Lesser league shining lights

While some of Europe’s best young talents spent the summer in the US for the Club World Cup, there were plenty of other standout stars in action at the European U21 Championship, says Lukas Vrablik …

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On a sweltering summer night at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, the date of December 6, 2023 became etched into Palmeiras’ history. The Verdao sealed back-to-back Brazilian league titles in the most d