Bolton boss Owen Coyle has admitted he would not stand in Johan Elamander's way, should he wish to leave the club in January.
Elmander is Bolton's record-signing after joining the club from Toulouse for around £10 million in 2008, and the 29-year-old has been in magnificent goalscoring form of late – which has seen him linked heavily with a move to Liverpool.

Running down the list of the teams which won league titles in 2010, there was an unsurprising common thread: all had some amount of history or significant financial clout. In short: it was unsurprising that they were unsurprising. In the age of the rich getting richer, the rich also get the trophies.

By Chris Wright

What with Manchester City currently being sh*tted up with over-paid, under-played footballers of every conceivable ilk, it's fairly understandable that most of the recent City-related transfer gubbins is in reference to an imminent exodus or clear-out of some kind.

Uma nova expressão inventada por Orlando Duarte após o jogo Benfica/Sporting, de Futsal, deste feriado 1º de Dezembro. Numa intervenção muito nervosa, Orlando Duarte conseguiu, com essa nova palavra, ainda assim dar uma pitada de bom humor a toda a intervenção, embora me parecesse que não era essa a sua intenção.

Tottenham Hotspur: The fourth place English club from last season is currently in first place in Group A with 10 points earned in 5 matches. If they win this week then they will likely remain on top of the group with a 3 goal advantage currently over the defending champs.

Inter: Rafa's new club is safe for now, but need a win and a Tottenham draw to seal the first seed.

The Portuguese Winger Will Provide Width To A Potent Benfica Attack.

The Champions League continues this week with the Bundesliga's representatives finishing their groups and either heading into the round of sixteen or out of the competition altogether. Tuesday night features Felix Magath's Schalke, who will travel to Benfica for three more points that will seal their top-of-the-table status; and Thomas Schaaf's struggling Werder Bremen side, who will host last year's Champions League winners Internazionale.

These teams are competing for the final 5 spots in the knockout stages of the Champions League tournament:

Lyon: Lyon is in strong shape for the second round with a three point edge over Benfica and a five goal advantage overall. Also they will have the good fortune of playing against last place Hapoel Tel Aviv and can officially seal the spot with a win or draw in their final match this week.

Despite a promising start to their Champions League game (three wins in a row), Lyon's last two European matches resulted in rather humiliating losses, and thus Lyon again find themselves where they've been the past four years unlikely to end up as group winner. But unlike the last four years, Lyon can only be embarrassed this season because the group was theirs to win.

Well that's what the rumour is going round at the moment if they want to buy David Luiz the 23-year old Brazilian centre half of Benfica!.
It's not the first time that Chelsea have been linked with him. For me there is no chance of Chelsea signing him or paying that amount of money for him.

SL Benfica 1-2 Schalke ( Luisao/ Jose Manuel Jurado/ Benedikt Howedes) Schalke finished top of Group B in the Champions League as they beat SL Benfica 2-1 at the Estadio da Luz on December 7, 2010. The result means that Benfica will now drop into the Europa League. Benfica 0-1 Schalke ( Jurado goal) Benfica [.

LISBON, Portugal — Jose Jurado and Benedikt Howedes scored to give Schalke a 2-1 win at Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday, the German club's first away win securing top spot in Group B. Raul chested down a cross from Ivan Rakitic and placed the ball in the path of Jose Jurado, who fired [.

A piece of Raul magic (Benfica 1-2 Schalke) is a post from: Just Football

Ok, so there were better goals this Champions League 2010/2011 matchday 6 (be sure to check Eren Zahavi's wondergoal for Hapoel Tel Aviv). But for sheer outlandish improvisation look no further than Raul's assist for Jose Manuel Jurado for Schalke 04 against Benfica.

Champions League- Well, Benfica and Braga's Champion's League run was short-lived as they each have been knocked out of the group stage. Benfica had a good chance, but failed to deliver when it counted as they lost to Shalke 2-1 this week. Braga lost to Shakhtar 2-0, but [read more]

There have been many reasons for Chelsea's recent struggles both on English soil and, after last night's French humiliation at the hands of Marseille, on foreign soil too, with the Blues now slipping from their position as favourites on most odds comparison sites to win the league. However, perhaps one of the most unexpected problems the Blues have had to deal with has been the complete failure of Ramires to settle in at the club and adjust to life in English football.

Portuguese Liga champions SL Benfica have launched their adidas 2010/11 third or European kit. It was seen for the first time during the team's final UEFA Champions League match of the season a 2-1 home loss to German side Schalke 04. Tuesday's result combined with Lyon's 2-2 tie with Hapoel Tel-Aviv sees Benfica finish in third [.

The word ‘superstar' is thrown around far too often in football these days, but one player who really can be that good is Neymar.

Neymar has been on the radar of all the top clubs for a while now even though he is still just 18. Much of the hype surrounding him started as early as age 13 as he progressed through the ranks in Brazil.

As we near the January transfer window, it's interesting to view how the summer's big money moves have settled in at their new clubs. The top five signings from the summer; David Silva, Mario Balotelli, Ramires, Aleksander Kolarov and Asamoah Gyan have experienced mixed starts in their debut Premier League seasons.

Cardozo Will Need To Be Stopped If Stuttgart Are To Win Against Benfica.

With Dortmund eliminated, the Bundesliga has just two representatives remaining in the Europa League. Both of those sides, impressively, topped their groups and would have been hoping for a good draw this afternoon to aid their chances of progressing in the tournament.

Portuguese clubs FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting and Braga have had their games in the Round of 32 set as all clubs look to advance and maximize points for Portugal in the UEFA Country Coefficeints where Portugal ranks 5th among European countrys this season and moving into 6th spot in Overall country rankings slighty ahead of Russia and the Ukraine.

NYON, Switzerland AC Sparta Prague drew Liverpool FC while BSC Young Boys will have the unenviable task of tackling FC Zenit St Petersburg following the UEFA Europa League round of 32 and round of 16 draws in Nyon. Roy Hodgson's Liverpool are bidding to lift this trophy for the first time in its new [.

Não me parece que o sorteio tenha sido desfavorável s equipas portuguesas. Se considerarmos estes quatro clubes como difíceis de serem ultrapassados então pouco estaremos a fazer nesta segunda prova da UEFA. Claro que a concentração tem de estar em níveis bem elevados, e os jogos deverão ser encarados com uma atitude bem diferente daquela em que nalguns casos temos vindo a assistir.

Benfica put the hurt on Rio Ave today at the Estadio da Luz as they continue their chase of league leaders FC Porto. The victory over Rio Ave has Benfica five points behind the Dragons who do have a game in hand on the Eagles.Benfica was quick off the mark scoring two goals in the first ten minutes of the game as Pablo Aimar and a Javier Saviola shot the was redirected into the Rio Ave net

Mientras la FIFA hace su votación,que nunca deja contento a nadie Ricardo Filipe da Silva Braga mas conocido como Ricardinho en el fútbol sala ha hecho a mi parecer el mejor gol del año.

Ex-Jugador del SL Benfica, con el cual se consagró campeón reiteradas veces, inclusive hasta levantó la Super Copa De Portugal durante 4 años consecutivos (2003-2006).

MADRID, Spain — Argentine international winger Angel di Maria scored a vital 77th minute winner as 10-man Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to close to within two points of league leaders Barcelona ahead of the Christmas break. The 22-year-old di Maria, a 25-million-euro summer signing from Benfica, squeezed a [.

On 17 December 2009 Argentine winger Ángel Di María scored this brilliant rabona goal for Benfica against AEK Athens in the Europa League. Part of the Golazo series.

On 17 December 2009 Argentine winger Ángel Di María scored this brilliant rabona goal for Benfica against AEK Athens in the Europa League. Part of the Golazo series.

While after a disappointing 2010 season few on the New England Revolution can be too shocked to see no one called up to the January U.S. Men's National Team camp, one player may justly feel he deserved a shot. Darrius Barnes, despite being overlooked for the Revolution Defender of the Year award, was the most consistent player on the Revs backline this season and deserved a spot on the training camp roster.

Benfica manager Jorge Jesus admits he is resigned to losing his star players in the summer if not January.
Three of Benfica's first-team have been targeted by Premier League clubs and it is thought the Portuguese champions are bracing themselves for New Year bids.
Chelsea and Manchester City have both been linked with moves for defenders David Luiz and Fabio Coentrao while Liverpool are thought to be in the hunt for Benfica's Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo.

Benfica's Fabio Coentrao has been named by French magazine L'Equipe to the 2010 Starting Eleven based on his performance in this years World Cup and his play with Benfica.L' Equipe's Eleven:Goalie- Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)Defense- Maicon (Inter), Lucio (Inter), Fabio Coentrao (Benfica), Pique (Barcelona)Midfield- Xavi (Barcelona), Iniesta (Barcelona), Sneijder (Inter), Schweinsteiger (