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LONDON - Karim Benzema beat Cristiano Ronaldo to take leading player honours in The Associated Press global football 10 on Tuesday, as Real Madrid was named team of the week.Madrid followed a resounding 3-0 victory at Liverpool in the Champions League, its first triumph against the English club, with a 3-1 win over rival Barcelona in the first clasico match of the season.Benzema scored twice against Liverpool and once against Barcelona to become player of the week. Ronaldo opened the scoring against Liverpool with a sublime finish and equalized from the penalty spot against Barcelona to begin Madrids comeback.Real Madrids heavy artillery shot down both Liverpool and Barcelona last week, voter Chris Tait of The Herald in Scotland said. Their swift, brutal counter-attacks can be a joy to watch, if only for those of us who are not in the line of fire.Bayern Munich is second to Madrid in the team vote. Borussia Moenchengladbach held the German champions to a goalless draw on Sunday, but Pep Guardiolas side thrashed Roma 7-1 away in the Champions League earlier in the week.I was very lucky to be in the Stadio Olimpico to see the beautiful performance of Munich against Roma and was then in Madrid to write about the clasico, Paolo Condo of Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy said. Real and Bayern are top teams, and there were top individual performances from Arjen Robben, Benzema and Isco.Robben scored twice in Munichs victory over Roma to poll third, while Francisco Isco Alarcon, who replaced the injured Gareth Bale for Madrid in both matches, polled ninth to become the third Madrid player in this weeks top 10.Robbens team-mate, Manuel Neuer, also makes the top 10 in eighth position after the Munich goalkeeper made two spectacular saves to deny Moenchengladbach from breaking the deadlock.Chelseas 6-0 dismantling of Maribor in the Champions League, followed by a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday saw the Premier League leader poll third.West Ham is fourth after continuing its strong start to the Premier League with a surprise 2-1 win against Manchester City.Carlos Eduardo of Nice has entered the poll a position behind Robben after scoring five goals in Nices 7-2 rout of Guingamp in the French league. Panelist Marco Monteverde of News Corp Australia believes Eduardo is a worthy high entry.As ordinary as Guingamp are, Carlos Eduardos five-goal effort in his sides 7-2 win should not be overlooked when assessing the weeks performances, Moteverde said.Surprisingly, Eduardo is not the only player to have scored five goals in a game in this weeks top 10. Luiz Adriano, in seventh place, scored five as Shakhtar Donetsk won 7-0 against BATE Borisov in the Champions League.Elsewhere, Paris Saint-Germains two victories against Apoel Nicosia and Bordeaux saw it voted fifth, a place higher than Juventus, who beat Palermo 2-0 to extend its Serie A lead to three points ahead of Roma.Arsenal is seventh this week after two wins against Anderlecht and Sunderland. Chile striker Alexis Sanchez, who scored both goals in Arsenals 2-0 win over Sunderland, is fifth and has polled a place higher than Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli, who scored a hat trick in the 6-2 thrashing of Hellas Verona.AP Global Football 10:Players1.Karim Benzema, 100 points.2.Cristiano Ronaldo, 78.3.Arjen Robben, 73.4.Carlos Eduardo, 64.5.Alexis Sanchez, 53.6.Gonzalo Higuain, 51.7.Luiz Adriano, 41.8.Manuel Neuer, 38.9.Francisco Isco Alarcon, 34.10.Robin van Persie, 31.Teams1.Real Madrid, 158.2.Bayern Munich, 95.3.Chelsea, 75.4.West Ham, 61.5.Paris Saint-Germain, 59.6.Juventus, 51.7.Arsenal, 41.8.Sevilla, 40.9.Atletico Madrid, 35.10.Southampton, 32. Goose Gossage White Sox Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Al Lopez Jersey . Jonathan Crompton led the team to a 40-9 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Crompton threw three touchdown passes - two to Duron Carter and one to Brandon London - and Sean Whyte connected on four field goals to power the Alouettes to the win. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/2874e-cale...-white-sox.html. During the furious first few hours of free agency Tuesday, the team agreed to terms with strong safety Donte Whitner, a Cleveland native who cant wait to play in his hometown. Micker Adolfo Jersey . - The Green Bay Packers got back to work on Friday without star quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Leury Garcia White Sox Jersey . -- Andrew Wiggins is from Canada, Wayne Selden from Massachusetts and Joel Embiid from the African nation of Cameroon.The NHLs Mar. 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell. Check out todays trade-related reports and speculation from around the NHL beat, including Martin Brodeurs apparent willingness to leave New Jersey. Open for Business? The long-time face of the New Jersey Devils franchise has stated that he might be okay with finishing his career as a temporary face for another franchise. Martin Brodeur told New Jerseys The Record that hed be open to a move that would see him leave New Jersey in favour of more playing time. “Im open to anything,” Brodeur told The Records Tom Gulitti. “I just want to play. So, like I said in Toronto, if theres a better situation for me, Ill take it. If its here or somewhere else, it doesnt matter.” That said, TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie believes that the best fit for Brodeur might well be in East Rutherford for the duration of this season, especially since creasemate Cory Schneider has already opened the door for Brodeur once this season. On Wednesday nights edition of The Quiz, McKenzie said: “If Im Lou Lamoriello, Im not trading Marty Brodeur for a third-round pick. If he wants to walk in the summer, he can go then.” Wait Until Summer? The Dallas Stars find themselves in an interesting position, trade-wise. With Stephane Robidas, Ray Whitney and Vernon Fiddler eligible for unrrestricted free agency this summer, they may have pieces to move should they decide they are out of the Western Conference playoff race.dddddddddddd But Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News sees more benefit in waiting for the summer to try to land another impact piece like the team did this past off-season with Tyler Seguin. With the possibility that Robidas may not be healthy enough to deal by the deadline and with Jim Nill reportedly only willing to move prospects of picks in "the right deal," Heika believes the Stars would be best served keeping it simple and keep the focus on stockpiling picks and prospects. The Stars enter Thursday nights games seven points back of eighth-place Vancouver with two games in hand. Youth in Revolt The Detroit Red Wings salary cap obligations may make pre-deadline deals a difficulty in Motown. While Michigan Live speculates that the likes of Steve Ott, Ales Hemsky and Mike Cammalleri could be enticing to the Wings, Ken Holland has stated that hes less willing to part with some of the Wings young talent to get deals for those types of players done. “We like our kids,” Holland told the site. “I dont know that there [are] players available on the market that are better than the kids we got.” The Wings have gotten good contributions this season from young forwards like Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco. ' ' '