Its that time once again to give praise to the football team that caught our attention more than any other squad. To let the world know that MAF recognizes their accomplishments. The Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week played matches and/or made headlines during the calendar week of June 15-21.

The winner is:

SPORT CLUB CORINTHIANS PAULISTA (BRA)

The team known as Timão had an eventful week beginning with their 2-0 home win in the 1st leg of the Copa Do Brazil final. Corinthians, appearing in the Copa final for the 2nd consecutive year, got goals by Jorge Henrique and O Fenômeno, Ronaldo. Corinthians will take the 2 goal edge into to Porto Alegre as their opponents Internacional look to deny Corinthians its 3rd Copa Do Brazil title. The Paulista State Champions finished the week with a 3-1 home victory over state rivals, São Paulo FC. 3 different goal scorers helped Corinthians to the victory and a 5th place position in the standings. Two wins against two of the top clubs in Brazil is quite a feat and worthy of the TOW. Therefore, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista wins the Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week.

2nd place = Côte d'Ivoire National Team (CIV)

Les Éléphants get 2nd place for their massive 3-2 road win against Burkina Faso. The Group E match was a clash for 1st place in the group with both teams having perfect records entering the match. An own goal by Burkina Faso defender Mamadou Tall and a 70th minute goal by Chelsea striker Didier Drogba gave Côte d'Ivoire the win and top spot in the group. Les Éléphants are in excellent position to make their 2nd consecutive World Cup.

3rd place = Mali National Team (MLI)

Les Aigles earned their 1st win of the group stage of African qualifying with a 3-1 win against Benin. Sevilla striker Frédéric Kanouté scored the victory sealing goal as Mali earned a vital 3 points. Mali has taken an important first step in possibly catching 1st place Ghana in Group D.

There it is the Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week. Let us know what you think.