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  • Youth Cup and Shield Finals Previews

    Tonight sees the first legs of the culmination of a long, hard season of Youth Cup and Shield games for the four remaining teams, Bayern Munich and Juventus in the Youth Cup Final, and Flamengo and Sevilla in the Youth Shield Final. Second legs will be played on Wednesday 27 December, but here is a…

  • One Night in Turin: Youth Cup Semi-Finals

    The semi-finals of this season’s Youth Cup produced spectacular and unprecedented drama both on and off the pitch last night. Well, one of the games did. Tournament favourites Benfica could manage only a draw at home to Bayern, crashing out 4-1 on aggregate. Meanwhile, over in Turin… Madrid had forfeited the first leg 3-0 after…

  • Youth Shield Quarter Finals Review

    There were eight teams who, due to their original seeding at the start of the competition, we might have expected to be competing at least in the Youth Shield knockout rounds, if not the Youth Cup itself. Poor group performances and results, however, saw Chelsea and Hellas Verona, who were ranked 13th and 15th, fail…

  • Mony a mickle maks a muckle at Christmas

    Liege Christmas Market (Genuinely) Twas the minutes before market, when all through the square, Not a creature was stirring, not even a bear. The stalls were set up, goods placed down in rows, In hopes that the shoppers would appear in their droves. What the sellers didn’t expect, however, was a knackered old blue and…

  • Rebuild and Reload: FC Basel Transfer Review S6

    Rebuild and Reload! The date: October 30th, 2017. England’s Matt “Chopper” Morris was appointed as manager of FC Basel in Switzerland. A bold move to bring a new manager into the great league of Top 100. An ambitious hiring, with the goal of restoring the roar to St. Jakob park, for the bright lights to…

  • Youth Cup Quarter Finals Review

    Of the top eight rated teams at the start of the season, just Barcelona (3rd) and Everton (8th) failed to make it to the Quarter Finals as expected. Barcelona lost 1-0 at pre-season tournament favourites Real Madrid in the previous round, while Everton also went out in the third round, 3-2 at new favourites Benfica.…

  • Youth Cup Groups Final Standings and Knockout Round Fixtures

    The big news form the Youth Cup this week is that all the matches have finally been played and we can now get on with the business end of the competition. But before we do, in a Top 100 Blog Exclusive, I can exclusively reveal that Real Madrid are back IN the Youth Cup! Having…

  • A New Era Begins: Chopper Morris’ Introductory Press Statement

    A New Era Begins!  This week it was announced in the press that the managerial position at FC Basel had become vacant, due to the suprising resignation of the previous manager, Fred Dodger. It would not be long before the Swiss club promptly hired its new head man, long time SM manager, Matt “Chopper” Morris!…

  • Youth Cup Tables Round 9 and Final Round Preview

    Here are the results from last night’s fixtures in the Youth Cup, along with updated tables, and what it means for the final round of group matches before the knockout Cup and Shield stages. Plus any manager updates and pre- and post-match press conferences comments. Group1 Saturday 28 October Celtic 0 – 5 FC Basel…

  • Youth Cup Tables Round 8 and Final Rounds Preview

    Here are the updated Youth Cup tables after round 8’s games last night, and a few comments from me on each of the groups – where we all stand and what could happen in the final two rounds of matches, bearing in mind that the top four in each group qualify for the next stages.…