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Sadick Adams
Ashanti
Ghana



Jet heeled and burly attacker. No cause is ever lost and he never hesitates to shoot.

Ismael Aissati
PSV
Holland



Outstanding attacking midfielder of considerable poise, deftness of touch and vision.

Alexandre Pato
AC Milan
Brazil



Wonderfully gifted striker. Has pace, power, good work ethic and sublime ball skills.

Anderson
Man U
Brazil



Brilliant left footed attacking midfielder with phenominal ability as a passer and dribbler.

Gareth Bale
Spurs
Wales



Swashbuckling left back. Absolutely fearless and already a master of the curling free kick.

Giovani Dos Santos
Barcelona
Mexico



Uses his pace, power and dribbling ability as a winger down either flank, or as a support striker.

Sergio Aguero
Atletico Madrid
Argentina



Prolific striker. Player of the tournement and top goalscorer in U20 world cup.

Ever Banega
Boca
Argentina



Midfielder with superb passing technique. Has become first choice at Boca.

Bojan Krkic
Barcelona
Spain



Sensational attacker capable of the most outrageous tricks. Elusive, deft and deadly in front of goal.

Breno
Sao Paulo
Brazil



Exudes class in his defending and also in his forward breaks. He can stride forward with the air of a Beckenbauer.

Diego Buonanotte
River
Argentina



Highly talented attacking midfielder who is right in the clubs tradition. Full of elusive movement and changes of direction with a wonderfully subtle left foot.

Angel Di Maria
Benfica
Argentina



Lanky left footed attacking midfielder. An unconventional talent.

Karim Benzema
Lyon
France



Young striker is reminiscent of a younger, hungry Ronaldo....explosive strength and acceleration and an ice cool finisher.

Dumitru Copil
Hearts
Romania



Attacking midfielder with amazing technical ability....dubbed the new Hagi.

Fabio
Fluminense
Brazil



Impressive goal scoring left back....already signed by Man U. He joins them in 2008.

Fabio Coentrao
Benfica
Portugal



High octane left winger with more than a hint of Arjen Robben in his play.

Marouane Fellaini
Standard Liege
Belgium



Superior box to box midfielder.

Guilherme
Cruzeiro
Brazil



Operates behind the main striker, where he shows excellent vision for the killer pass. He also is no stranger to the scoresheet.

Damian Ismodes
Sporting Cristal
Peru



Pacey winger down either flank, has crafty dribbling skills reminiscent of Robinho.

Lorenzo De Silvestri
Lazio
Italy



Flying right wing back who at 6'1" looks more of a centre back. He is a fantastic crosser of the ball.

Kerlon
Cruzeiro
Brazil



Apart from his infamous "seal trick", he can dribble brilliantly, curls a mean free kick and is a fantastic passer of the ball.

Toni Kroos
Bayern
Germany



Playmaker and goalscorer, attacking midfielder could be the Bundesligas next big thing.

Lulinha
Corinthians
Brazil



Attacking midfielder gave a master class in calm, controlled finishing at the south American U17 World Cup, accumulating a tournement record 12 goals.

Cristian Nazarith
America
Colombia



Well built centre forward with a prodigous leap that makes him very dangerous in the air. An instant goalscoring hit in the Colombian 1st Division.

Aaron (Niguez)
Valencia
Spain



The fact that Chelsea, Liverpool and Barca would love to sign him says it all. Two footed, subtle, elegent forward.

Ransford Osei
Ghana



Livewire frontrunner with extreme pace has defenders backing off in panic. Second top scorer at U17 WC.

Fran Merida
Arsenal
Spain



Fabulously inventive midfielder who is two footed with an eye for goal.

Nikolay Mihaylov
Liverpool
Bulgaria



Son of Boris.....another quality keeper, a chip off the old block!

Mesut Ozil
Schalke
Germany



He is a ball playing, old school no.10, brimming over with all manner of audacious tricks.

Renato Augusto
Flamengo
Brazil



Last years revelation in Brazillian football. He is reminiscent of a young Rivaldo, though a right footed version.

Micah Richards
Man City
England



Athletic, quick and immensely powerful, he excels at right back but is even better at centre back. A 21st century Duncan Edwards.

Andrea Russotto
Treviso
Italy



The nearest thing the Italians have to Roberto Baggio at the moment, a true "fantasista".

Henri Saivet
Bordeaux
France



He is being mentioned in the same breath as Thierry Henry, and while the comparison maybe a bit premature, the wide man really does play with similar speed and grace.


Alexis Sanchez
River
Argentina



Devilishly talented winger, a magnificent dribbler who is full of tricks and has the courage to use them where they are most effective, on the edge of the area.

Marek Suchy
Slavia Prague
Czech Republic



This wonderful centre back can also play in a number of midfield roles.

Sergio Tejera
Chelsea
Spain



Left footed midfielder blessed with exquisite technique and a rare ability to improvise.

Ivan Rakitic
Schalke
Croatia



A mifielder with finesse, a penchant for spectacular goals and dead ball expertise.

Abdou Razack Traore
Rosenborg
Burkina Faso (But Ivory Coast on FM!!??)



Extremely lively winger whose low centre of gravity, rich palette of skills and team ethic makes him a redoubtable opponent.

Carlos Vela
Arsenal
Mexico



Thoroughbred young marksman destined for the very top.

Theo Walcott
Arsenal
England



Pace and skill in abundance as a forward or winger.

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