Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton) Full Name: Lee Chung-Yong Date of Birth/Age: July 2 1988/Age 22 Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea Main Position: Right Winger Description: One of the top young players in England, Lee Chung-Yong had a very impressive 2009-2010 season for current club Bolton, scoring 4 goals and setting up many dangerous plays in [...]
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Sokratis Papastathopoulos (A.C. Milan) Full Name: Sokratis Papastathopoulos Date of Birth/Age: June 9 1988/Age 22 Place of Birth: Kalamata, Greece Main Position: Centre Back Description: One of the rising young centre backs in world football, Sokratis Papastathopoulos had a very impressive past few seasons for former club Genoa, appearing 51 times for the club, while [...]
Breakout player: Mesut Özil. A lot of people would put Thomas Müller here, but he was already well known on the international stage, having a great season for Bayern and making the Champions League final. At the World Cup, Özil played consistently well in every game, being a menace with his passing and shooting abilities, [...]
Spain 1 : 0 Netherlands Spain: Played great overall, and created numerous chances, eventually being rewarded with the winner. The defense was a little shaky though, allowing Robben to break through a few times, but Casillas was there to make up for it. Andrés Iniesta was particularly impressive, providing great passes throughout the game, and then [...]
Germany 3 : 2 Uruguay Germany: Good attacking game from Germany, they pressed Uruguay and created numerous chances. The defense did look shaky, but just as with most third-place games, teams were looking to attack more. Butt played decent in his first appearance at goal at the World Cup, stopping a few key shots. Offensively, [...]
Best Young Player Award Winner: Thomas Müller Why: Has been one of the revelations in the tournament, helping drive Germany to the semifinals (he was suspended for the game against Spain due to reaching the yellow card limit) with impressive performances in almost every game. Müller can arguably be considered one of the top 10 [...]
