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Rising Stars
THE turning of a new decade is heralding a major change in the list of footballing stars after being dominated by the big three for as long as anyone can remember.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, along with Neymar Jr for good measure, stood head and shoulders above the rest for so long there is a generation of the game’s supporters who will have known nothing else.
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But nothing lasts forever, and 2020 looks like being the year when we see a changing of the guard – and rarely have there been so many exciting talents ready to make the step up to world class status.
Every generation boasts players with plenty of potential, but right now the Europeangame is being lit up by a crop of young talent who look to have the world at their feet.
Kylian Mbappe has been around for a while now, but at 21 he is now maturing as a player and few will argue that he is now the big man around Paris Saint Germain, instead of Brazilian talisman Neymar.
Kylian Mbappe
Russia World Cup 2018
