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Colombian football fans are in mourning after learning of the death of their national team's former captain. Freddy Rincon died two days after suffering serious head injuries in a car accident in Cali, Colombia. He was 55-years-old.

As one of the most successful club football managers in recent years, Zinedine Zidane continued his fantastic legacy as one of the most mesmerising players in the game, then turned all that experience and excellence into a successful coaching career.

Which football teams spring to mind when you think of the beautiful game's elite? Manchester United? Real Madrid? Bayern Munich?

There is nothing more exciting than watching a young talented player explode into the scene. This year, the world of football has witnessed several emerging talents taking the football world by storm.

There have been lots of nice things written about Bayern Munich over the last few months, and rightly so. From the moment the 2019/20 Bundesliga season resumed in mid-May to the Champions League Final in late-August, the Bavarians smashed through their opponents like a wrecking ball.

And so the exodus begins.  After both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur completed miraculous second leg comebacks the race was on to finalise travel arrangements for UEFA’s 64^th European Cup final.  Cup fever’s back in town; all roads lead to Madrid and Liverpool’s 4-0 schooling of Barcelona ensured first dibs for the travel-weary Kloppites.

Alan Hudson burst onto the football scene aged 17 for Chelsea on 1st February 1969 at Stamford Bridge, for a home match against Southampton.