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Watching the Match on GoalFanZine TV i have to admit i was over the moon to see an English club winning the final of the FIFA Club World Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men ran out 1-0 winners over Ecuadorian side Liga De Quito thanks to a goal from Wayne Rooney to which he wins himself a Toyota for his efforts.

The Premier League Champions found it difficult to break down their opponents for large parts, however they finally made the break through with twenty minutes left on the clock. Cristiano Ronaldo laid the ball to Rooney, who in turn expertly finished from the edge of the box.

Despite the win, it’s not all good news for United. Nemanja Vidic was shown a straight red card just after the break and may face a suspension. Great achievement by United and itkeeps England as the greatest football nation in the World, well done.

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Its good to see the relationship between Gianfranco Zola and Gianluca Nani is proving to be a success, we all knew that Curbs was never going to be the best of friends with Nani or even agree to Nani’s plans on making the club a success, different cultures and different ideas on new players is why Curbs went, Di Michelle is a proving factor in this debate that makes Nani right and Curbs who admitted he never heard of Di Michelle and didn’t want the player along with Illunga, Curbs was more interested in buying Thatcher.

According to the People, Zola has asked Nani if he can buy Riccardo Montolivo in January, even though the midfielder has 4 years left on his contract with Fiorentina, the signature could cost West Ham something in the region of £12m, without any hesitation Nani has supposedly given the green light to Zola.

Zola has great knowledge of Riccardo Montolivo from when he was an Italian under 21 player coached by Pierluigi Casiraghi and assisted by Zola.

Montolivo has an incredible ability in midfield with all the style of Ronaldo and pace of Theo walcott and makes Modric look pretty lame.

There will be problems in buying Montolivo, his coach Prandelli finds that £12m is a poor price to pay for a player of such quality.

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I think we can say that we are now well underway to the start of the season. Action kicked off again in England, Germany and Argentina this past weekend and picks up in Portugal this coming weekend. We also have Super Cup action in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain on the horizon and it’s just another couple weeks before those nations are full throttle again. Oh, how I’ve missed it.

This week’s WCR Top 25 does not provide a great difference from last week’s. This is a data-driven countdown. As I explained in the Pre-Season Edition of the Top 25, for the first five weeks of each domestic league’s new season, data from this season will be added to data from last season in order to work the numbers. The reasons for this are clear after just a week or two as it is obviously too early to put clubs like Hull City and Grenoble in my top ten. That’s not to say they won’t make it (although, it’s probably a safe bet that they won’t), it’s just that there needs to be additional data before they qualify for a ranking.

The result is that Manchester United is still in the pole position, though it maintained the apex by only the skin of its teeth after managing only a draw at home against Newcastle United. There has been some movement in the rankings – and that movement will become very fluid after each club has played at least five matches, but for this week, the list is pretty static. Still, this is an opportunity to link to stories of the weekend’s action and highlight what is coming up in the coming week. Enjoy.

World Club Rankings – Top 25 – August 18, 2008

1. Manchester United (Eng) (1) – How badly do they miss Cristiano Ronaldo. While it’s true that Shay Given played well, Man United looked like a team in desperate need of a striker in its 1-1 draw with Newcastle United. Another match like this and Manchester United can forget about the top spot, defending European Champions or not. United is off until next Monday when they travel to Portsmouth for their next Premiership match.

2. Inter Milan (Ita) (2) – No matches of any significance this past week. That changes on Sunday when Inter takes on fellow powerhouse Roma in the Italian Super Cup.

3. Real Madrid (Esp) (3) – Real Madrid fell 2-3 to Valencia in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup. On Saturday, Real Madrid will get a chance to seek revenge against their Spanish foes in the final tune up for the Primera Division season.

4. Chelsea (Eng) (5) – Chelsea moves up a notch by crushing poor Portsmouth 4-0 in both clubs’ Premiership debut. Chelsea is on the verge of moving up three more notches following Manchester United’s stumble. Chelsea’s victim, I mean opponent, this coming weekend is Wigan Athletic.

5. Bayern Munchen (Ger) (4) – Bayern could not hold on to a 2-0 lead against a tough Hamburger team this past weekend in a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. Bayern will look to bounce back this weekend when it takes on Borussia Dortmund.

6. Roma (Ita) (6) – Like Inter, Roma is coming off of a week in which it saw no action of significance, but that ends this weekend when last year’s two top clubs in Italy’s Serie A face off in the Italian Super Cup.

7. Arsenal (Eng) (7) – Arsenal is far off from reaching Manchester United themselves in the two-year aggregate numbers after defeating West Bromwich Albion 1-0. This was after Arsenal defeated FC Twente 2-0 in the Netherlands to take an overwhelming lead in the Champions League qualifiers. Arsenal hits the road this weekend to take on Fulham in Premier League action.

8. Gremio (Bra) (8) – Gremio looked lackluster against fellow-Brazilian club Internacional in its 1-1 draw in the Copa Sudamericana, but was able to defeat defending Serie A champion Sao Paolo 1-0 in domestic action this weekend, extending its lead. This week sees Gremio playing two away matches in Read more World Club Rankings Top 25 - 18 Aug 08 - Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona

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Davide Lanzafame 21 yrs old and Under 21 player for Italy, is expected to be loaned out to West Ham next season.

the Juventus ace has been on loan to Bari and has scored 10 goals in 33 games.

In early April 2008, Bari coach Antonio Conte compared him to possibly reaching levels in his football career like Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Lanzafame has improved tactically,” he told the Gazzetta dello Sport. “He is explosive, he sniffs the goal, and imposes his speed outside the area. If he

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