Video: Top Ten Goals of All Time

Emmanuel Adebayor combined balance, poise and power to score his stunning bicycle-kick goal on Tuesday night. Our man at the game, Neil Ashton, hailed it "a masterpiece . . . already in goal of the century territory".

But the Arsenal striker will have to do better to be included in our...

Top 10 goals of all time...

because only the very best make the cut when Sportsmail makes a list - and the ten net-bulgers below really are the very best.

Gareth Southgate, one of football's nice guys, faces up to his demons as the drop looms

Gareth Southgate turned up, that was the first surprise. Actually, he was even a little early for his engagement at an office within the drab boundaries of a charmless Middlesbrough business park.

He signed autographs and was polite and accommodating to just about all who crossed his path and, when he adjourned to have photographs taken on the banks of the Tees, he was obliging and helpful and nobly resisted the temptation to throw himself into the river below.

Tales of the unexpected revitalise the usual suspects

This week's surprises in the Champions League quarter-finals were exactly what the competition needed if it was to avoid a certain staleness.






The bread is stale. Get it? Hmmm...

England: Premier League Weekend Previews & Predictions

Everton's trip to Villa Park is perhaps the key match of the weekend, and there's a good London Derby as West Ham head up to Tottenham. Elsewhere, Sunderland host Manchester United, Chelsea welcome Bolton, Blackburn go to Liverpool, Wigan welcome Arsenal, Portsmouth play West Brom, Boro host Hull, Newcastle go to Stoke and Manchester City welcome Fulham...

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Lawro's Previews

Spain: La Liga Weekend Preview

Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez wants a repeat of their Champions League antics in the Primera Liga this weekend.

Italy: Serie A Weekend Preview

Italian football players will go into this weekend's Serie A games with heavy hearts because of the recent earthquake in Italy.

Roma's Italy international Daniele De Rossi, who plays his football 60 miles away at the Stadio Olimpico, said: "It's a surreal atmosphere."

Serie A Preview: Lazio vs. Roma

Lazio and Roma will cross swords in the 132nd Derby della Capitale on Saturday afternoon and both teams cannot settle for anything less than victory.

Germany: Bundesliga Weekend Preview

The Bundesliga returns following the midweek Champions League and UEFA Cup action and an exciting round 27 awaits…

Rio Punks Goldenballs

This is a couple of years old, but I don't think I ever posted it...

Down The Stretch They Come

With just a handful of games left in their seasons, some of the biggest leagues in the world are heading toward the wire. Since it's difficult to pay attention to all the variables across Europe when your club is probably in the heat of a battle for something, Soccer365 brings you an easy Cliff Notes edition to prep you for the final weeks.

Adriano: I Quit

Inter’s Brazilian striker Adriano has stunned the football world by declaring that he wants to quit football for the time being, allowing himself to sort his own personal issues out.

UEFA Cup Wrap

German teams Hamburg and Werder Bremen moved closer to the UEFA Cup semifinals with victories Thursday.

Hamburg recovered from conceding in the first minute to beat Manchester City 3-1, while Bundesliga rival Werder beat Italian club Udinese 3-0.

D.C. United Cockblocked by Prince George's County

DC United's quest to leave RFK stadium has hit another obstacle as the Prince George's County Council has denied requests for funding. I guess any amount of bullshit pie charts and bar graphs demonstrating the benefit to the local economy can't trump the fact that municipal governments everywhere are having a hard time coming up with the funds to cover operating costs, let alone frivolous stadium outlays. While this is a serious blow to DCU's management I'm guessing that most of their fans are not too disappointed as RFK remains one of the best soccer venues in the country.

Police Arrest 51 Fans After Serbian Derby

Beta news agency said Red Star fans set stadium seats on fire after the game and clashed with riot police before kickoff, while Serbian television showed footage of a huge blaze in the northern tier of Partizan’s ground.





Video

Edu Notches First Goal For Rangers

It took a while, but the 22-year-old midfielder got his first goal for Rangers on Wednesday.

Amy Lawrence: Barcelona's beauty lies in their bite

After Barcelona's destruction of Bayern Munich it is legitimate to ask if this is the most attractive side of the modern age.

Italy's Under-Developed Youth System

You "win nothing with kids", as television pundit Alan Hansen once famously said, but, in Italy, the leading teams of the Serie A appear to have taken the idea a step too far.

Raphael Honigstein in Germany

Dutchmen don't tend to be popular in Germany but the press has fallen for Hamburg coach Martin Jol.

Hamburg's buccaneer Martin Jol has Manchester City firmly in his sights.

Quotes & Chants of the Week

"I've had a great week - reaching the milestone of one-o-nine and now one-o-10 tonight"
David Beckham describes the joy of receiving his 110th cap for England in his own inimitable way.

"The quote from Iain Dowie was that Alan Shearer had 'big cojones' to take the job. I'm not sure what cojones are, but I think I had them in my burrito last night."
Jeff Stelling has a private moment on Soccer Saturday.

"My missus texted me and said 'Bent's out'. I said; 'Don't worry, they'll call someone else up'. Shearer will be back before me - or Keegan."
Bolton's Kevin Davies looks forward to making his England debut on the day hell freezes over.

"The first thing I'm going to tell him - stop acting like a wuss."
Sprint king Usain Bolt plans to take Cristiano Ronaldo to task over his diving on his visit to Manchester United next month.

"We've got Kazakhstan away and Andorra at home so it's two tough games next."
England captain John Terry.

"You've got a head like a tadpole!"
Sung to Frank Lampard by Pompey fans during Portsmouth-Chelsea.

The Rest

Gallas Will Miss Rest of Season

Arsenal defender William Gallas will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury sustained in the Gunners' 1-1 Champions League draw at Villarreal.