What with World Cup qualifying, Champions League, Europa League, CONCACAF Champions League and  the domestic leagues in full flow there is a major tournament on the horizon that is currently flying under most radars.

Next Thursday the FIFA Under-20 World Cup starts in Egypt. The climatic conditions has meant a later start than most clubs would want but the oppressive heat of an Egyptian summer make it impractical to do otherwise.

One thing that jumps out from a quick scan of the 24-teams and that is who is missing. The current holders Argentina finished bottom of the six-team South American qualifying group and will not add to their five wins in the last seven tournaments.

The Under-20 World Cup is bill boarded as the place to see the stars of tomorrow and it is a tough statement to

The Best…..

Forty-two minutes of the Wigan – Manchester United game with Dimitar Berbatov breaking into the penalty box…and an absolutely brilliant tackle by Titus Bramble. It was worthy of Bobby Moore or Franco Baresi.

(The second half, however, did not turn out so well for Bramble and his Wigan mates as United tore through Wigan apart and scored five with no reply.)

Ronaldinho sets them up and Pato scores them.  That was the case on Saturday as Milan beat Siena 2-1. The second set up was particularly noteworthy. Ronaldinho sliced a perfectly weighted and angled pass inside the Siena full back for Flamini to run onto. The former Arsenal man then played the ball across the penalty box and all Pato had to do was to redirect it into an empty net. 

Lyon went