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jenni_blogTwo Friday nights ago I was watching a news program about La Liga on TV. In it was a short segment about Athletic Bilbao and their young sensation Iker Muniain, who is only 16 years old and already sought by clubs like Real Madrid.
I've also been reading about a young Argentine player, Diego Buonanotte, who is now 21 but who has been playing in the first team for River Plate of Argentina since he was 17. He has been recently sold (as are most of Argentina's best players) to a European team. Namely Sunderland of the English Premier League.
Buonanotte also has a teammate named Daniel Villalva, who is 17 and also wanted by Manchester United, only he has turned them down.
These two are not the only youngsters of note who are transferred at a young age to European teams. Sometimes it works out well (as in the case of Gonzalo Higuain with Real Madrid) and sometimes not so good in the beginning at least (Ever Banega with Valencia).
Below the cut are some pics, links to articles and vids on the above-mentioned newcomers and probable future stars.
I also came across some interesting lists. (I love lists.) One of them is very recent. It names the Top Ten Best Youngsters in football. The other is an older list, from 2007, that names the Top 50 Youngsters. It's quite interesting to see who from that list has 'made it'.
Link to an article on Diego Buonanotte's transfer:
http://www.riverplate.com/Blogs/River-News--English-/4694-sunderland-interested-in-buonanotte.html
Here are a couple of pics of Buonanotte.
And Daniel 'Keko' Villalva.
Link to Iker Muniain vid and my impressions on the televised interview.
Interviews with iker muniain and fernando llorente.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfSnudHz0f4
I heard on the news last night that Real Madrid are interested in 16-year-old sensation Iker Muniain of Athletic Bilbao.
I was also lucky enough to see a televised interview with Iker on Friday night. He is so impressive because of his maturity on and off the pitch. He looks 16 and sounds 16, but the way he plays and the things he says are so astonishingly mature.
Unfortunately I have not found an article linking him with Real Madrid, but it was on TV.
Some pics of Iker:
First, a cartoon I love:
This is the list of the Top Ten Best Young Players that was recently published in forbes.com.
I would post a link to the article itself except that it is extremely annoying to read. Too many ads, etc., and the whole list does not appear on one page.
So here they are, in backwards order:
10. Mamoud Sissoko
9. Nicklas Bendtner
8. Marko Marin
7. Neven Subotic
6. Pato (AC Milan)
5. Marcelo (Real Madrid)
4. Mesut Oezil
3. Kun Aguero
2. Karim Benzema
1. Gonzalo Higuain
Gonzalo Higuain is considered #1 Best Young Player!
OK, here is the link, but be warned it is very frustrating to read.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/24/world-cup-stars-lifestyle-sports-soccer-players.html
And here is a link to the Soccerlens article from 2007 that names their choices for the Top 50 Young Players.
http://soccerlens.com/top-50-most-exciting-teen-footballers-2007/4258/
I've also been reading about a young Argentine player, Diego Buonanotte, who is now 21 but who has been playing in the first team for River Plate of Argentina since he was 17. He has been recently sold (as are most of Argentina's best players) to a European team. Namely Sunderland of the English Premier League.
Buonanotte also has a teammate named Daniel Villalva, who is 17 and also wanted by Manchester United, only he has turned them down.
These two are not the only youngsters of note who are transferred at a young age to European teams. Sometimes it works out well (as in the case of Gonzalo Higuain with Real Madrid) and sometimes not so good in the beginning at least (Ever Banega with Valencia).
Below the cut are some pics, links to articles and vids on the above-mentioned newcomers and probable future stars.
I also came across some interesting lists. (I love lists.) One of them is very recent. It names the Top Ten Best Youngsters in football. The other is an older list, from 2007, that names the Top 50 Youngsters. It's quite interesting to see who from that list has 'made it'.
Link to an article on Diego Buonanotte's transfer:
http://www.riverplate.com/Blogs/River-News--English-/4694-sunderland-interested-in-buonanotte.html
Here are a couple of pics of Buonanotte.
And Daniel 'Keko' Villalva.
Link to Iker Muniain vid and my impressions on the televised interview.
Interviews with iker muniain and fernando llorente.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfSnudHz0f4
I heard on the news last night that Real Madrid are interested in 16-year-old sensation Iker Muniain of Athletic Bilbao.
I was also lucky enough to see a televised interview with Iker on Friday night. He is so impressive because of his maturity on and off the pitch. He looks 16 and sounds 16, but the way he plays and the things he says are so astonishingly mature.
Unfortunately I have not found an article linking him with Real Madrid, but it was on TV.
Some pics of Iker:
First, a cartoon I love:
This is the list of the Top Ten Best Young Players that was recently published in forbes.com.
I would post a link to the article itself except that it is extremely annoying to read. Too many ads, etc., and the whole list does not appear on one page.
So here they are, in backwards order:
10. Mamoud Sissoko
9. Nicklas Bendtner
8. Marko Marin
7. Neven Subotic
6. Pato (AC Milan)
5. Marcelo (Real Madrid)
4. Mesut Oezil
3. Kun Aguero
2. Karim Benzema
1. Gonzalo Higuain
Gonzalo Higuain is considered #1 Best Young Player!
OK, here is the link, but be warned it is very frustrating to read.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/24/world-cup-stars-lifestyle-sports-soccer-players.html
And here is a link to the Soccerlens article from 2007 that names their choices for the Top 50 Young Players.
http://soccerlens.com/top-50-most-exciting-teen-footballers-2007/4258/
