Luiz Felipe Scolari enjoys living in England, but he insists Chelsea come first as he attempts to wrest the Premier League title from Manchester United.

Fabio Aurelio was part of the Valencia side Rafa Benitez guided to La Liga glory, and he believes the Spaniard will deliver Liverpool the league title.

Arsenal are in desperate need of victory at Manchester City, but manager Arsene Wenger must first deal with internal disputes and injuries.

The ticketing sale for the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, football's continental showdown, opens on 23 November, the day after the draw.

Ufuk Talay, called up by Australia earlier this year, will form part of the North Queensland Fury squad for their maiden A-League campaign next year.

Australia, Japan and Korea Republic all won their latest South Africa 2010 qualifiers, but the reaction from their respective media contrasted.

Rangers defender David Weir has hailed summer signing Madjid Bougherra for filling the void left by Carlos Cuellar's departure to Aston Villa.

Having lost to Korea DPR in the 2006 semi-finals, Brazil claimed revenge over the Asian giants, while Japan, Germany and Norway also won.

The fancied Brazilians needed to be at their best to see off a brave fight from holders Korea DPR and win out 3-2 in Temuco on Thursday.

Five-star Germany made simple work of African debutantes Congo DR, winning out 5-0 in Santiago to move top of Group C.