Porto ends up on top

Valencia slips to second in final CNN/World Soccer Top 10

CNN/World Soccer Top 10 Rk. Team Club Pts. 1 (2) Porto Portugal 120 2 (1) Valencia Spain 107 3 (3) Arsenal England 87 4 (4) Monaco France 77 5 (5) AC Milan Italy 59 6 (10) Boca Juniors Argentina 43 7 (9) Chelsea England 42 8 (8) Sao Paulo Brazil 40 9 (6) Werder Bremen Germany 29 10 (7) Barcelona Spain 27 Last week's rankings in parentheses.

Newly crowned European champion Porto finished the season at No. 1 in the CNN/World Soccer Top 10, in voting done May 28.

The Portuguese side returned to the top of the club rankings a week after being knocked into second place by Spanish champion and UEFA Cup winner Valencia.

Porto, which beat Monaco 3-0 in Gelsenkirchen, had led the club poll for the previous six weeks.

Valencia's double-winning season earned second place, well ahead of third-place English champion Arsenal.

Beaten European Cup finalist Monaco stayed in fourth place, ahead of Italian champion AC Milan.

Argentina's Boca Juniors jumped four places to No. 6 after reaching the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores with a penalty shootout win over Sao Caetano.

The weekly CNN/World Soccer Top 10 is compiled by staff from SI.com, CNN's World Sport show along with the team at World Soccer magazine.

Others receiving votes: Juventus, Lyon, River Plate, Deportivo Coruna, Ajax, Celtic, Panathinaikos.

One to watch: With a place in Champions League qualifying, a potential new influx of cash and the arrival of the French league's top scorer Djibril Cisse, Liverpool is a team to look out for next season.

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