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Reviewed by Huw Richards
From WSC 382, January 2019
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Stories
BackPage, £12.99
Reviewed by Charles Morris
From WSC 380, November 2018
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The Portuguese league begins this weekend, with Benfica aiming for their fifth championship in a row. Porto, though, look the stronger of the two squads
Autocratic owners seem to think their wealth allows them to do what they want but well-organised supporters’ groups have proved up to the fight
Adam Bate explains how the launch of the NextGen Series, dubbed the teenage Champions League, will help bridge the gap between youth football and the senior level
These are exciting times to be a young footballer coming through one of Europe’s premier academies. This season has seen the launch of a new competition – the NextGen Series – pitting 16 of the continent’s major clubs against each other in a teenage version of the Champions League. Spanish football expert Graham Hunter summed up the excitement best: “I find it impossible to understand why this brilliant but simple concept hasn’t existed for years.”