“Flávio Amado da Silva (born 30 December 1979), better known as Flávio, is an Angolan football forward who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Al Ahly in Egypt. He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup, in which he scored Angola’s only goal of the tournament, with a header against Iran to clinch a 1-1 draw.” Wikipedia, football database, YouTube

“With national teams invariably more stable than their club counterparts, supporters can be forgiven for arriving at a new FIFA World Cup expecting to see the same stars who illuminated the previous edition. Yet every global showpiece has its own, unique cast, and while some of Germany 2006’s luminaries will be back for an encore in South Africa, others have passed on top billing to a new generation.” (FIFA)

Simeone takes on his toughest gig (SI – Gregory Sica)
“Five months after his latest coaching disaster, Diego Simeone is about to confront what’s currently the most difficult job in Argentine soccer: manager at San Lorenzo, a club sunk deep into crisis. Simeone’s job will be to pull the team out of the doldrums, and eventually help the Buenos Aires giants return to being one of Argentina’s most successful clubs.”

No New Viewers for the World Cup? (Road to 2010 World Cup Final)
“So you’d think that with more people in the world (isn’t the world population increasing?) and new avenues to watch football (cell phones, etc.), the audience for the 2010 World Cup would be the highest ever.”

Europe’s top ten goalkeepers (Times Online)
“Gabriele Marcotti, in his latest column, argues that the established truism that excellent goalkeeping is essential in knockout competitions has been somewhat undermined this season by some notably ordinary performances from the likes of Petr Cech and Pepe Reina.”

African goals in Europe: 18-19 April (BBC)
“It was a thrilling weekend of football across the European leagues, with African players making a huge impact as usual. Here is BBC Sport’s weekly run-down of Africa’s finest in action.”

Q&A with Yuya Osako (AFC)
“For someone who is turning 19 this May, Yuya Osako’s ball skills belie a level of maturity way beyond his assembled years. It is not every day a teenager, no matter how prodigious the talent at his disposal, gets to see continental action and that too for a storied club like Japanese champions Kashima Antlers.”

“Four goals from Andrey Arshavin put a huge dent in Liverpool’s Barclays Premier League title hopes as Arsenal drew 4-4 at Anfield. The hosts went ahead of Manchester United on goal difference having come from behind three times, starting with Arshavin’s first in the 36th minute.” (ESPN)
Benitez: Manchester United in driving seat (ESPN)
Benitez defiant after title blow (BBC)
Aurelio not giving up on league (BBC)
Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal (BBC)
In pictures: Liverpool v Arsenal (Guardian)
Liverpool – Arsenal (4-4): English Premier League – Highlights – VIDIO (Mighty Football)
Downcast Benitez fears worst (BBC – Phil McNulty)