Portugal announced the roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Albania and the Friendly against Estonia.Goalkeepers- Eduardo (Braga), Moreira (Benfica), Beto (Leixoes), Daniel Fernandes (VFL Bochum)Defenders- Bosingwa (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (FC Porto), G. Brandao (Siena), Miguel (Valencia), Jose Castro (Deportivo), Pepe (Real Madrid), Rolando (FC Porto), Carvalho (Chelsea)Midfielders

With team-mates like this, who needs an opposition? This has just had me doubled up in laughter, so hopefully it will have the same effect on you. It has often been a criticism levelled at Boudewijn Zenden that he drifts in and out of games too much, but this really takes the biscuit. Bolo found the net [.

Valbuena (center): Aw jeez, guys don't flick my ears. I said I'll give you my lunch money. Come on, guys. Just don't flick my ears.

Hilton (right): And we said we don't want your lunch money we're professional footballers we get gourmet lunches for free.

Olympique de Marseille emerged triumphant against FC Zurich on Matchday 3, and Matchday 4 was no different, as the Ligue 1 side comfortably eased past their opponents on home soil. Silvan Aegerter scored an own-goal to begin the proceedings, while Fabrice Abriel, Mamadou Niang, Hilton, Benoit Cheyrou, and Brandao added one each to showcase the dominance.

(highlights di Torino-Siena 1-0)
TORINO (3-4-1-2) - Sereni; Di Loreto (37' Ogbonna), Natali, Franceschini; Colombo, Barone, Dzemaili, Rubin; Rosina (63' Gasbarroni); Bianchi, Stellone (74' Ventola). Allenatore: Giancarlo Camolese. SIENA (4-3-1-2) - Manitta; Del Prete, Portanova, Brandao, Del Grosso (65' Rossi); Vergassola, Codrea, Galloppa (53' Jarolim); Kharja; Calaiò, Frick.

(highlights di Reggina-Siena 1-1)
TABELLINO:
REGGINA (3-5-2): Marino; Camilleri (19' st Basso), Valdez, Costa; Alvarez, Barreto, Carmona, N. Viola (24' st A.Viola), Barilla' (40' st Hallfredsson); Brienza, Stuani. All: Orlandi.
SIENA (4-3-1-2): Manitta; Del Prete (32' st Belmonte), Rossettini, Brandao, Rossi (29' st Galloppa); Jarolim, Vergassola, Zito (10' st Packer); Ghezzal; Calaio', Maccarone.

French Ligue 1 is as exciting as ever even though we didn't see too many surprises last weekend. Marseille are the only one of the title contenders that failed to win in round 3, while four teams are yet to take any points this season. To cut a long story short, here is the Team of the Week for round 3.

Note the day in your diary: Sunday 30th August 2009 – the day Bordeaux's record breaking run of consecutive wins finally came to an end. Not that it saw a change in leader at the top of the Ligue 1 table – Les Girondins' 0-0 draw at Marseille means they remain the team to beat in France.
Bordeaux's run of fourteen back-to-back league wins that started in mid-March 2009 finally ended following a goalless draw at the Stade Velodrome.

France's Ligue 1 is in full effect and its hottest team is Olympique Lyonnais. Brazilian playmaker Michel Bastos scored the game winner in Lyon's 1-0 home win against Lorient. Claude Puel's team have won 4 straight matches to move into 2nd place behind Bordeaux on goal differential. Lyon have been doing it with defense allowing only 1 goal during their winning streak.

(video gol highlights di Siena-Juventus)
SIENA (4-3-1-2): Curci; Terzi (13st Rosi), Ficagna, Brandao, Del Grosso; Vergassola, Codrea (37'st Paolucci), Ekdal; Jajalo; Calaiò (27'st Reginaldo), Maccarone. (Ivanov, Rossi, Garofalo, Jarolim). All. Micarelli (Giampaolo squalificato).
JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Grygera (1'st Caceres), Legrottaglie, Chiellini, Molinaro (9'st Camoranesi); Felipe Melo, Poulsen, De Ceglie; Diego (42'st Sissoko); Amauri, Trezeguet.

Ieri la Champions ha emesso i primi verdetti. Sono quattro le squadre che possono festeggiare, con due giornate d'anticipo, la qualificazione agli ottavi di finale della prestigiosa competizione continentale. Parliamo di due forti e titolati club inglesi, il Chelsea di Ancelotti e il Manchester di Ferguson, i lusitani del Porto e la sorpresa Bordeaux.

At our sister site EPLTalk.com and on all the major soccer sites, the buzz is about the proposed purchase of Kaka by Manchester City. Representatives from Manchester City have traveled to Milan and a bid has been made, reportedly in the region of £100 million, for the 26-year-old midfielder. This would more than double [.

At our sister site EPLTalk.com and on all the major soccer sites, the buzz is about the proposed purchase of Kaka by Manchester City. Representatives from Manchester City have traveled to Milan and a bid has been made, reportedly in the region of £100 million, for the 26-year-old midfielder. This would more than double [.

(highlights di Siena-Chievo)
TABELLINO
SIENA (4-3-1-2): Curci, Terzi (26'st Rosi), Ficagna (45'st Rossi), Brandao, Del Grosso, Vergassola, Codrea, Fini, Ghezzal, Calaiò (23'st Jajalo), Maccarone. All.: Giampaolo.
CHIEVO (4-3-1-2): Sorrentino, Frey, Morero, Yepes, Mantovani, Luciano, Iori, Pinzi, Bentivoglio (30'st Marcolini), Bogdani (32'st Granoche), Pellissier (45'st Ariatti).

(video gol highlights di Siena-Lazio)
SIENA: Curci, Terzi, Ficagna, Brandao, Del Grosso; Reginaldo (28' st Jarolim), Ekdal (35' st Calaiò), Codrea (46' st Larrondo), Ghezzal; Jajalo, Maccarone. All. Baroni
LAZIO: Muslera, Lichtsteiner, Siviglia, Radu, Kolarov; Brocchi, Baronio, Mauri; Foggia, Zarate, Cruz (24' st Rocchi).

November 8, 2009
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
3:00 EST (21:00CET, 20:00GMT)

Sunday evening it's back to work. But hopefully, it's not one of those usual Monday morning, sloping, sluggish, I need a liter of coffee to get through the day, back to works, because aside from the heart wrenching matches against Cesspool in the CL, Lyon have been afflicted with a general malaise probably since week eight in the PSG match, and need this victory to put some pep back in their step.

(video gol: Milan-Marsiglia 1-1)
TABELLINO:
MILAN (4-3-1-2): Dida; Oddo (27'pt Abate), Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Ronaldinho; Pato, Borriello. A disp.: Roma, Borriello, Abate, Flamini, Gattuso, Inzaghi, Antonini, Huntelaar. All.: Leonardo.
MARSIGLIA (4-4-2): Mandanda; Bonnart, Heinze, Diawara, Taiwo; Lucho (21'st Konè), Abriel, Cissè, Cheyrou (40'st Morientes); Brandao, Niang (28'st Ben Arfa).

(video gol highlights di Bari Siena)
BARI (4-4-2): Gillet; A. Masiello, Ranocchia, Bonucci, Parisi; Alvarez (58' Kamat ), Donati, Almiron, Koman (83' Antonelli); Barreto (77' Greco), Meggiorini. A Disp.: Padelli, Stellini, De Vezze, Allegretti. All. Ventura.
SIENA (4-3-3): Curci; Rosi (66' Ficagna), Terzi, Brandao, Del Grosso; Vergassola, Genevier, Jarolim; Fini (64' Reginaldo), Maccarone (85' Calaiò), Ghezzal 6.

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish recently watched Marseille strikers Brandao and Mamadou Niang in a match against AC Milan.

The article also mentions Birmingham interest in Valencia striker Nikola Zigic.

(video gol: Siena-Catania)
SIENA: Curci; Fini, Terzi, Brandao, Del Grosso; Vergassola, Codrea, Ekdal (34'st Jarolim); Reginaldo, Maccarone, Ghezzal (1'st Paolucci). All: Malesani.
CATANIA: Andujar; Bellusci, Spolli, Silvestre, Capuano; Carboni, Biagianti, Ledesma (20'st Ricchiuti); Martinez, Mascara; Morimoto (32'st Llama).

(highlights di Siena-Udinese)
SIENA: Curci; Rosi, Terzi, Brandao, Del Grosso; Jarolim (90' Jajalo), Genevier, Ekdal; Reginaldo (76' Ghezzal), Paolucci (72' Calaiò), Maccarone. (Pegolo, Garofalo, Rossi, Fini). All. Malesani.
UDINESE: Handanovic; Basta, Zapata, Coda, Domizzi; Sammarco (69' Corradi), Inler, Asamoah; Isla (69' D'Agostino), Floro Flores, Romero (74' Lodi).

(highlights di Palermo-Siena)
PALERMO: Sirigu; Cassani, Kjaer, Bovo, Balzaretti; Nocerino, Liverani, Bresciano; Simplicio (64' Pastore), Cavani (77' Budan), Miccoli (59' Migliaccio). A disp.: Rubinho, Goian, Bertolo, Succi. All.: Rossi
SIENA: Curci; Rosi (79' Rossi), Terzi, Brandao, Del Grosso; Jarolim (68' Fini), Codrea, Ekdal; Ghezzal, Calaiò (58' Paolucci), Maccarone.