I picked this one up from The World Cup blog, who grabbed it from The Sun, a British tabloid who compiled a list of 20 young players to watch in 2008. Ten of them are playing for teams that have made the knock out round (Final 16) of the UEFA Champions League which will begin again in February. Follow the links to see the entire list with background on each of the players.
Karim Benzema (France, Lyon) 20 year old striker
Denilson (Brazil, Arsenal) 19 year old midfielder
Franco Di Santo (Argentina, Chelsea) 18 year old striker joining Chelsea in January
Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico, Barcelona) 18 year old attacking mid/striker in the Ronaldinho mold
Bojan Krkić (Spain, Barcelona) 17 year old wonderkid striker who’s been likened to Johan Cruyff. No pressure Bojan!
Lucas Leiva (Brazil, Liverpool) 20 year old box to box midfielder
Alexandre Pato (Brazil, Milan) 18 year old striker who’s been with Milan since the summer, but can finally play in 2008
Gerard Piqué (Spain, Manchester United) 20 year old defender
Carlos Vela (Mexico, Arsenal) 18 year old striker who will return to England in January after a loan spell in La Liga
Theo Walcott (England, Arsenal) 18 year old striker/winger who famously went to the World Cup despite never playing in the Premier League.
And to stay on top of the calendar of games, just visit my Calendar page where all of the games are already listed, right up until the Champions League Final May 21st at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. There’s a button for subscribing to the Google Calendar feed as well.
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