There are many critics who love bickering about the downward spiral of Italian football but at least they have the equivalent of a glamorous Oscar night! Finally, Zlatan Ibrahimovic silenced his entire phone-book of haters last night and won the title of Serie A's 'Best Player in 2011′ while Edison Cavani's Udinese were announced 'Best Club'.

Swedish international and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named Serie's A's best player for 2011. This comes as no surprise bearing the season he had with the Rossoneri.

The annual award ceremony which was held in Milan, is voted for by Serie A players and recognises the best player, best coach, best club and the best referee.

It's clear that Michel Telo's Brazilian hit song 'Ai Seu Te Pego' is still popular within the Italian football scene, or at least to Milan's 'Carioca' Club of Robinho, Thiago Silva and Pato.

During Milan's 3-0 defeat of Novaro last night, Robinho did the famous dance move after netting the second goal.

By Alan Duffy

Those overpaid, underworked suits ensconced in the plush environs of Geneva have taken time out from their golf outings and gala receptions to put together their team of the year for 2011 which has been compiled from over 4.

Courtesy of MilanChannel Zlatan Ibrahimovic gives us a few words on the coming Milan derby against city rivals Internazionale with much praise for defender Thiago Silva
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Goalkeeper Samir Handanovic Handanovic has been imperious in goal this year. Signed to Udinese for €40000, he has since established himself as number one for club and country. Many times has he almost single-handedly won matches for Udinese with his performances helping them finish fourthlast season and this season challenging Juventus for the top honour.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a small article selecting the best eleven in Europe who wear the number thirteen shirt. I thought I'd look into this subject further and I believe that if you take the top five leagues in Europe (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England) that the highest number you can make an eleven from (you need a goalkeeper remember) is 33.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a small article selecting the best eleven in Europe who wear the number thirteen shirt. I thought I'd look into this subject further and I believe that if you take the top five leagues in Europe (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England) that the highest number you can make an eleven from (you need a goalkeeper remember) is 33.

La Juventus è capolista solitaria. Lo dice la classifica di Serie A, lo dice il campo, con i bianconeri che espugnano l'Olimpico, piegano la Lazio grazie alla rete decisiva di Pepe (romano e romanista) e volano al primo posto, da soli, con 25 punti.
Niente da fare per la squadra biancoceleste che, con la coppia Rocchi-Klose, ha provato a mettere i bastoni tra le ruote all'ingranaggio della Juventus, ma il meccanismo gi oliato dell'undici di Conte è andato via ancora una volta in scioltezza e ha trovato con Pepe una vittoria pesantissima.

The 2011/12 UEFA Champions League has been an enthralling competition so far.
Out of all the groups in the group qualification phase, Group H contains 2 of the best teams in the European competition: Italian giants AC Milan and the current Champions League trophy holders Barcelona.
The other teams confined in Group H are as follows: Gambrinus liga outfit FC Viktoria Plzen, and Belarusian Premier League team FC BATE Borisov.

Kicking off our Wednesday column is the Brazilian trio of Thiago Silva, Robinho and Pato who are seen here passionately dancing to "Ai se eu te pego" ("Oh, if I catch you", a cheeky tune by by Michel Teló) on a train. This video has been going viral, so you absolutely must see it for Pato's cringe-worthy dance moves, which he has been known for since his days at Internacional.

Milan's Groove Train AC Milan's Brazilian contingent helped to pass the time for themselves at least on a recent train journey by treating their team-mates to a rendition of Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Ah When I Get My Hands On You) by Brazilian pop star Michel Telo. Pato, Robinho and Thiago Silva [...]

Milan's Groove Train AC Milan's Brazilian contingent helped to pass the time for themselves at least on a recent train journey by treating their team-mates to a rendition of Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Ah When I Get My Hands On You) by Brazilian pop star Michel Telo. Pato, Robinho and Thiago Silva [...]

Well, well... what do we have here? It's Babbo Natale of course! Everyone wishes it were Antonio Cassano in that brilliant get-up, but it was just a club representative (probably moonlighting as the overworked club mascot) who worked the crowd at San Siro last night.

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When Thiago Silva popped up to head home from Clarence Seedorf's corner deep into injury time at the Camp Nou, I celebrated like it was the winner. But, it was not. It was merely an equaliser that earned us a draw yet that felt like a win. By universal consensus, Barcelona are the best team [...]

AC Milan have a tradition of employing a 'Mini Selecao' within their team, which means their players feel at 'home' more due to the large number of Rossoneri Brazilian players stationed there. Obviously, it's churrascaria at Robinho's porch every Sunday... there's no working your way around that, Thiago Silva and family!

FELIZ terça-feira! Brazil defeated Egypt 2-0 last night and Jonas netted in both goals for Mano's men ("quão legaaal" for the Valenciano!) By all accounts, the selecao were expected to win this match anyway and despite all his attempts, Hulk wasn't able to score from any of his best chances upfront.

Mano Menezes has a final word before Brazil's clash with Egypt

Brazil squad in full here
Mano Menezes has named the side that should start in the friendly against Egypt on Monday. The coach has made changes from the team that beat Gabon 2-0 last week. Daniel Alves returns from suspension and replaces Manchester United's Rafael.

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NSYNC they ain't, but K-PB's got some chords on him, no? via dirtytackle.

You lot have been so moody this week! First, your response to Christine Bleakley's new fitness DVD can only be described as 'mixed', then you disturbed us by referring to Andre Villas Boas as a 'ginger stallion', before taking serious exception to Revista Cuore's assertion that The Ramos™ is ugly.

Having a good week, are you? Well KPB which are the initials born for a pop idol is having a better week than you. The one man show against Lecce, and now he's busy singing birthday wishes to Al Jazeera, and doing it far better than anyone probably expected. Which is a statement that could be applied more broadly to KPB as a whole.

By Chris Wright

In which, in celebration of Al Jazeera Sport's 8th anniversary, AC Milan's in-house boyband serenade the Arab station with a little birthday ditty that sees Kevin-Prince Boateng taking on lead vocal duties while Robinho supplies the beat and Thiago Silva and Pato.

Here we go again... new rides for these futbolitos! Last Friday, Real Madrid attended an Audi go-karting event where they all pretended to be Formula 1 drivers. This week, it's the Rossoneri's turn to carry out their marketing duties, where they received new cars with customized front plates.

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.

Kaká finding form with Real Madrid and now back with Brazil

Mano Menezes has announced his squad for the international friendlies versus Gabon on 10th November and Egypt four days later.
With the Campeonato Brasileiro in the run in to the end of the championship, Menezes has listened to the Brazilian clubs calls to leave their players out of the Brazil's games.

Max Allegri has named his squad for the Parma clash. Clarence Seedorf as expected has not been included along with Alexandre Pato and Gennaro Gattuso who is out for six months. Surprisingly Thiago Silva has been included but it is doubtful he will start. GOALKEEPERS – Abbiati, Roma DEFENDERS – Abate, Antonini, Bonera, Mexes, Taiwo, [.

Against Lecce we saw the very best and the very worst of Milan. Luckily, despite being 3-0 down at half-time we were able to come back and win in the most dramatic of circumstances. The team will head into the Parma fixture inspired by their win at the Stadio via del Mare. Kevin Prince [...]

Max Allegri has announced his squad for his side's match against Lecce. Notable yet expected exclusions include Gennaro Gattuso, Alexandre Pato, Mathieu Flamini and Thiago Silva who are all suffering various injuries. Philippe Mexes has been selected but Allegri has suggest Mario Yepes may start in his place alongside Alessandro Nesta.

Milan coach Max Allegri has stated that new signing Philippe Mexes could become a starting eleven player for the Italian champions. However, the Frenchman may still have to wait his turn as the tactician hinted that he may start him from the bench for Sunday's night's encounter against Lecce. "Yepes could play tomorrow.

A memorable round for the Italian clubs who took seven points from a possible nine to place themselves in good positions for progression into the knock-out stages. Inter Milan have had a torrid start to their domestic season. Following a shock loss to Turkish minnows Trabzonspor in Champions League and the dismissal of Provincial manager Gian Piero Gasperini, the European Champions of 2010 earned.

1) They're baaaaaack! And probably better than ever. The Champions have had a sluggish start to the season, but the biggest shock was not the high profile losses against Napoli and Juventus themselves, but the manner in which they were utterly outplayed by both pretenders and looked completely toothless.

Champions League football resumes this week as Milan entertain Belarussian side BATE Borisov at the San Siro on Wednesday night. Max Allegri's side enter this match on the up after their impressive 3-0 win over Palermo last weekend. Robinho's return seemed to help dispense with the lethargic and predictable side we had seen in the [.

Easily one of the most underrated aspects of football is the prematch press conference photography. Before the Champions League? It's magic. Dozens of photogs clamoring for the best facial expressions, angles and moments of maniacal madness.

Andres Villas Boas appears as though he's running through the cycle of emotions posed by an acting class teacher, while Massimiliano Allegri is looking to explode someone's brain with his own.

Easily one of the most underrated aspects of football is the prematch press conference photography. Before the Champions League? It's magic. Dozens of photogs clamoring for the best facial expressions, angles and moments of maniacal madness.

Andres Villas Boas appears as though he's running through the cycle of emotions posed by an acting class teacher, while Massimiliano Allegri is looking to explode someone's brain with his own.

Gazzetta dello Sport Eto'o Inter, yes we can Moratti doesn't close the door to a loan ‘It's a strange idea. I'd say it is 90% not going to happen' Ghana ready to ‘kidnap' Boateng for six weeks He could say yes to the African Nations Cup. Thiago Silva is ready for Palermo. Totti jokes: ‘Reja is our derby hero' Rocchi responses with "it is Totti who is the comedian, joke fits!

Chicharito and Neymar set to go head to head

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Brazil will face a real test this evening when they take on Mexico in the estádio Corona, in Torreón. The match throws together super stars Neymar of Santos and Manchester United's Chicharito.

More friendly fire from Brazil OTP thought that Thiago Silva's clumsy corner collision with David Luiz was a complete accident. But it turns out that the Brazil squad had been preparing for some rough and tumble with each other during training in the run-up to their match against Costa Rica. Thiago Silva was once again [.

By Chris Wright

Brazilian centre-back pairing David Luiz and Thiago Silva unveiled a cunning new corner routine against Costa Rica over the weekend that they'd obviously spent all of five minutes working on and seemed to largely involve ramming their faces together at high speed in a bid to confuse their markers.

Este martes es fecha FIFA y casi todas las selecciones del mundo se concentraran para jugar partidos oficiales o partidos amistosos, tal es el caso de este partido que es sin duda uno de los mas atractivos, México recibiendo al que sera la selección anfitriona del mundial 2014 la selección Brasileña, la mas ganadora en la historia de los mundiales.