REAL MADRID: CRISTIANO RONALDO ANKLE INJURY WORRY

Worrying faces at REAL MADRID & concern from CRISTIANO RONALDOas the latest diagnostics on his injured ankle is not good news.Apparently scans show that his ankle is not progressing as positivelyas thought, thus the Portuguese star has flown to Amsterdam to seekadvice from World expert Dr. Van Dijk. This is the same doctor thatoperated Ronaldo last time that his questioned ankle had problemsback

I'm back (but am I needed?)

Great work everyone during my off week, I'm gonna have to get some serious research done after alot of your captain and clean sheet picks worked out well last week.

Seven clean sheets gave a few teams some better returns from their back line, particularly with three of these coming from Arsenal, United and Chelsea. Heartbreak for fellow Ashley Cole who missed the clean sheet after Cole was a late scratch from the team sheet. Arsenal's clean sheet was a bit more surprising with Spurs averaging over 2 goals on the road this year and it was encouraging to see Song and Diaby dropped deeper as time went by which suggests Arsenal defenders could be more reliable in the coming weeks. They have frustrated us on several occasions this season throwing away the odd goal after the game was already won, so I was pleased to see them protect their clean sheet against Spurs. I like Song alot for 5.5m though some caution must be placed on his value as he could lose his place when Denilson returns (due at the end of the month). Another interesting option is Kieran Gibbs (4.5m) who looks set to benefit from Gael Clichy's injury (also due back in around a month).

More goals for the big strikers this week as Drogba, Van Persie, Rooney and Anelka all hit the back of the net. Aruna Dindane also announced himself on the scene with an impressive hattrick though I would not get carried away with that one just yet.

I'm still on board with the big striker strategy though suggestions of life from Lampard and the big four defenders suggest this may need consideration in the coming weeks.

I'll post my week 12 preview tomorrow night and follow it up with an injury post on Friday night/Saturday morning.

Again, thanks for all the posts in my absence, your comments really do make the blog work.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS : AT MADRID 2 - CHELSEA FC 2 ( SEE GOALS BY AGUERO)

Here is the VIDEO of all the goals in yesterdays 2-2 draw in theAtletico de Madrid vs Chelsea FC match. Great play from Drogba& two great goals from Sergio Aguero, of which you MUST NOT miss the last free-kick goal:Last nights performance by Aguero lifted plenty of eye browses. ChelseaCoach Ancelotti said he would "enjoy" to have Aguero upfront with Drogba.Manchester United scouts would also have

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERS RESULTS 2009 -2010: AC MILAN 1 - REAL MADRID 1 & ATLETICO DE MADRID 2 - CHELSEA FC 2 (VIDEOS)

Two Spanish Teams played tonight in their respective CHAMPIONSLEAGUE Groups, waving the flag with respectable results, with onesaying "goodbye" to the Champions League with their heads heldhigh.REAL MADRID visited AC MILAN for their Group C game & showed amarked improvement in their play. Real started with Raúl on the bench,which gave Benzema & Higuain the forward responsabilities. They were

FC BARCELONA: TEAM PHOTO 2009-2010

Here are two distinctive photos of the FC BARCELONA 2009-2010Team. SFS has received petitions from Barça fans for photos & wehave managed to discover theses two:Team photo earlier at the start of this season:

ATLETICO DE MADRID: IS DABO ON THEIR LIST OF POSSIBLE SIGNINGS?

Spanish sports daily "AS" publish that ATLETICO DE MADRID iscombing the market for a defensive winger & may have set theireyes on SAINT ETIENNE young 22 year old promise MOUHAMADOUDABO. Apart from his youth & projection, Dabo has the ability toplay on either flank thus making him a valuable & versatile player.According to the same media source, Valencia CF has been followingthe player as well,

REAL MADRID: POSITIVE SIGNALS? PERHAPS?

Some observations from last weekends Real Madrid’s 2- 0 victory overGetafe in Round 9 of "La Liga":1. Raul started on the bench2. Guti wasn’t called up at all. Stayed home.3. Real Madrid started with Higuaín & Benzema upfront togetherwith good results. They seemed to connect!4. Real Madrid played better with 10 men.5. Sergio Ramos plays better as a Central Defender6. Kaká is finally in his