Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has been included in Coach Mano Menezes squad for Brazil's up coming friendlies against Gabon and Egypt in November. This sees the 29 year old make a return to the Selecao after a 15 month absence.

Madrid's past league matches have seen the midfielder give vital performances that have resulted in wins that have taken them to the top of the La Liga table.

Bob Bradley's first game in charge of the Egyptian national team is a little more than a couple of weeks away, and his opponent, Brazil, named its squad for the friendly that will take place in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 14.

While it's not a complete first-team squad because of domestic-based players staying in Brazil for the final stretch of the Brazilian championship, the Selecao are re-introducing Real Madrid midfielder Kaka to the mix for the first time since the 2010 World Cup.

The Champions League group games are upon us once again and Benfica have announced their roster for this weeks upcoming encounter in Romania against Otelul Galati. Roster: Goalies: Artur, Eduardo, Mika Defense:Emerson, Garay, Luisao, Maxi Pereira, Jardel, Miguel Vitor, Luis Martins Midfield: Javi Garcia, Ruben Amorim, Nolito, Pablo Aimar, Witsel, Matic, Gaitan, Bruno Cesar Forwards:

Benfica get set to kick off their European campaign at home tomorrow as the face Turkish side Trabzonspor in the first leg of Champions League play. Jorge Jesus has announced a roster of 19 players for the enounter: Goalies- Eduardo, Artur Defense- Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Garay, Emerson, Jardel Midfielders- Ruben Amorim, Javi Garcia, Matic, Bruno Cesar, Pablo Aimar, Enzo Perez, Nolito,

Benfica have been in touch with Valencia about Portuguese international Ricardo Costa moving to the Eagles on a 1 year loan. The 30 year old central back and former FC Porto player would be making a return to Portugal since being abroad since 2007. Benfica would require a veteran center back with rumours swirling that captain Luisao could be moving to french side Paris St-Germain in the

ARQUEROSJulio César (Inter de Milán-ITA)Víctor (Gremio)Jefferson (Botafogo)
DEFENSORESLúcio (Inter de Milán-ITA)Thiago Silva (AC Milan-ITA)Luisao (Benfica-POR)David Luiz (Chelsea-ING)Daniel Alves (Barcelona-ESP)Maicon (Inter de Milán-ITA)André Santos (Fenerbahçe-TUR)Adriano (Barcelona-ESP)
VOLANTES Lucas Leiva (Liverpool-ING)Sandro (Tottenham- ING)Ramires (Chelsea-ING)Elías (Atlético de Madrid-ESP)Elano (Santos)Jadson (Shakthar Donetsk-UKR)Lucas Moura (Sao Paulo) Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos)
DELANTEROS Robinho (AC Milan-ITA)Alexandre Pato (AC Milan- ITA)Fred (Fluminense) Neymar (Santos).

Manchester United has its centerback of the future.

United has a deal in place for Blackburn and England Under-21 centerback Phil Jones for £17 million that will bring him to Old Trafford this summer.

Jones, 19, reportedly passed on offers from Arsenal and Liverpool to join United, where he'll enter the season behind Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand while competing with Chris Smalling for positioning on the depth chart.

Benfica coach Jorge Jesus has decided to rest players for this weekends encounter against Olhanense. Benfica will travel to Braga to play their second leg of the Europa League semi-final on May 5/11 and with this seasons League Championship already decided he has his focus on a bigger prize. Benfica will sit out Oscar Cardozo, Luisao and Fabio Coentrao on Sunday as the head South to the

Benfica have defeated Pacos Ferreira 2-1 to win their thrid straight League Cup today in Coimbra. Benfica got first half goals from Jara and Javi Garcia before an own goal by Luisao in the second half cut the lead to one. This made things a bit more interesting at the end but Benfica hung on for the victory.

Football became so rich in beautiful goals, that it is really difficult to pick top goals. I wonder if it is because football advanced a lot or because now we have more coverage than in the old days? I think it is a combination of both. This post covers wonderful goals from many corners around the globe
I will start from an amazing Egyptian goal, worth be nominated one of best goals for this year.