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The 18th installment of this reliable and mesmerizing series, Viva Futbol. Enjoy all the skills, moves, and showboats. Credits to Alazaboy.

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Top 10 goals selection from the first week of October 2007 around the world. If you feel more deserving goals were omitted or shortlisted, feel free to  post them in the comments section.

Compilation by Nani17Productions about the Spanish sensation Fernando Torres. It includes moments from his early days at Atletico and the Spanish national team, up to his acquisition at Liverpool FC.

There are exactly 4 matchdays left in the UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifiers. Two will be played on October, and another two for November. After that, the top two countries with the most points in their respective groups will move on to play in the Final Round of UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, who are sharing their stadium resources for the big UEFA Euro 2008 Finals tournament on June 2008.But first, a quick review of the fixtures for Octoer 13.For Group A of the Euro 2008 Qualifiers, we have Armenia vs. Serbia, Poland vs. Kazakhstan, Belgium vs. Finland and Azerbaijan vs. Portugal.

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It’s not a stretch to say that this week’s MLS Primetime Thursday could a playoff preview — but both teams certainly have larger goals.

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There are exactly 4 matchdays left in the UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifiers, which means that there are points to be fought for, and eventually the top two teams of each group of the Euro 2008 Qualifiers will advance to the finals of Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.In Group B of the UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifiers, we have a very close race. So far in the standings, Scotland is the group leader with 21 points closely followed by Italy with 20 and France not so far behind with 19. Ukraine has 13 points. Lithuania has 10 points. Georgia has 7, and the Faroe Islands have yet to score a single point. In the upcoming qualifiers for Group B of the UEFA Euro 2008 for October 13, we will have matches between Scotland vs. Ukraine, Faroe Islands vs. France and Italy vs. Georgia. 4 days after on October 17, it’ll be Ukraine vs. Faroe Islands, France vs. Lithuania and Georgia vs. Scotland.

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England’s mission to Moscow looks set to turn into a pitch battle. For all the talk of injuries and form ahead of the forthcoming Euro 2008 double-header with Estonia and Russia, the artificial playing surface at the Luzhniki Olympic Stadium in the Russian capital is poised to become a major point of controversy.

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The first-place teams in the top leagues of England, Italy, Spain and Germany all won over the weekend, ensuring that each is still perched at the top in the young 2007-2008 campaign. Arsenal, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all picked up three points in domestic competition, though none can claim a terribly comfortable advantage at this early stage.

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Italian Serie A league leaders Inter Milan improved their points standing with a 2-1 away win against Napoli at the Giuseppe Meazza.On the 20th minute, Inter Milan were able to break through when Inter’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic cuts through the Napoli defense by the face of the box and plays through the ball to Inter Milan forward Julio Cruz, who sidefoots the ball past Napoli keeper Gennaro Iezzo.On the 36th minute, Inter Milan’s Argentinian striker Julio Cruz adds another goal to his tally as he beats the offside trap and chests down a wonderful lob from Dejan Stankovic into the Napoli area. Without any defenders, Julio Cruz was able to pick his spot and fired a wicked left-footer to beat Iezzo to give Inter Milan a 2-0 advantage.

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Chelsea’s injured midfielder Michael Ballack has given new coach Avram Grant a major boost by confirming he has no intention of quitting the club.

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As FC Dallas can now focus on a charge into the MLS Cup Playoffs, once again Abe Thompson is rounding into top form to lead the Hoops’ attack. In Thompson’s last six games in all competitions, the third-year striker has scored five goals.

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The Santiago Bernabeu is the home pitch of Spanish La Liga Champions Real Madrid, and just recently the stadium was packed with Real Madrid supporters who cheered on Los Galacticos as they faced Recreativo de Huelva in a 2007-08 regular season Spanish La Liga match.Real Madrid were able to produce two second-half goals from Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain to give Real Madrid a 2-0 home win against Recreativo. Real Madrid collects the full three points from the match, and they maintain their position as number one in the Spanish La Liga with 19 points, two ahead of Barcelona who have 17.The match seemed to be headed for a stalemate with both Recreativo and Real Madrid not being able to convert their scoring opportunities into goals. Read more on Real Madrid: La Liga Championship Form In Win Against Recreativo

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Glentoran striker Gary Hamilton is on the standby list for Northern Ireland’s Euro 2008 qualifier against Sweden.

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A photograph of Scotland’s winning goal against France will be unveiled at the national football museum.

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Four England internationals are on the shortlist for the Fifa world player of the year award.

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One important part of Chivas USA’s 2007 regular season will come to close on Thursday. The Red-and-White will play a regular-season match away from The Home Depot Center for the last time.

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Pretty much since the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Galaxy have been written off. It seemed justified too — just a few short weeks ago, they had the worst overall record in all of MLS. How times have changed.

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Guus Hiddink extends his contract as Russia coach until 2010 - ending speculation of a move to Chelsea.

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