The group stages of this years Champions League have commenced and the focus seems firmly on Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City.
Real Madrid have of course won 4 out of the last 5 tournaments, and reached the semi-final the other year. That’s dominance. That’s outstanding form. This year they are without Ronaldo, but the rest of the Galacticos remain, so Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema now have the chance to lead the attack and fire them to glory.
With the focus on the World Cup and most of the best players in the world, I realised there are some iconic football numbers, both at international and club level. Numbers with a history and tradition that mean something. The most obvious one of course is the Brazil number 10 shirt.
Like most competitions there are some teams that are there for the experience, but they’re unlikely to make the final. There’s probably three brackets – the serious contenders, the ones with a possibility of surprising and those that would be major shocks.
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