Arsenalona to Africa via Argentina

Messi's master-class in last night's demolition of (an admittedly under-strength) Arsenal side, and their semi-final match-up with Inter, had me thinking about the fast-approaching World Cup. Well, I'm thinking about the World Cup a lot for other reasons, but more on that soon.

Certainly Maradona's focus - or what of it he has remaining - should be tuned in to that match as five, possibly

SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL SOCCER TEAM: REMAINS Nº1 ON THE FIFA RANKING

Source: Spanish Football Sports Blog /FIFA has released its monthly World Rankings with SPAIN maintaining the Nº1 Nations position ahead of Brazil & Holland. A notable observation is the rise of Portugal in the standings to jump to the 4th position on the rankings table.Here is the list of the Top 15 Nations:1. SPAIN 1.602. pts.2. Brazil 1.589.3. Holland 1.261.4. Portugal 1.214.5. Italy 1.183.6.