ESPN's World Club Top 25
Chelsea clinched their first English league title in 50 years with a 2-0 win over Bolton on the weekend. With the victory, Chelsea remain in the top spot in the ESPN World Club Top 25 - a spot that coach Jose Mourinho's side has held since December.
Bayern Munich moved into the top 5 after clinching the Bundesliga title on the weekend. Roy Makaay netted a hat trick in Bayern's 4-0 win over Kaiserslautern.
In Champions League semifinal action, Milan took a 2-0 lead over PSV in last week's first leg while Chelsea and Liverpool played to a scoreless draw.
Milan and Juventus are also in a dogfight in the race for the Scudetto in Italy. Both clubs are level on points heading into this weekend's top of the table clash at the San Siro.
Barcelona continue to hold a six point lead over Real Madrid with four weeks remaining in the Liga Primera season.
Sporting Lisbon took a 2-1 lead over AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of the semifinals of the UEFA Cup. Sporting are looking to advance to the final, which will take place in Lisbon on May 18.
Defending Brazilian champions Santos are off to a strong start in the Brazilian Championship.
The group stage of the Copa Libertadores is coming to an end. River Plate are hoping to conclude the first round with a perfect record this week.
The Top 25 is released every Monday night throughout the football club season.
| ESPN's World Club Top 25: July 1, 2004 | ||||
| Club | Country | Points | Comment | |
| 1. (1) Chelsea | England | 353.16 | 1st English League title in 50 years | |
| 2. (2) AC Milan | Italy | 315.66 | Hold 2-goal lead over PSV in Champs. Lge. | |
| 3. (3) PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands | 295.28 | Need miracle comeback vs. Milan | |
| 4. (6) Bayern Munich | Germany | 283.61 | Clinch Bundesliga title | |
| 5. (4) Juventus | Italy | 274.11 | Still level on points with Milan | |
| 6. (5) Barcelona | Spain | 267.02 | Maintain six point lead over Real Madrid | |
| 7. (8) Santos | Brazil | 257.08 | Off to a strong start in Brazilian League | |
| 8. (7) Arsenal | England | 255.96 | Play West Brom on Monday | |
| 9. (9) Real Madrid | Spain | 246.30 | Ronaldo is on fire in La Liga | |
| 10. (10) Manchester United | England | 245.68 | 4-0 winners at Charlton | |
| 11. (11) Lyon | France | 238.14 | 1 point away from French league crown | |
| 12. (13) Inter Milan | Italy | 234.01 | Cruz scores again in win over Siena | |
| 13. (12) Liverpool | England | 231.52 | Showdown with Chelsea this week in Champions Lge. | |
| 14. (14) River Plate | Argentina | 224.23 | Looking for perfect 1st round in Libertadores | |
| 15. (15) Boca Juniors | Argentina | 205.93 | Move to top of group in Libertadores | |
| 16. (17) AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | 205.13 | UEFA Cup showdown with Sporting this week | |
| 17. (16) Atletico PR | Brazil | 199.83 | Slow start in Brazilian League | |
| 18. (19) Schalke | Germany | 196.07 | Still jockeying for Champions League berth | |
| 19. (18) Villarreal | Spain | 196.05 | Forlan scores twice in win over Getafe | |
| 20. (21) Werder Bremen | Germany | 195.24 | Still jockeying for Champions League berth | |
| 21. (22) Sevilla | Spain | 193.85 | Won 5 of 6 in La Liga | |
| 22. (25) Sporting Lisbon | Portugal | 188.30 | Looking to play UEFA Cup final in Lisbon | |
| 23. (20) Sao Paulo | Brazil | 187.58 | Slow start in Brazilian League | |
| 24. (23) Newell's Old Boys | Argentina | 187.53 | Held to draw at the weekend | |
| 25. (24) Stuttgart | Germany | 183.42 | Still jockeying for Champions League berth | |
Dropped Out - None
