I'm afraid they won't be able to handle the pressure.
After finishing 4th in the Premier League last season Tottenham will kick off their Champions League campaign with a two-legged play-off against Swiss side Young Boys. They have to get past the Swiss to qualify for the lucrative group stage, will they make it?
The Spurs will go through, they will win the home leg convincingly.
I'm afraid the Champions League is too much for the Spurs...
Tottenham had a nightmare start in the Champions League play-off away at Young Boys Bern and found themselves 3-0 down after only 29 minutes. They managed to get in two goals though and boost their chances ahead of the second leg. Will they manage to turn things around at White Hart Lane?
18 year old Jack Rodwell from Everton is a defensive midfielder who can also play center back. "He was just 15 when he made his first reserve appearance, replacing David Weir in a game with Sheffield United in October 2006. Earned five caps for England’s under 16 team, and is now captain of the under 18s team." (from the Everton website)
22 year old Gervinho is already considered one of the star strikers at the Ligue 1, where he plays as a foreword for Lille. He is also captain of the Ivory Coast Olympic team and was just added to the national Ivory Coast roster for the World Cup. Many consider him to be Didier Drogba's heir.
Romelu Lukaku is only 16, but that didn't stop him from starring on the Belgian league playing for Anderlecht, and scoring against such big teams as Ajax at the EUFA league. He's been said to be on Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Milan's watchlist.
Italian teen Davide Santon has already been compared to Paulo Maldini. At 18, he's probably the best young attacking right defender in the country, and already plays for Inter, and on the national Italy squad.
17 year old Iker Muniain plays as a forward for Athletic Bilbao. He's the youngest player ever to score a goal in a first division match in La Liga, at 16. He also plays for the U17 Spanish team.
John Carew declared that his teammate Ashley Young has already done enough to prove that he deserves to be called up for the World Cup. What do you think, should he make the trip to South Africa?
James Milner and Ashley Young have both been in great form for Aston Villa throughout the season and both have contributed a fair amount of goals.However, if you had to chose, would it be Milner of Ashley for you?
With mounting speculation over Martin O'Neill's future in the Midlands amid reports of a disagreement with owner Randy Lerner Aston Villa's star player Ashley Young declared that "Martin is integral to taking Villa on to the next stage". Do you agree?
I can't believe it, he's one of the best wingers in the league!
Despite having a good season with Aston Villa Ashley Young didn't win Capello's trust and his chances of playing at the World Cup are almost equal to zero. He could still make it if some of the selected players get injured...
Japan's final game on home soil prior to the World Cup finals ended in a disappointing 2-0 defeat at the hands of South Korea on Monday evening. Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung (with a new haircut) scored with a fine effort from the edge of the penalty area after six minutes and Monaco forward Park Chu-young added a second with a late spot-kick.
The Best Young Player award was first awarded at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to Germany's Lukas Podolski. It is awarded to that best player who is 21 years old at he most. World Cup 2010 will have its share of young players. Obviously these young players had something to make it to the World Cup, but who among these will be good enough for this award?
FIFA World Cup have been a platform where stars are born and each year a bunch of unheard names rise from the unknown to the heights of stardom. Who do you think will be the rising star of this World cup.
