Opinion

Continuing our Talent Scout series, this week Forebet takes a look at some of the hottest prospects in South American. This region of the world has produced some of the most iconic players in footballing history. Pele, Maradona, Messi, and Ronaldo all emanated from South American and were each dubbed wonderkids at an early age.

Erling Braut Haaland first came to the attention of the majority of football fans during his time at Red Bull Salzburg. He joined the Austrian club from Molde, where he spent time as a teenager.

We are bringing you a selection of young players from across Africa that are attracting attention from some of Europe’s top clubs. Any of these players could prove to be the next ‘wonderkid’ but transforming that potential into actual talent separates the wheat from the chaff.

Football often divides opinion. But I’m sure we can all agree that the 2020/21 Premier League season has kicked off in crazy fashion.

Manchester City spent heavily on defenders once again this transfer window. Pep Guardiola shelled out £41 million on Nathan Ake and £65m on Ruben Dias.

Sheffield United were predicted to go straight back down to the Championship by many pundits following their promotion to the Premier League in 2019. However, the Blades stunned us all and claimed a 9th place finish in their return to the topflight of English football.

There were several late deals completed on transfer deadline day but perhaps the standout transfer involved Thomas Partey. The 27 year old central midfielder moved from Atletico Madrid to Arsenal for a fee believed to be in the region of €50 million.

This season's congested football schedule was always going to affect certain leagues and teams, contributing to results that may not have happened in the past.

On Sunday afternoon, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United suffered a 6-1 hammering at the hands of Tottenham at Old Trafford. The early dismissal of French forward Anthony Martial did not help the Red Devils, but in truth, they were woeful against former head coach Jose Mourinho’s team.

Duncan Ferguson, Bob Latchford, Graeme Sharp, Joe Royle, Tommy Lawton, and Dixie Dean have all worn the famous number 9 shirt for Everton, making it a number the fans hold in high regard.

In football, scoring goals is the aim of the game. We all know that. However, while many teams win games by outscoring their opponents, some build their success on preventing their opponents from scoring.

It is great to see the return of Premier League football this season all be it without fans inside the stadium. However, it would not be the same without controversy and that is exactly what we have got with the current handball rule.

Last season Manchester City fell well below the standards set in their previous two campaigns that had seen the Citizens claim consecutive Premier League titles. That is why Pep Guardiola’s team needed to make a good start to the current campaign.

It had been a quiet summer transfer market for Tottenham Hotspur until last week. There was no real sign of any big name incoming players until the news broke of a possible move for Gareth Bale and Sergio Reguilón.

Chelsea fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Liverpool on Sunday. It was a game in which the Blues struggled from the start to gain control. Manager Frank Lampard’s tactics simply tried to exploit Timo Werner’s pace to hit on the counter-attack.

On Sunday, Liverpool recorded a highly comfortable 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A brace from forward Sadio Mane helped the Reds to a victory that seems like a signal of intent in the title race.

Don’t worry, Arsenal supporters. You can finally relax! Following a lengthy spell of uncertainty, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has finally put pen to paper and signed a contract with the North London outfit.

The opening round of the 2020/21 Premier League season dished up plenty of drama. Liverpool started the defence of their crown with a thrilling 4-3 victory over newly-promoted Leeds, while there were also wins for top-four hopefuls Arsenal, Leicester, Wolves and Chelsea.

Chelsea begin their Premier League campaign with an away fixture at Brighton and Hove Albion. The Blues will be expected to win the match but regardless of the result in that opening game, Chelsea’s season will be defined by their final position in the Premier League table.

The first weekend of the Premier League had several talking points. However, one of the games that looked set to be the highlight of gameweek one was Tottenham’s home game with Everton.