Winger Simao said on Saturday Portugal could beat five-time champions Brazil if they had to in order to qualify from the “Group of Death” but admitted he wanted to avoid Spain in the next phase.

Atletico Madrid are prepared to sell their top scorer Diego Forlan if a big money bid were to be made, club president Enrique Cerezo revealed.

World Cup injury scares continued Sunday when crack Uruguay striker Diego Forlan appeared to injure his left foot during training.

Atletico Madrid won the inaugural final of the Europa League on Wednesday as Diego Forlan struck an extra-time goal that broke Fulhams hearts and secured a 2-1 win.

Atletico Madrid’s Sergio Aguero insists that he’s fully focused on winning trophies with his club.

Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero has made it clear that his side will hold a defensive approach for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final with Liverpool.

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo on Monday urged fans to be “patient” after the clubs disastrous start to the season which has left it in the relegation zone after just 11 matches.

Atletico Madrid midfielder Paulo Assuncao is confident his side can put their poor start to the season aside and return from Wednesday night’s Champions League clash against his former club Porto with all three points.

And captain Tomas Ujfalusi quit the National team

Latin American pacesetters Paraguay suffered a jolt on a seemingly inexorable road to the World Cup finals in South Africa next year after they went down 2-0 to Uruguay on Saturday.