A-League campaign next year.

Rangers defender David Weir has hailed summer signing Madjid Bougherra for filling the void left by Carlos Cuellar's departure to Aston Villa.

Having lost to Korea DPR in the 2006 semi-finals, Brazil claimed revenge over the Asian giants, while Japan, Germany and Norway also won.

Argentine striker Guillermo Barros Schelotto was named Major League Soccer's top player on Thursday after a great season with the Crew.

Former CAF vice-president Farah Weheliye Addo passed away on Wednesday 19 November 2008 in Egypt, at the age of 73.

Even though both sides have moved on to the final CONCACAF qualifying section, the moods in Honduras and Mexico are a study in contrast.

South Africa coach Joel Santana said recent nightmares are now turning to sweet dreams after an apparent upturn in Bafana's fortunes.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) halved a fine for Atletico Madrid to 75,000 euros (94,000 USD) after its fans chanted racist insults.

Bayern Munich will sign US international captain Landon Donovan on a loan deal running from 1 January  to at at least the middle of March 2009.

Japan's coach Takeshi Okada has warned against complacency after the 3-0 win over Qatar, a result that boosted morale ahead of meeting Australia.

Francisco Kalbuadi, President of the Timor-Leste FA, paid a visit to Zurich and spoke to FIFA.com about the development of football on the island.

Liga de Quito veteran goalkeeper Jose Cevallos is aiming to put his experience to good use in next month's FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.

Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov has shrugged off calls for his resignation following a 6-1 loss to Serbia, saying his departure would not help the team.

England captain John Terry believes his side's 2-1 friendly victory over Germany proves just how far the team has come under Fabio Capello.

Mexico stumbled into the final phase of North, Central America and Caribbean qualifying, while Trinidad and Tobago advanced from Group 1.

Despite the passionate cupport of a 15,000-strong crowd, hosts Chile were defeated 2-0 by a tactically astute England side in Coquimbo.

David Villa's penalty, a cool finish by Fernando Torres and Santi Cazorla's deflected strike gave Spain a 3-0 win over Chile on Wednesday.

Poland survived a frantic finale to win 3-2 as Giovanni Trapattoni's six-game unbeaten run in charge of the Republic of Ireland ended at Croke Park.

Second-half goals from Sandor Torghelle and Fulham's Zoltan Gera saw Hungary to a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.

Savo Milosevic scored two goals and missed two penalties in his last international appearance as Serbia demolished neighbours Bulgaria 6-1.

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will be sidelined for at least three months after dislocating his shoulder, coach Arsene Wenger said on Wednesday.

Diego Maradona's first match as head coach of Argentina ended with a 1-0 friendly win over Scotland at Hampden Park on Wednesday.

Arsenal star Robin van Persie scored twice as Holland beat Sweden 3-1 in a spirited international friendly on Wednesday.

England captain John Terry's header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday's friendly at Berlin's Olympiastadion.

Wales captain Craig Bellamy's second-half goal was good enough to give the visitors a 1-0 win over Denmark in a friendly.

France were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Uruguay in a largely uneventful friendly international at the Stade de France.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi broke Vittorio Pozzo's record of 30 consecutive matches without defeat as the Italians drew in Greece.

Czech Republic won 3-0 in San Marino to put their stuttering 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign back on track on Wednesday.

South Africa claimed a fourth consecutive international victory by edging Cameroon 3-2 in a Nelson Mandela Challenge thriller.

Qatar's chances of clinching an automatic spot in South Africa took a nosedive when they were outclassed 3-0 by a rejuvenated Japan.

Korea Republic beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 with two goals in the last 15 minutes to ensure the Red Devils move atop Asian qualifying Group Two.

Group co-leaders Iran's plans of getting full points against hosts UAE were dashed when they were held to a 1-1 draw in their section.