2025
Youth Cup S26
The Top 100 Season 26 Youth Cup brings together 64 academies across world football in a seeded group stage.
Teams are split into 8 groups of 8, each playing 7 matches.
The top 4 from each group advance to the knockout rounds, where 32 teams battle it out in a single-elimination format until we crown the champion.
All fixtures are scheduled weekly in advance so please send out and accept your friendly requests asap. First matches scheduled for Saturday 20 September.
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🔧 Tournament Settings (Top 100 S26 Youth Cup)
Format: Round Robin (Groups of 8) → Top 4 qualify → Single Elimination Knockout
Entrants: 64 (seeded by ratings)
Rounds per group: 7 (one match per week, no home/away duplicates)
Knockout stage: 32-team single elimination (5 rounds to champion)
Schedule: Weekly fixtures every Saturday starting 20 September.
| Seed | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genoa |
| 2 | Espanyol |
| 3 | Barcelona |
| 4 | CSKA |
| 5 | Dortmund |
| 6 | Flamengo |
| 7 | Hertha Jugend |
| 8 | Juventus |
| 9 | Leicester City |
| 10 | Atletico Madrid |
| 11 | Bayern Munich |
| 12 | Club Brugge |
| 13 | Cruzeiro |
| 14 | Levante |
| 15 | River Plate |
| 16 | São Paulo |
| 17 | Tottenham |
| 18 | Chelsea |
| 19 | Man City |
| 20 | Sampdoria |
| 21 | Sc internacional |
| 22 | Arsenal |
| 23 | Aston Villa |
| 24 | AC Milan |
| 25 | Dynamo Moskva |
| 26 | FC Basel |
| 27 | Fenerbache |
| 28 | Hamburger SV II |
| 29 | Independiente |
| 30 | Leverkusen |
| 31 | Montpellier |
| 32 | Real Madrid |
| 33 | Roma |
| 34 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 35 | Stoke City |
| 36 | Swansea |
| 37 | Wolfsburg |
| 38 | Besiktas |
| 39 | Celtic Youth |
| 40 | Manchester United U21 |
| 41 | Spartak Moscow |
| 42 | Sunderland |
| 43 | Atalanta |
| 44 | Bremen |
| 45 | D.K.Y.S. |
| 46 | Anderlecht |
| 47 | Hoffenheim |
| 48 | PSG |
| 49 | SEVILLA |
| 50 | Udinese |
| 51 | AJAX |
| 52 | Crystal Palace |
| 53 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 54 | Liverpool |
| 55 | naples |
| 56 | Newcastle |
| 57 | PSV |
| 58 | Saint Etienne |
| 59 | Standard Liege |
| 60 | West Brom |
| 61 | Olympiacos |
| 62 | Villarreal |
| 63 | Athletic Club |
| 64 | Valencia |
Season 26 Power Rankings
Biggest Risers from S25: Manchester United, Napoli, Wolfsburg
Biggest Fallers from S25: Shakhtar, River Plate, Tottenham, Fener, PSG
A change in #1: Hellas overtakes Borussia. It must be the going Gold!
Biggest Risers from S20: Napoli, Sevilla, Zenit, Independiente
Biggest Fallers from S20: Schalke, AZ, Werder, Gladbach, Stuttgart (it's tough to be German apparently)
FC Basel, a team once forgotten!
It's been a tumultuous time over in Basel in recent months, with the last 3 managers failing to contribute anything meaningful in terms of trophies, playstyle or consistancy and getting relegated from Division 3 with an abyssmal 15 points making their points tally the second worst in the top 5 divisions during Season 25. The fans taking to social media to berate the previous 3 managers and protesting outside of St. Jakob-Park with the common theme between fans being their beloved Basel had never looked the same since the mighty Josh McMillan left and that Basel looked like they were only going one way, and that was backwards.
I took on the role at Basel knowing this club, like so many others in the Top 100, need a manager that thinks of the future. The club had 2 fantastic players in Merino and Grealish alongside only 4 players rated 88 or above, with two of them being Thiago Silva and Olivier Giroud whos combined age is 78 and alongside this, Basel had a squad size of 36 with only 8 players under 23.
The plan was simple in theory, harder in execution. Increase the overall quality in the starting 11 whilst investing in the neglected youth project.
And so it began, minutes led to hours of messaging, thinking, analysing the squad, getting out the excel trying to find micro improvements across the board, then the first set of transfers hit, and they were outbounds...
We had to say goodbye to Grealish and Merino to pad the team out, and got 8 players in return. With 35 incomings and 21 outgoings, the team was well underway into becoming a mix of quality and prospect.
Major First Team Signings
Orkun KOKCU
The 24 year old turkish international was part of the first major bit of business undertaken at Basel, packaged together with a 22 year old Yeremay Hernandez, a top talent in Noah EDJOUMA with a futher two under 23 defenders (a major weak area in the youth setup already). A like for like replacement, here's hoping he can really perform whilst on loan at Beşiktaş.
Jadon SANCHO
Looking to revive his career, Sancho was used in a 3 man deal for the in-form Grealish and will be a critical piece of a new look attack. Sancho is 1 of 3 new first team offensive players who will all be looking to feed the ever present Giroud. Blessed with extreme technical ability at a young age, Basel are hoping he can control his temperament enough to become the main man at Basel and get the best out of his prime years.
Wilfried ZAHA
Zaha combines explosive pace, direct dribbling, and strength with a consistent attacking output, making him a constant danger in wide areas and a reliable outlet in transition. An opportunity to sign someone with a lot of experience was too good to turn down, sending Neuhaus to Sampdoria was what was needed to get that deal over the line, at 32 he does not fit the age profile of what we were looking at but sometimes a deal pops up that you have to just grab.
Arnaut DANJUMA
Arnaut Danjuma is a quick, direct winger who thrives in 1v1 situations thanks to his sharp dribbling and explosive acceleration. He is versatile in attack, capable of cutting inside from the left to shoot or drifting wide to stretch defenses. With good technical ability and composure in front of goal, he provides both creativity and a scoring threat. At 28 Danjuma represents a solid investment if he can find his form of 2021 on loan at Valencia.
Amine HARIT
Amine Harit is a creative attacking midfielder known for his close control, flair, and ability to glide past defenders in tight spaces. He thrives on linking play between midfield and attack, often driving forward with dribbles to unlock defenses. While more of a creator than a prolific scorer, his vision and technical skill make him a valuable playmaker. It's a shame De Zerbi can't see his talent at Marseille, but a move away could help him keep his 88 rating, at 28 this is another potentially solid transfer.
Alongside Musso (88), Niakhate (88), Silva (89) and Giroud (89) this gives Basel a strong spine and adds quality across the whole of midfield and attack.
Major Youth Investment
The youth team was where the new manager really wanted to stamp his mark and build a legacy at a club where youth has been neglected. Key under 23 players such as Marlon Gomes, Yeremary Hernandez, Charlie Hughes, Marius Worl and Matheus Alves, all getting plenty of minutes for their respective teams with solid sofascore ratings, were signed as part of a new look youth set up hoping to become decent players in the next few years.
Outside of these, there were a number of youth prospects signed aimed at giving Basel every chance to nurture a hidden gem, all of them getting high amounts of minutes for either the under 21/B teams of their respective clubs or getting small minutes for the first team.
Overall the FC Basel rebuild has so far been short but fast, not the best team in Division 4 but certainly not the worst, they could have easily been a team lost to time as neglect pushed them deeper down the abyss of the football pyramid. Who knows where they will end up, with an outuside chance of promotion it could just as easily be a year for celebration as it could stagnate. Time will tell but for now we take 1 game at a time, 3 points from the first game is a great start to life in the Top 100. Will Basel push for promotion? Will they unlock a gem? Let's see....
Season 26 Division 5 Stats and Facts
Will a weak keeper hold back stats favourites Napoli.
In reality Napoli could sort that out in a heart beat and would be a good head in front of the rest of the chasing pack. Having a 91 rated attack in D5 is really the nuclear option with no team having any keeper or defence above 89.
Brugge strong in attack and defence but lacking depth should be the main opposition this season with Independiente not being far behind, Marseille are the most defensive team in the league and this is favoured in the current SM machine that processes the results. Rubin have a good midfield and attack combo , so plenty of possession and a shield for the defense.
There are clearly a number of teams that are being ahem “ rebuilt “ , though why they need to be quite so uncompetitive is not really within the scope of this article. Stuttgart and Twente have the least depth in any sides we have seen for sometime, Athletic club and Twente have keepers that don’t need to be so weak and they could finish 4 or 5 places higher.
The A.I. sees Torino as a surprise playoff team moving up from 10th to 6th with AZ falling out of contention but Spartak knocking on the door of D4 if they play their cards right.
If we assume 218 is the cut off for D4 then Spartak would be o.k. without much work needing to be done. There is also the work in progress gap that now exist between Spartak and Lazio, food for thought.
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | A.I. | |
| SSC Napoli | 85.0 | 88.5 | 89.4 | 91.0 | 86.0 | 88.0 | 221.99 | 1 | 1 |
| Club Brugge KV | 89.0 | 88.5 | 88.0 | 90.0 | 84.0 | 87.9 | 220.46 | 2 | 3 |
| Independiente | 88.0 | 88.3 | 89.4 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 88.1 | 220.85 | 3 | 2 |
| Olympique Marseille | 88.0 | 89.3 | 87.8 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 88.0 | 220.37 | 4 | 4 |
| Rubin Kazan | 86.0 | 87.3 | 88.2 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 87.1 | 218.73 | 5 | 7 |
| AS Monaco | 88.0 | 87.8 | 89.0 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.8 | 219.48 | 6 | 5 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 88.0 | 87.3 | 88.2 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 87.3 | 218.32 | 7 | 9 |
| Santos FC | 87.0 | 87.3 | 87.8 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 87.0 | 217.88 | 8 | 10 |
| Villarreal CF | 87.0 | 86.8 | 87.2 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.0 | 217.12 | 9 | 11 |
| Torino | 88.0 | 87.5 | 87.2 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 87.3 | 218.37 | 10 | 6 |
| Spartak Moskva | 89.0 | 87.8 | 87.4 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 87.4 | 218.20 | 11 | 8 |
| SS Lazio | 88.0 | 86.3 | 87.4 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 86.9 | 216.88 | 12 | 12 |
| Chievo Verona | 86.0 | 87.3 | 87.6 | 87.0 | 85.0 | 86.6 | 216.95 | 13 | 13 |
| Atalanta BC | 87.0 | 86.0 | 87.0 | 87.0 | 85.0 | 86.4 | 215.59 | 14 | 14 |
| Athletic Club | 85.0 | 85.8 | 87.6 | 87.0 | 84.0 | 85.9 | 215.51 | 15 | 16 |
| FC Twente | 85.0 | 86.8 | 86.0 | 88.0 | 78.0 | 84.8 | 214.96 | 16 | 18 |
| PSV | 87.0 | 86.8 | 86.2 | 87.0 | 82.0 | 85.8 | 215.19 | 17 | 17 |
| Celta Vigo | 89.0 | 86.0 | 85.8 | 87.0 | 84.0 | 86.4 | 214.75 | 18 | 15 |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 86.0 | 84.0 | 87.2 | 86.0 | 83.0 | 85.2 | 213.14 | 19 | 19 |
| Stuttgart | 85.0 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 85.0 | 78.0 | 83.1 | 208.81 | 20 | 20 |
Season 26 Division 4 Stats and Facts.
Will Celtic overcome their poor start to be number 1 in the stats.
In an ironic twist the top stat team is after 1 game holding up the rest of the table. Thie main weakness is the keeper but an 88 is fine in D4 a few powerhouse teams do have stronger attacks but a top 3 places should be theirs at least,
Valencia and Lille are closely matched even if different prospects. Valencia are playing the popular defensive game, Lille go all out attack. Lokomotive and Ajax in 4 and 5th are more balanced teams, Moscow have the most potent midfield in the league so if they can convert the possession, they should get a top 3 place could be for them. Liverpool , Palace and Kiev all play the attacking game ,but not all can succeed and if this becomes a “thing “ surely a defensive counter movement will follow.
To survive D3 you would need 219 so Olympiacos or even Partizan could push for a playoff spot without much concern.
Shaktar have mountain to climb pretty much the weakest in all positions. Sassuolo have a decent keeper but not much else. Lyon may escape due to a decent attack, Moenchenglabach are the balanced team amongst the relegation candidates but is that a good idea?
Division 4 lost some profoundly weak teams last season so predicting a cut off is all but impossible. Two really strong teams were promoted and this means the average rating is slightly less. D4 should be even tighter than last season.
What does the A.I. think? Lille are predicted to come 2nd , Kiev are expect to get a playoff spot at the expense of Basel. The A.I. thinks Moenchenglabach will displace Bremen maybe the depth of Bremen will help as the season goes on.
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | A.I. | |
| Celtic | 88.0 | 89.0 | 89.4 | 90.0 | 86.0 | 88.5 | 222.10 | 1 | 1 |
| Valencia CF | 89.0 | 90.0 | 88.8 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 88.8 | 221.48 | 2 | 3 |
| Lille OSC | 87.0 | 88.0 | 88.6 | 91.0 | 86.0 | 88.1 | 221.19 | 3 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Moskva | 88.0 | 88.0 | 89.6 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 88.1 | 220.81 | 4 | 4 |
| Ajax | 89.0 | 88.5 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 88.1 | 220.57 | 5 | 6 |
| Liverpool | 88.0 | 88.3 | 87.6 | 90.0 | 86.0 | 88.0 | 220.06 | 6 | 5 |
| FC Basel | 88.0 | 87.5 | 88.6 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 87.8 | 219.61 | 7 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 86.0 | 87.3 | 87.8 | 91.0 | 83.0 | 87.0 | 219.47 | 8 | 10 |
| Dynamo Moskva | 87.0 | 88.8 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.6 | 219.36 | 9 | 11 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 88.0 | 86.3 | 87.8 | 91.0 | 85.0 | 87.6 | 219.15 | 10 | 7 |
| Olympiacos | 89.0 | 87.5 | 87.8 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 87.9 | 219.09 | 11 | 9 |
| FK Partizan | 87.0 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.4 | 218.88 | 12 | 13 |
| Feyenoord | 87.0 | 87.8 | 87.8 | 88.0 | 87.0 | 87.5 | 218.52 | 13 | 12 |
| Besiktas JK | 87.0 | 87.5 | 87.4 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 87.2 | 218.41 | 14 | 14 |
| Newcastle United | 87.0 | 87.5 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.3 | 218.36 | 15 | 15 |
| Bremen | 88.0 | 86.5 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 84.0 | 86.9 | 217.44 | 16 | 17 |
| Monchengladbach | 88.0 | 87.3 | 87.6 | 87.0 | 86.0 | 87.2 | 217.31 | 17 | 16 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 87.0 | 86.3 | 86.6 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 86.8 | 216.77 | 18 | 18 |
| US Sassuolo | 88.0 | 86.8 | 87.4 | 87.0 | 85.0 | 86.8 | 216.63 | 19 | 19 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 87.0 | 85.5 | 85.4 | 85.0 | 83.0 | 85.2 | 212.37 | 20 | 20 |
Big changes for new look PSG!
There is a saying that goes sometimes you need to take a step back to go forward. PSG are a big club that have lost there way in top 100. Now only a division 3 club. I joined at the start of last season from a successful time at Basel. Fair to say there was some high ratings but apart from Antony , Sarr and Singo they were all in there 30's. I decided to go for the promotion give it a good go but as the season went on the results dried up and players like Lacazette dropped in rating and we dropped out of the playoffs. To be honest halfway through the season I started making changes. We needed something for the future as I couldn't see anything to look forward to. We managed to get Marc Guiu 82, 19 year old Chelsea Forward , Hartmann 23, 88 rated lwb. 23 year old 85 rated midfielder Fernandez who was playing in Saudi but has now joined Bayer Leverkusen and a few more. When last season ended I knew big changes were needed but we didn't have the players to swap to get the best young players around. We had to take some risks and go for more players around 22-26 age range and lower rated but with potential to get better . First off a list of the players who have left us.
Lacazette, Zielinski, Musso, Lenglet, Cristante, Harit, Martial, Biraghi, Alves, Correa,Djiga, we wish them well at there new clubs.
We are delighted to bring in the following players!
MICHAEL COOPER
25 year old Goalkeeper , Michael Cooper joined Sheffield United from Plymouth a few seasons ago and has been arguably the best goalkeeper in the championship. He was Linked to Premier league sides but decided to stay at Sheffield United for the new season. He will be our Back up gk this season. Hopefully our future Number 1 and potentially a England goalkeeper soon.
Stole Dimitrievski
One of only a few experienced players to join , 31 year old Stole 87 rated goalkeeper has come in as our first choice until Cooper gets to the level we feel required to start regularly.
Xavier Mbuyamba
Xavier Mbuyama was a highly rated youth who was on the books of Chelsea in his teen years and highly thought of. Now 23 he's playing for FC Volendam but he's just had the best season of his career and has been linked with a move to Rangers. It's a punt but we are excited to see how he develops.
Adamo Nagalo
Adamo Nagalo joins us on a cash deal. The 22 year old 84 rated cb has had a tough time with appearances for PSV but has undoubted talent. We are hoping he get a chance in psvs team, if he starts playing he could be a great investment.
Anselmo Garcia Macnulty
Anselmo 22 year old 80 rated cb/lb is an Irish defender who has played abroad from his youth career into his senior career. He has been developing very well and last season played 34 times for Pec Zwolle in the Eredivisie
Batista Mendy 25, 87 rated cdm/cb is a highly rated defensive Midfielder who is on loan at Sevilla with a view to a permanent deal from Turkish side Trabzonspor. He is a player I've been after for a long time so we are delighted to get it over the line.
Daniel Braganca
We beat quite a bit of competition to get Daniel. 26 year old midfielder 87 rated who is a regular for Sporting SP. In the last 3 years hes gone up from 82 gradually to 87. 3 Titles and 5 trophy's alltogether while playing for the club. We feel he can only get better.
Tyrhys Dolan
Tyrhys Dolan 23, 83 rated is an exciting pacey player with good dribbling skills. He left Championship side Blackburn recently to join La Liga side Espanyol so it's a bit of a punt to bring him in but if he succeeds at Espanyol we could end up with a very good player.
Tommaso Baldanzi
Tommaso Baldanzi is a talented 22 year old 85 rated attacking player who plays for AS Roma . He hasn't yet shown his true ability but you can see his potential. Hopefully he does bring out his ability this season.
Tim Kleindienst
Tim is one of two experienced players we brought in although younger than the player he replaced. TIM is a 30 year old 90 rated cf who scored 16 goals for Monchengladbach last season.
Julian Carranza
Julian is a 25 year old 85 rated striker, who plays for feyenoord. I've always been impressed when I've watched him but probably has not scored as much goals as he should of hense why he has joined Leicester city on loan. We hope he kicks on at the foxes.
Others to join PSG are Karamoko Dembele 78, Danilo Veiga 83, Tommy Setford 70 (youth) Lucien Mahovo 75 (youth) Ji-soo Kim 77 (youth) Anrie Chase 80 (youth) Julio Diaz 76 (youth) Pau Prim 75 (youth) Jaydan Kamason 70 (youth) Heriberto Jurado 82 (youth) Jemiah Umolu 65 (youth) Victor Musa 65 (youth)
As you can see it's a massive change around. We are now predicted to finish 15th which shows the ratings drops we have had to make. Patience is key but hopefully the future is bright for psg.
CSKA Season 26 - A Return to D2
Season 25 saw a D3 title and promotion D2. As David stated, the jump from D3 to D2 is steep, but CSKA has greater ambitions than even D2 and hope not to regress in season 26. This will be CSKA's first season in D2 under Chris Meida and its first season in D2 since season 14. It has never made an appearance in D1.
GK: We have starting GK Carnesecchi (90) who continues to be solid for Atalanta and is one of the top young GKs in the world. Behind him is Mycael, consistent starter who Brazil U20 and once one of the top GK prospects in the world. However, he's lost his spot in Serie B and will be aging out of the youth team after this season. Behind him we've brought in Miguel Gouveia, a top Portuguese GK prospect.
RB: A two way battle between new West Ham signing Kyle Walker Peters (88) and Alexander Bah (88), the oft-injured Benfica starter. Behind those two are youth players Alex Jimenez (83), new Cherries signing from Milan with a Real Madrid buyback, and Wes Okoduwa, who I believe can develop into a lockdown defender but may need to add to his offensive repertoire. Jean Mambuku is a wild card behind them and Eric da Silva Moreira has now moved to Portugal on loan.
CB: Harry Maguire (90) aka Dursley starts with either Palace starter Chris Richards or Martin Valjent (87s). We continue to have a youth movement at the position. Mamadou Sarr and Jan-Carlo Simic are both 85s and starters at Strasbourg and Anderlecht. Jon Martin (82) is a rotational starter at Sociedad. There is a significant amount of young depth between Tyler Meiser, Freddie Simmonds, Baba Kourouma, and Ben Hawighorst.
LB: Alvaro Carreras (88) has finally claimed the starting spot and has been off to a terrific start for Real Madrid. Kiernan Tierney is his backup. We've recently signed Ishe Samuels-Smith with an eye toward the future. He had been a long-time target of CSKA. In the youth cup Jimenez is likely to switch over here with Jon Martin playing RB.
DM: Jordan Henderson (89) will start the season alongside Pape Gueye (88). The oft-injured Romeo Lavia (87) will be backup as his progress has stagnated. The manager believes he still has the potential to be amongst the best at his position. Celtic captain Callum McGregor (87) is a good depth piece as well. From a youth perspective, we have Sekou Kone at Man United and compatriot Hamidou Makalou. Ze Lucas, Pape Diong and Saimon Bouabre, now amongst Neom's French connection are the youth options.
CM: Hakim Ziyech (88) holds down the starting spot with Brazilian Matheus Pereira (87) behind him. Kendry is finally old enough to be in Europe. Lorran has left for greener pastures and we now see Shakhtar-bound Isaque in his role.
AM: Iago Aspas (89) and Adingra (88) continue to be starters. Bertrand Traore is the main backup. Madrid newboy Mastantuono and Odobert are the main backups. Irankunda is off to a hot start at Watford and Cavan Sullivan continues to impress despite being so young he has barely piqued Trump's interest. Joel Ndala has been brought in through the Lorran trade.
CF: Ciro Immobile (89) is the undisputed starter. We have a few players who can pop in as backup from other positions. Karim Konate should be returning soon from his torn ACL. Jayden Danns stuck around Liverpool this offseason, which was surprising. We continue to be excited by N'guessan and Bro Hansen's potential as they see some gametime.
Marketing: The “Bro” campaign was a huge success last year. With HBO releasing the Harry Potter series in the near future and captain Harry Maguire's uncanny resemblance to Dursley, he is appearing in our new marketing campaign: "Snuggles with Muggles."
Likely starting lineup: Carnesecchi, Bah, Maguire, Richards, Carreras, Gueye, Henderson, Ziyech, Aspas, Adingra, Immobile.
Youth lineup: Mycael, Martin, Sarr, Simic, Jimenez, Lavia, Paez, Irankunda, Mastantuano, Odobert, Konate
GinoBet-Frank100 S26 Betting Odds
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<h1>🎰 GinoBetFrank100 🎰</h1>
<div class="subtitle">Season 26 Betting Odds - Post-Miracle Edition (CORRECTED)</div>
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<h2>⚡ AFTER THE MIRACLE WINS ⚡</h2>
<p>USA beat England on penalties in World Cup Final! 🇺🇸<br>
AC Milan SHOCK treble-winners Hellas Verona in Charity Shield! 🏆<br>
Multiple underdog triumphs - The odds have been REVOLUTIONIZED! 📈</p>
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<h3 class="division-header">🏆 DIVISION 1 - TITLE ODDS 🏆</h3>
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<h4>Elite Tier (93+ ETOT)</h4>
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<span class="team-name">Hellas Verona (Treble Winners)</span>
<span class="odds">6/5</span>
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<span class="team-name">Borussia Dortmund</span>
<span class="odds">2/1</span>
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<h4>Elite Contenders (91-93 ETOT)</h4>
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<span class="team-name">Chelsea</span>
<span class="odds">7/2</span>
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<span class="team-name">Barcelona</span>
<span class="odds">4/1</span>
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<span class="team-name">FC Porto</span>
<span class="odds">5/1</span>
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<span class="team-name">Leicester City</span>
<span class="odds">8/1</span>
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<h4>Post-Miracle Stories</h4>
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<span class="team-name">AC Milan (Charity Shield Winners!)</span>
<span class="odds">150/1</span>
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<span class="team-name">Hamburg (D2 Champions)</span>
<span class="odds">66/1</span>
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<span class="team-name">Stoke City (D2 Runners-up)</span>
<span class="odds">100/1</span>
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<h4>Relegation Battles</h4>
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<span class="team-name">Málaga CF (Weakest Squad)</span>
<span class="odds">1000/1</span>
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<span class="team-name">Dinamo Zagreb</span>
<span class="odds">800/1</span>
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<h3 class="division-header">🥈 DIVISION 2 - PROMOTION ODDS 🥈</h3>
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<h4>Elite Tier - Should Dominate</h4>
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<span class="team-name">Sporting CP (91.4 ETOT)</span>
<span class="odds">1/2</span>
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<h4>Strong Contenders</h4>
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<span class="team-name">Genoa CFC (89.1 ETOT)</span>
<span class="odds">3/1</span>
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<span class="team-name">Bayer Leverkusen (89.1 ETOT)</span>
<span class="odds">7/2</span>
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<span class="team-name">Manchester United (88.2 ETOT)</span>
<span class="odds">4/1</span>
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<span class="team-name">Real Madrid (89.0 ETOT)</span>
<span class="odds">5/1</span>
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<h4>D3 Promoted Newcomers</h4>
<div class="team-odds miracle-pick">
<span class="team-name">RSC Anderlecht (D3 2nd Place)</span>
<span class="odds">25/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds miracle-pick">
<span class="team-name">CSKA Moskva (D3 Champions)</span>
<span class="odds">50/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds underdog">
<span class="team-name">Everton (Playoff Winners)</span>
<span class="odds">80/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds underdog">
<span class="team-name">FC Augsburg (D3 3rd Place)</span>
<span class="odds">100/1</span>
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<h4>D1 Relegated Teams</h4>
<div class="team-odds">
<span class="team-name">1. FC Köln (Experienced)</span>
<span class="odds">12/1</span>
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<h3 class="division-header">🥉 DIVISION 3 - PROMOTION ODDS 🥉</h3>
<div class="odds-grid">
<div class="odds-column">
<h4>Championship Favorites</h4>
<div class="team-odds favorite">
<span class="team-name">West Bromwich Albion</span>
<span class="odds">6/4</span>
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<div class="team-odds">
<span class="team-name">Boca Juniors (Mo Salah!) ⚡</span>
<span class="odds">2/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds">
<span class="team-name">CR Flamengo</span>
<span class="odds">7/2</span>
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<div class="team-odds">
<span class="team-name">Sevilla FC</span>
<span class="odds">4/1</span>
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<h3 class="division-header">🎯 SPECIAL MIRACLE BETS 🎯</h3>
<div class="odds-grid">
<div class="odds-column">
<h4>Post-Upset Specials</h4>
<div class="team-odds miracle-pick">
<span class="team-name">AC Milan Win A Trophy</span>
<span class="odds">25/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds miracle-pick">
<span class="team-name">Another Promoted Team Upsets Elite</span>
<span class="odds">8/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds miracle-pick">
<span class="team-name">Hamburg Top 6 Finish</span>
<span class="odds">20/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds">
<span class="team-name">Sporting CP Straight To D1</span>
<span class="odds">2/1</span>
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<div class="odds-column">
<h4>Manager & Player Specials</h4>
<div class="team-odds underdog">
<span class="team-name">David Marsden Manager of Season</span>
<span class="odds">6/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds underdog">
<span class="team-name">Mo Salah Top D3 Scorer</span>
<span class="odds">3/1</span>
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<div class="team-odds underdog">
<span class="team-name">Any D3 Promoted Team Survives D2</span>
<span class="odds">12/1</span>
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<div class="legend">
<h3>🎲 Betting Analysis</h3>
<h4>Key Insights After The Data Review:</h4>
<ul>
<li>
AC Milan’s Charity Shield Shock: Beat treble-winners Hellas Verona against all odds
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<span class="legend-item legend-favorite">Elite Squads (90+ ETOT)</span>
<span class="legend-item legend-underdog">Value Bets</span>
<span class="legend-item legend-miracle">Miracle Picks 🔥</span>
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<h4 style="margin-top: 0;color: #721c24">🏆 THE MILAN SHOCK & UNDERDOG REVOLUTION 🏆</h4>
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AC Milan's Charity Shield victory over treble-winners Hellas Verona has sent shockwaves through the football world!
Combined with Hamburg's miraculous D2 title and USA's World Cup triumph, underdogs everywhere are believing again.
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<p style="color: #721c24;margin: 0;font-style: italic">
Result: Cup competitions are wide open, squad ratings matter less than ever! The beautiful game embraces chaos! ⚽
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<div class="disclaimer">
<strong>Disclaimer:</strong> All odds based on ETOT ratings, historical performance, and the chaos factor introduced by tactical innovations.
No real money involved - pure entertainment based on Soccer Manager Worlds Season 26 data!
Remember: After Milan's miracle and multiple upsets, anything is possible in football! ⚽🎰
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Season 26 Division 3 Stats and Facts
Can West Brom beat the Mo Salah led Boca team, the stats say yes.
Boca with Salah were nearly untouchable in D4 but D3 is a different matter. West Brom should win the division the strongest team in 3 of the categories and 2nd best in attack. Boca’s season in 2nd spot rests in 1 man, a few injuries and they would be a mid table outfit at best. Flamengo in 3rd are a solid outfit 90 keeper and 90 attack will be hard for most D3 teams to cope with. Zenit in 4th in the stats have a strong midfield but are they too weak at the back to cope with some of the mighty attackers? Seville in 5th are not a Boca clone with much more depth than most teams. Swansea in 6th have such a strong attack and midfield combo but recently defensive teams such as West Ham have been favoured. Can Sampdoria match the expected 9th spot with their strong attack but weak keeper?
As you would only need 220.5 to survive D2 promotion is a realistic prospect down to at least Sunderland in 11th spot.
Relegation , Schalke look likely to suffer yet another drop unless something is done, while last season was a bit mad a general cut off of 219 from relegation could be applied. This leave the 2 Turkish teams who are near identical in stats battling Dnipro who so often over perform and Fiorentina .
As for the A.I. it sees Sevilla gaining a 2nd promotion instead of Flamengo, Sunderland are expect to do somewhat better but the relegation teams still sit firm.
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | A.I. | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 91.0 | 90.5 | 90.8 | 91.0 | 87.0 | 90.1 | 225.55 | 1 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors | 89.0 | 86.8 | 88.2 | 96.0 | 84.0 | 88.8 | 223.12 | 2 | 2 |
| CR Flamengo | 90.0 | 89.0 | 89.2 | 90.0 | 86.0 | 88.8 | 222.18 | 3 | 4 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 88.0 | 88.5 | 89.0 | 90.5 | 86.0 | 88.4 | 221.71 | 4 | 5 |
| SEVILLA FC | 88.0 | 87.5 | 88.4 | 92.0 | 87.0 | 88.6 | 221.52 | 5 | 3 |
| Swansea City | 88.0 | 88.5 | 88.8 | 90.0 | 87.0 | 88.5 | 221.34 | 6 | 6 |
| West Ham United | 89.0 | 89.3 | 89.6 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 88.4 | 221.28 | 7 | 8 |
| Wolfsburg | 88.0 | 89.0 | 89.2 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 88.0 | 221.17 | 8 | 10 |
| Sampdoria | 87.0 | 88.5 | 88.2 | 91.0 | 85.0 | 87.9 | 221.15 | 9 | 7 |
| Hoffenheim | 87.0 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 88.0 | 220.81 | 10 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 88.0 | 87.5 | 89.4 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 88.0 | 220.78 | 11 | 9 |
| AS Roma | 89.0 | 87.8 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 87.9 | 219.97 | 12 | 12 |
| AS Saint-Etienne | 89.0 | 87.8 | 88.6 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 87.9 | 219.81 | 13 | 14 |
| Montpellier HSC | 88.0 | 87.5 | 88.0 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 87.7 | 219.66 | 14 | 13 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 87.0 | 87.5 | 88.0 | 90.0 | 84.0 | 87.3 | 219.42 | 15 | 15 |
| Galatasaray SK | 87.0 | 88.3 | 87.0 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 87.5 | 218.81 | 16 | 16 |
| Fenerbahçe SK | 87.0 | 88.0 | 87.2 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.2 | 218.12 | 17 | 17 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 88.0 | 86.3 | 88.2 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.3 | 217.64 | 18 | 18 |
| ACF Fiorentina | 88.0 | 87.8 | 87.5 | 87.0 | 85.0 | 87.1 | 217.51 | 19 | 19 |
| Schalke | 87.0 | 86.0 | 87.3 | 88.5 | 85.0 | 86.8 | 216.77 | 20 | 20 |
Season 26 Division 2 Stats and Facts
Sporting the clear favourites.
A team that should be mid table in D1 should romp to the title with room to spare. They can only realistically be beaten in the keeper position but should not have a problem. Then things get much closer. Genoa just in 2nd spot maybe a little weaker in defence but still a tough all round team. Leverkusen are a more defensive outfit but maybe lack a little depth.
Man Utd are in 4th spot but will the keeper be a real weakness. Real Madrid will run the top teams close with that potent attack but as is true of Cruziero perhaps a little weak lower down the order.
Liege are a classic top and tail team but does that still work in division 2 , time will tell. Interestingly on Sporting have what it takes to survive in D1 all the other prospects face instant relegation.
At the wrong end of the table anything less than 221 leaves you in danger, River Plate it is hard to see how they can survive with the weakest attack and defence in the league. Spurs can hope that a good defensive showing keeps them up , where as Augsburg must hope to knock a few in as they will probably ship a few at the back. CSKA will look to depth to avoid the drop hoping Cologne , Espanyol or Atletico will get a few injuries
The A.I. does see things a little different , it doesn’t rate Man Utd as highly and sees them finishing around 10th maybe due to the keeper and lack of depth. The A.I. predict Real Madrid to come 2nd and Liege to come 3rd if this comes to pass it would be interesting to see.
Division 2 is a tougher division than last season around 0.5 points across the board.
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | A.I. | |
| Sporting CP | 89.0 | 91.5 | 91.4 | 92.0 | 88.0 | 90.4 | 227.36 | 1 | 1 |
| Genoa CFC | 88.0 | 89.5 | 91.0 | 90.0 | 87.0 | 89.1 | 223.90 | 2 | 5 |
| Leverkusen | 89.0 | 90.3 | 90.2 | 90.0 | 86.0 | 89.1 | 223.86 | 3 | 6 |
| Manchester United | 87.0 | 89.5 | 89.6 | 92.0 | 83.0 | 88.2 | 223.48 | 4 | 10 |
| SC Internacional | 91.0 | 89.3 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 87.0 | 89.5 | 223.26 | 5 | 4 |
| Real Madrid | 89.0 | 88.8 | 89.2 | 92.0 | 86.0 | 89.0 | 223.16 | 6 | 2 |
| Cruzeiro | 89.0 | 89.0 | 89.8 | 91.0 | 85.0 | 88.8 | 223.07 | 7 | 8 |
| SL Benfica | 90.0 | 89.0 | 89.4 | 91.0 | 85.0 | 88.9 | 222.87 | 8 | 7 |
| Standard Liège | 93.0 | 89.0 | 89.4 | 90.0 | 87.0 | 89.7 | 222.82 | 9 | 3 |
| RSC Anderlecht | 89.0 | 88.5 | 89.6 | 91.0 | 86.0 | 88.8 | 222.63 | 10 | 9 |
| Everton | 87.0 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 88.4 | 222.05 | 11 | 12 |
| Atlético Madrid | 89.0 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 90.0 | 84.0 | 88.2 | 221.66 | 12 | 13 |
| Udinese Calcio | 89.0 | 89.5 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 88.7 | 221.61 | 13 | 11 |
| RCD Espanyol | 90.0 | 87.5 | 89.4 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 88.4 | 221.02 | 14 | 14 |
| Cologne | 89.0 | 88.8 | 86.8 | 92.0 | 82.0 | 87.7 | 220.76 | 15 | 16 |
| CSKA Moskva | 90.0 | 88.5 | 88.4 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 88.6 | 220.61 | 16 | 15 |
| Southampton | 88.0 | 88.5 | 89.0 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 87.7 | 219.96 | 17 | 19 |
| Augsburg | 89.0 | 87.5 | 88.2 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 87.9 | 219.94 | 18 | 17 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 90.0 | 88.0 | 88.8 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 88.2 | 219.76 | 19 | 18 |
| River Plate | 88.0 | 87.8 | 87.4 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.4 | 218.20 | 20 | 20 |