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With President Florentino Peres’ second stint, Real Madrid are once again building up firepower, with the successive acquisitions of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Raul Albiol, with the possible addition soon of Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery.

Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery, who is reportedly insisting on a move to Real Madrid, could become the last piece in a magic trio with Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo at the club. With a current rating of 103.09 points, Ribery trails only the two players mentioned

Brazil skipper Lucio (pictured) had something to be cheerful about yesterday as he helped his country successfully defend its Confederations Cup title with a winning goal in the 83rd minute after a less-than-convincing season with Bayern Munich. Lucio

Brazil’s laborious win over gritty South Africa in the Confederations Cup semi-final has allowed two of the Selecao’s big guns, Inter Milan’s right-back Maicon and Bayern Munich’s central defender Lucio (pictured in a yellow jersey), to return in the

The Confed Cup in South Africa is proving to be a godsend for Inter Milan right-back Maicon rating-wise, as the Brazil international has used the competition to dramatically boost his rating to 118 points and return in the FTBL World Top 23.