Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Walter Samuel all enjoyed derbies to remember this week, while runs ended for both River Plate and Brad Friedel, and Seattle Sounders' fans created a new club record.
Javier Zanetti believes Inter Milan can challenge for major honours again this season, as the Argentinian nears Giuseppe Bergomi's all-time appearance record for the club.
Alania Vladikavkaz's goalless run to the Russian Cup final features alongside a Javier Zanetti landmark and celebrations for Rangers, Ajax, Porto and the two Manchester clubs in FIFA.com's latest stats review.
FIFA.com takes a look at the career of Inter Milan veteran defender and captain Javier Zanetti as he played his 1,000th competitve match in Inter Milan's Coppa Italia semi-final second-leg success over Roma today.
Appearance landmarks thrust Ryan Giggs and Javier Zanetti into FIFA.com's latest statistical review, which also features yet more Barcelona records and the ending of a few Ligue 1 droughts.
One again, FIFA.com looks ahead to some of the week's birthdays in the world of football, with particularly festive-looking celebrations for Cesena midfielder Stephen Appiah and Botafogo coach Joel Santana.
