Manchester United starlet Tom Cleverley insists he is ready to get over the nightmare of last season as he strives to regain fitness over the summer.

The young midfielder appeared set for a pivotal role in the Premier League giants' season, but injuries forced him to miss most of the season and potentially forced Paul Scholes out of retirement in a bid to save the Red Devils' season.

Fernando Torres' son, Leo, looked like he has a bright future ahead of him, while daughter Nora's piggies were showing early signs of promise themselves during yesterday's End of Season Bubbas & 'Ballers Parade following Chelsea's 2-1 win over Blackburn.

By Chris Wright

Celtic doled out their annual end-of-season awards earlier in the week and the highlight of the night was unquestionably the 'Tackle of the Year' award with 21-year old reserve left-back Andre Blackman taking the honour for his incredible effort earlier in the season, completely cleaning out Neil Lennon on the touchline and leaving his own manager face down in the mud.

Piermario Morosino died on April 14, 2012 while playing for Livorno in a match against Pescara. Morosini sufferred cardiac arrest and has sent crosswaves across European football. The news comes not too far from the recent scare with Bolton's Fabrice Muamba, who also had cardiac arrest during a match but survived.

Barcelona youngster Cristian Tello won't be making a summer move to Liverpool, according to Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balague.
In a recent Q&A session, the Spaniard was asked to shed any light on speculation linking the 20-year-old forward with a potential move to Anfield.
Tello is out of contract at the Camp Nou at the end of next season, and has been targeted by several clubs, including Valencia, Malaga and Benfica in La Liga.

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When centerback Bakary Soumare left MLS in 2009, he was one of the league's top defenders, a young player with a bright future and one who fetched the largest transfer fee for an MLS defender prior to Tim Ream's sale to Bolton. After a few years in Europe, Soumare could be on the verge of returning to the league where he began his professional career.

U.S. Men's national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann was in Nashville for last night's Olympic Qualifying debacle and had plenty to say about it, about the U.S. team and the future of the players and head coach Caleb Porter.

Here are Klinsmann's comments from last night (and apologies for spelling mistakes, I'm about to fly out of Nashville and wanted to get this out):

"We all feel really sorry for the guys," Klinsmann said.

Dirk Kuyt

The Flying Dutchman has struggled to nail down a regular starting place in Dalglish's first XI with summer recruit Jordan Henderson taking his position on the right-side of midfield. Kuyt has featured in only 29 games in all competitions this season, finding the back of the net four times, while Liverpool struggle in seventh place on the Premier League table.

By 1970's Gooner There were many positive signs that emerged from last night's encounter with Milan. Firstly the Ox gave a performance that was absolutely fantastic. For an 18 year old to have performed at such a high level of quality means that he along with Wilshere, Szczeny, Walcott and Song contain Arsenal's hopes for a very bright future indeed.

The departure of Sebastien Le Toux from Philadelphia to Vancouver is well documented and there have been several perspectives offered. As the pre-season winds down, Le Toux has found success. He played with the team in Arizona and helped them to the final in the Disney Pro Classic. All signs point to a bright future with the Whitecaps.

Japanese teenager Ryo Miyaichi has earned the respect of Bolton fans and manager Owen Colye since heading there on loan from Arsenal on the last day of the January transfer window. Miyaichi capped off an excellent February by being named Bolton's player of the month by the club's fans. He was also called up to the Japanese national team for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier, but unfortunately didn't get off the bench in a 1-0 loss to Uzbekistan.

D.C. United Press Release:
D.C. United signs goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra 26-year-old a native of Woodbridge, Va.
Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2012) – D.C. United announced today that the club has signed goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra. The 26-year-old netminder joins the Black-and-Red having completed preseason camps in Florida and Arizona.

Heartbreak for Gabon and Aubamayeng but a bright future awaits... is a post from: Just Football

In my latest column for FourFourTwo I take a look at co-hosts Gabon and their exciting but ultimately heartbreaking Africa Cup of Nations campaign:

After the laughter comes tears.

Chasing The Big Leagues Southampton and the challengers (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues at the midway point of 2011/12.

Once again there will be certain names talked about at this year's European Championships, with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and the other usual suspects likely to be grabbing the headlines.
However there are some lesser known players who be looking to impress on the big stage and really announce their presence on the international stage.

It was another easy win for the USWNT tonight as the rolled right on through Guatemala, winning the game 13-0. Unlike the game against the Dominican Republic, the goals didn't come as quickly during this game, as the US tried to feel out their Guatemalan counterparts during the opening five minutes.

It wasn't that long ago that Providence product Michael Parkhurst and Attleboro native Geoff Cameron were just two local talents hoping to play their way from the grassy fields of southeastern New England onto the big stage.

Cue the big stage.

On Saturday, the defending duo both of whom played club soccer for Rhode Island-based Bayside FC found themselves paired together in the center of the United States defense for the first time during the squad's 1-0 shutout of Venezuela.

Philadelphia Union

Are the Union shopping Danny Mwanga, as was reported by Ives Galarcep on Wednesday? "For the record we are not shopping Danny Mwanga," Diego Gutierrez tells Kerith Gabriel. "A lot of teams are finding themselves in a tough spot in the market and are looking within the league to supplement.

Ghana youth midfielder Mumuni Abubakar is set for a two-week trial with Liverpool.
The 18-year-old was recently voted the Sport Writers Association's Ghana Premier League Player of the Year for 2011, and is tipped for a bright future.
Abubakar caught the eye of Liverpool scouts playing for Ghana's U20 side in Italy back in November, and Reds boss Kenny Dalglish is keen to take a closer look at the African ace, inviting him to spend some time at Anfield with the club's reserve and Academy sides.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has signed a contract extension and set his sights on a bright future for the club he loves.
Gerrard has spent his entire career with the Reds and has now put pen to paper on a new deal that commits him to staying at Anfield long-term.
The news comes less than 24 hours after the midfielder helped Liverpool take a 1-0 lead over Manchester City in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final on Wednesday night.

It has been confirmed today that Manchester United youngster, Ryan Tunnicliffe, will remain at Peterborough on loan for the rest of the season. He has made 24 appearances for the club since joining them in the summer.

It has taken several weeks for an extension to be agreed but Barry Fry, the director of football at Peterborough, spoke highly of the teenager when the deal was being talked about.

Just over a week ago, an isolated story appeared suggesting that Andros Townsend was on his way out of the club after a training ground ‘disagreement'. It seemed unworthy of comment at the time and that view has been backed up by the news that Andros has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2016.

Cliftonville chairman Gerard Lawlor has revealed that Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has contacted the Irish club about the availability of star striker Rory Donnelly.
The Red's rivals Everton have already held talks with the club but it seems Liverpool are hoping to beat their Merseyside neighbours to the prolific 19-year-old.

Hansen: That's why we signed him

Alan Hansen is confident Jordan Henderson will fill the void left by Lucas Leiva at the heart of Liverpool's midfield and is tipping him to carve out a bright future with the club.

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The FA hates Liverpool, but the feeling's probably mutual. Dirk Kuyt can score, or at least he used to be able to. And hey, I've got something to show you. Right over here. That's right, don't be frightened...

* Are you English? Are you too young to drive? Can you kick a football?

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Philly Soccer Page

Today marks the return of one series and the start of another. First, fresh on the heels of our series of raves, we begin our series of season reviews of every Philadelphia Union player who saw more than ten minutes of action in 2011 (sorry Morgan!

Blackpool loanee Jonjo Shelvey is hoping Liverpool will agree to extend his stay at Bloomfield Road.
The 19-year-old midfielder is enjoying a spell of regular first-team football, chipping in with six goals for the Seasiders.
Having helped Ian Holloway's side cement their place within the promotion-chasing pack in the Npower Championship, Shelvey is eager to see the challenge through, and help Blackpool bounce back to the Barclays Premier League at the first time of asking.

Jon Flanagan and Jack Robinson have set the blueprint for Liverpool youngsters hoping to make an impact at Anfield, reveals academy starlet Adam Morgan.
The 17-year-old striker is delighted to see two of his close friends settle so quickly into Kenny Dalglish's first-team squad, and revealed his aspirations to follow in their footsteps in the near future.

A WORK IN PROGRESS (Pt. 2) Garber sees bright future for MLS

Pepe Reina believes all the ingredients are in place to make Liverpool challengers for the game's top honours.
The Spain goalkeeper insists the acquisition of the club by Fenway Sports Group last year has provided the Reds with the grounding required to enjoy a bright future - and he's excited by what is in store for the club.

Yes, again. Last month, I started what I hoped was an epilogue to Port Vale's takeover saga. Then Plymouth Argyle's concluding fortunes took priority and Vale took their place lower down the article queue. But not before I wrote the following: So, farewell, then, internal strife at Port Vale. For now, anyway.

Brian Ainscough was right in his assessments about newly named New England Revolution head coach Jay Heaps as a player in the past. Now fans of the Revs will be hoping the Northeastern Huskies men's soccer coach's good judgment continues in his beliefs about Heaps as a coach.

Jay Heaps left a pair of his former coaches believing he had a bright future in coaching.

Portsmouth are understood to be closing in on non-league starlet Dan Thompson, who has also attracted interest from Liverpool and Newcastle according to skysports.com.
The 17-year-old striker, who currently plies his trade for Hampton & Richmond has been tipped for a bright future, as a host of Barclays Premier League clubs continue to monitor the situation.

Javier "Chicarito" Hernandez is becoming one of the fans favorite at Manchester United especially with his habit in scoring important goals for the Red Devils since arriving at Old Trafford this season.

With his current bright future, no one wouldn't thought that the 23-years-old Mexican actually almost ended his footballing career back when he was still playing in his country's league around three years ago.

Skrtel impressed with Coates

Martin Skrtel is predicting a bright future at Liverpool for Sebastian Coates.

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Sunday's 3-1 victory over QPR at White Hart Lane could kick start a bright future for Tottenham Hotspur. With the form and style of a top team, Spurs absolutely dominated the first 45 minutes and should have gone in at the break with at least double the two goals scored by Gareth Bale and Rafael Van der Vaart.

This young SPANISH FOOTBALL promise is 20 year old ISSAC CUENCA. The forward currently plays in FC BARCELONA B, however the news was his debut with the A - TEAM in FC BARECLONA Champions League match against Viktoria Pilsen on the 19th of October. Issac Cuenca The youngster has a bright future ahead, either with Barça or elsewhere.

This young SPANISH FOOTBALL promise is 20 year old ISSAC CUENCA. The forward currently plays in FC BARCELONA B, however the news was his debut with the A - TEAM in FC BARECLONA Champions League match against Viktoria Pilsen on the 19th of October. Issac Cuenca The youngster has a bright future ahead, either with Barça or elsewhere.

John Scales is confident Sebastian Coates has all the attributes to be a big success in a Liverpool shirt, and is convinced he will go from strength to strength under the influence of the Reds' defensive stalwart Jamie Carragher.
The highly-rated Uruguayan international arrived at Anfield on the back of an impressive Copa America having been crowned the young player of the tournament - just one example of why the former Liverpool defender believes the 21-year-old can play a big part in the club's future.

The Seattle Sounders won their third consecutive US Open Cup and were the first MLS team to do so. The Sounders defeated the Chicago Fire by a score of 2-0 but don't let the scoreline fool you, the game was competitive and entertaining. The Fire were looking to become on the third team in history of the tournament to win the competition five times, they failed in that endeavor but not without a valiant effort.