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GK Kapino
DL Shaw
D Vertonghen
D Alex
DR Beck
ML Capoue
M Gonzalez
M Kaka
MR Reus
F Podolski
F Leandro
Sub: Montoya, Goetze, Garcia, Grosskreutz, Vargas, Casemiro, Barrada, Ayew, Drame

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The 2011 Generation adidas tour team will be special guests at the key Ajax v Real Madrid Champions League Matchday 6 tilt tomorrow night. I will be talking to a couple of those MLS rising stars before they head down to the game, and then more throughout their stay in the Netherlands.And just to tantalize you a little further, tomorrow's Postcard From Europe subject is none other than white-hot

Liverpool are set to rival La Liga outfit Sevilla in the hunt for FC Twente sensation Ola John, after stepping up their scouting of the Dutch Under-21 international.
John has emerged as one of the Eredivisie's rising stars after a whirlwind 18 months which has seen him make his first-team debut and snub moves to both Manchester United and Arsenal.

By DAVID MOSSE
Ronaldinho confirmed his good form by scoring a goal and helping set up another, but Flamengo was held to a 2-2 draw by Internacional on Sunday thanks to the brilliance of Leandro Damiao. The Internacional hitman is one of the rising stars of Brazilian soccer and was recently called up to the national team along with Ronaldinho for the upcoming friendly against Ghana in London.

During an afternoon conference call with the media on Tuesday, Major League Soccer's Vice President of Competition and Player Relations announced a significant change to the league's Designated Player rule. The call was attended by various print, online and broadcast media outlets and was hosted by Dan Courtemanche, the league's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications.

Liverpool remains hopeful Luis Suárez will be able to play a part in the opening fixtures of the season despite his exertions in helping Uruguay win the Copa America.
Uruguay's run to the final means that Suárez has less than three weeks of recovery time before the start of the domestic season.

Despite Manchester United's rampant activity this summer, United still haven't addressed the pressing need of finding a central midfielder to replace Paul Scholes. They are currently embroiled in transfer sagas over immediate replacements like Wesley Sneijder, Luka Modric and Samir Nasri.

Luis García has signed a three-year contract to coach Getafe, replacing Míchel who was fired after last season's 16th place finish in La Liga.

Garcia is one of the rising stars in Spanish coaching circles after winning promotion to the top division with Levante in 2009/10, and then securing his side's survival in the last game of the following campaign.

With so many young Aussies and older Aussies heading to Asia in the recent A-League break you have to start to wonder who will fill the spots next season.
Matthew Leckie, Robbie Kruse, Mustafa Amini, Luke Devere, Dino Djubic, and Alex Brosque are just some of the good great and ordinary A-League players who have left or will leave the A-League in coming days.

Three Palermo Starlets shoulder the Rise of the Aquile.
by Rhydon Atzenhoffer
March 17, 2011
Tullio M. Puglia/Getty ImagesPalermo finished fifth last season to tie their highest table position since achieving promotion to Serie A in 2004. The Aquile (Eagles) have been in fine form this season, aside from a recent five game slide.

PUMA® Kicks Off Huge Year in Women's Soccer with WPS Uniform Unveiling
Players, PUMA Unveil 2011 WPS Kits in New York City
Westford, MA & New York City, NY (February 3, 2011) – Sportlifestyle brand PUMA® kicked off the 2011 women's soccer season during a launch event today, celebrating this momentous year for the sport, a new season for Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), and the debut of the PUMA Women's Soccer Training Collection.

By Dominic Vieira, writing from Lancaster, England

The Serie A is overflowing with hidden pearls; Catania's Takayuki Morimoto, Fiorentina's Adem Ljajic, AC Milan's Alexander Merkel or Palermo's Josip Ilicic are some of the rising stars dominating the headlines.

LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has completed his move to Hoffenheim after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract, according to the German club. The Reds accepted a fee for the Holland international, believed to be in the region of £6million, last week but the deal appeared to be off up until late on Monday when [.