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Youngsters Galore: A Team For The Future

The world is being set alight by ever younger players, and they will be the superstars of the future. I have handpicked 18 players (11 starters and 7 subs) for the team of the future. GK: Igor Akinfeev (Russia, CSKA Moscow, 22) At age 22, the Russian goalie is still young but is already world-class,…

Serie A 07-08 Attendance Map

The Serie A 08-09 season kicks off this weekend with a host of tasty fixtures (the highlight of the opening weekend being the Fiorentina v Juventus game on Sunday evening). Bill from billsportsmaps.com has a map showing the 07/08 attendance figures of all 20 teams playing in the Serie A this season.

UEFA Champions League 08-09 – Group Stage Draw LIVEBLOG

This article refers to an earlier version of the Champions League draw. Go to the latest Champions League draw article. The DRAW for the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League Group Stage took place today in Monaco. Soccerlens covered the event LIVE, giving you the groups as they unfolded. We also got to see the winners of…

Transfer Rumors (27 August 08): Chelsea after Luis Fabiano, Liverpool agree Riera fee, Tottenham set to sign Pavlyuchenko, and more

I’m back to give you another rundown of the latest transfer news and rumors from the world of football, and while I don’t know what Dimitar Berbatov ate for breakfast, I do have plenty else for you, including a bit about who his current club are set to sign.

Serie A 08-09: A 6-horse title race?

The Serie A 2008/09 promises to me an exhilarating season as crap teams have become mediocre teams, mediocre teams have become good teams and good teams have become… very good teams. Milan has introduced a new regime by ousting Alberto Gilardino and a series of other players and bringing in the Brazilian army. Juventus have…

Transfer Rumors (6 August 08): Zenit raise Arshavin asking price, Tottenham’s Ashton bid rejected, Liverpool back in for Riera?, and more

You know we can’t have a transfer roundup without mentioning at least one of the summer’s drawn-out transfer sagas, and that’s what we start today’s roundup with.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Juventus and Barcelona face easy ties in Champions League qualifying

08/09 Uefa Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round – first legs to be played on 12/13 August, second legs on 26/27 August. Winners move to the Champions League group stages while the losers will play in the first round of the Uefa Cup:

Serie A 2008-2009 Fixtures

The Serie A fixture list was released last week, and the first match day of the campaign offers up the chance for an early look at how the races for the scudetto and European places could take shape. Jose Mourinho may say he doesn’t care about the fixture list, but it certainly has handed him…

Transfer Rumors (23 July 08): Everton in for Moutinho, Newcastle bid for Celtic’s McGeady, PSG interested in Gallas, and more

One of the sayings that I like to live by is ‘You don’t know if you don’t try.’ That’s the theme of today’s roundup, where a few clubs are making bids for players that they may well not get but are nonetheless going for.

Transfer Rumors (20 July 08): Double samba swoop for Chelsea? Inter keen on Alonso, Makelele set for Paris, and more

Since today’s Sunday, there’s not a great deal to report on, as is the case most Sundays. But, there are some intriguing tidbits to go over, starting with Chelsea, who are looking to make the splash of all splashes.