Attack is the best form of defence Barcelona skipper Carlos Puyol got momentarily confused during last night's match against Valencia and thought he was his FIFA 12 alter ego being controlled by a fearless seven-year-old. The veteran stormed out of defence and threw two outrageous roulettes to beat two defenders!

In name it's only a friendly but when any world champion rolls up to Wembley everybody watching can be sure it will be anything but. Spain, FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship winners, are rightly considered the best team in contemporary international football. Some even consider this Spanish side to be the best international team that has ever played the game.

David Villa signs for Benitez

Spain are in London this weekend to face England in the friendly at Wembley but Rafael Benítez caught up with the squad before their trip and persuaded a number of them to sign football shirts for him to be auctioned for charity. As already mentioned on this site, a shirt signed by Spain's World Cup winning coach Vicente Del Bosque is up for auction and all proceeds from the sale will go the various charities that the Montse Benítez Foundation (MBF) raises funds for.

The Prem's early season dream team During this tedious international break, many of us will spend our weekend without our usual fix of Premier League action and have to watch England be crushed by the football machine that is Spain. So, during the interruption let's think which players have made our football-filled weekends a joy [.

Spain are the bookies' favourite to claim the Euro 2012 title held in Poland and Ukraine but do they deserve to be in this position?
They are undoubtedly the best team in the world and have a respectable history in terms of awards. The Spanish last claimed the European title back in the Euro 2008 where they beat the German powerhouses 1-0 after a goal from the unstoppable Fernando Torres in the 33rd minute.

Este próximo Sábado 12 de Noviembre en Wembley se enfrentarán Ingleses y Españoles en un amistoso que echará chispas, los equipos representantes de las 2 mejores ligas del mundo.
Horario del partido Mexico - 11:15 a.mPeru, Ecuador, Colombia y Estados Unidos - 12:15 p.mVenezuela - 12:45 p.

La baja de Carlos Puyol y Gerard Piqué no sólo trastoca los planes de Pep Guardiola. Son la pareja invencible, ya que juntos sólo han perdido tres partidos en estas tres campañas.
Uno con el Barcelona, ante el Inter en Milán en la semifinales de la Champions 2010, y dos con la selección ambos en Sudáfrica: uno en la Copa Confederaciones (ante Estados Unidos) y otro en el Mundial (el estreno ante Suiza).

La baja de Carlos Puyol y Gerard Piqué no sólo trastoca los planes de Pep Guardiola. Son la pareja invencible, ya que juntos sólo han perdido tres partidos en estas tres campañas.
Uno con el Barcelona, ante el Inter en Milán en la semifinales de la Champions 2010, y dos con la selección ambos en Sudáfrica: uno en la Copa Confederaciones (ante Estados Unidos) y otro en el Mundial (el estreno ante Suiza).

Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Image (Bleacher Report)Argentine defender Gabriel Milito joined Barcelona in 2007 from Real Zaragoza, but since that time a series of chronic injuries have limited him to only 75 first team appearances for the club as Gerard Pique rose to prominence as Carlos Puyol's primary partner at the back.

I am in Washington D.C. for the Barcelona v Manchester United match on Saturday. Tonight both teams had a practices that were open to the middle and fans.

It was really cool to watch Barcelona practice. Completely different exercises than what Man Utd went through. Carlos Puyol (looking a bit heavy) did not practice, but he did sign autographs for the fans.

I am in Washington D.C. for the Barcelona v Manchester United match on Saturday. Tonight both teams had a practices that were open to the middle and fans.

It was really cool to watch Barcelona practice. Completely different exercises than what Man Utd went through. Carlos Puyol (looking a bit heavy) did not practice, but he did sign autographs for the fans.

Sure, news of Andre Villas-Boas' imminent and no doubt suave arrival at Stamford Bridge is monopolizing headlines. Rightfully so.

However, such is the ridiculousness of this rumor that I needed to offer some initial thoughts on it.

Catalonia? Please.

Apparently Barcelona has been sniffing around the private space of one David Luiz in recent weeks.

The recent successes of the Spanish National team in the last two international tournaments, 2008 European Championships and the 2010 World Cup has highlighted a wind of change in world football. Couple Spain's international glory with the emergence of Barcelona combining winning football with fantasy, flair and creativity and you have a recipe for success.

The recent successes of the Spanish National team in the last two international tournaments, 2008 European Championships and the 2010 World Cup has highlighted a wind of change in world football. Couple Spain's international glory with the emergence of Barcelona combining winning football with fantasy, flair and creativity and you have a recipe for success.

Catch of the Day Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has proven to be nothing but a hooligan during his stay in England. Firstly, he and Carlos Puyol were mucking about with the décor at Arsenal's training ground. Then he stole the nets from Wembley. What Pique plans to do with his nets remains to be seen, [.

Arsene Wenger lets cheeky Barcelona scamps Carlos Puyol and Gerard Pique off the leash for two seconds at Arsenal's London Colney training ground and they are rearranging the furniture. Barca are training at the Gunners' base ahead of the Champions League final. Puyol and Pique took the opportunity to remove a photo of Cesc Fabregas [.

The highly anticipated FC Barcelona Nike 2011/12 home and away kits were officially launched on Tuesday night Spanish time on the club's website featuring modeling from club captain Carlos Puyol and striker Pedro. The new home and away uniforms of the 2010/11 Spanish La Liga champions and UEFA Champions League finalists are the first in Barca's [.

Tonight's game has never been too far away in every gooner's minds eye since the draw was made last December in Nyon, Switzerland.

There is no point in making far reaching rally calls..... my take is to sit back and hopefully enjoy a festival of Total Football, played out by the two purest footballing sides on earth.

Tonight's game has never been too far away in every gooner's minds eye since the draw was made last December in Nyon, Switzerland.

There is no point in making far reaching rally calls..... my take is to sit back and hopefully enjoy a festival of Total Football, played out by the two purest footballing sides on earth.

There's no doubt Barcelona come into this tie as favourites and we must use this to our advantage. I won't read much into the reports that Barca are fatigued, I'm sure a lot of this is mind games, but the absence of Carlos Puyol is definitely an important loss for them, especially if Abidal plays at centre back, he really is not the most robust in that position.

Andreas Iniesta provided Barcelona with a timely boost ahead of their clash against Atletico Madrid this weekend as the Spanish International looks to have shaken off a shoulder strain in time to help his side look for their 16th consecutive league win. The 2010 World Cup winner has been in excellent form this season, and [.

Our month of input from contributors from other sites continues as Matt Albert from Footy For The Soul plays a game of footy Frankenstein. In an age of video games and fantasy amusement, we have all become enthralled in constructing our very own team of superstars an unstoppable Utopian collection of football's greatest XI.