Neymar was training for 10 days at the age of 13 in Real Madrid's youth academy. And, buff, he was an alien. He dribbled past everyone, and goal. Another play, and goal Ramón Martínez Neymar spenta few days in Real Madrid's youth academy in March 2006andthe club even applied for...
Heading into the 2014 World Cup - their first for 12 years - Belgium were expected to make a significant impression. Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard were all under 23 years of age and looked ready to establish themselv...
Messi has not yet won a single major title with Argentina, but he has some under-age success on his record, as he won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. The attacker, who was 18 at the tournament, was part of a squad that also featured talented players such as Pablo Zabaleta, Ser...
The ‘Canarinho’ also have a rich history of producing the game's most iconic strikers. FromPele, who scored in a World Cup final at the age of 17 (vs Sweden, 1958) to Ronaldo Nazario, one of the finest No. 9s of all time, Brazil remains to be the home of football’s greatest ...
Even at a young age, Felipe was already well aware of the sacrifices his father made, and in return, little Felipe tried to be as obedient as he could, doing exactly as his father told him. Felipe worked hard in school; there was no room or time to mess around. ...
he just hasn’t been on the pitch anywhere near enough to come close to justifying the near £200M the Parisian side spent on him. Now 31 years of age, Neymar is likely to go down as a great player, but one who didn’t become the player he could have, with hi...