Bayer 04 Leverkusen

The UEFA European Under-17 Championship begins in Cyprus on Monday, and there will be a host of teams competing to become the best in Europe. It’ll be a great chance for fans and scouts to take a look at some of the most talented young stars in action.

The manager might arguably be the most important person at any soccer club, but only a handful of them can be considered household names. However, if you take a look at the dugouts around the Champions League, Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga, you’ll see a whole crop of coaches who could one day be the next world-famous figureheads of elite teams.

Elsewhere we got plenty to discuss around Mbappe’s weirdly muted Paris Saint-Germain send-off, Chelsea’s three-game winning streak, Max Allegri’s future as Juventus manager and Dortmund’s woeful warmup for the Champions League final.

On Sunday in the Premier League, we saw Arsenal edge Manchester United to take the title race to the final day. Elsewhere, Manchester United thumped Tottenham Hotspur to lift their first ever Women’s FA Cup trophy.

Xabi Alonso’s team, who are undefeated across all competitions this season, reached the Europa League final after a 2-2 comeback draw against Roma on Thursday for a 4-2 aggregate win.

Couto has impressed on loan at Girona this season with his form earning a first call-up to the Brazil national team.

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Furthermore, added the Spanish coach, his team had the look of group that wanted more from an already historic season.

It wasn’t enough for Bayer Leverkusen to win the German Bundesliga. And not just to win the league, but to win the league for the first time in the club’s 119-year history, to win the league by ending Bayern Munich’s 11-season reign as defending champs, and to win the league by overcoming a team with a wage bill more than four times the size of theirs.

A chaotic loss to Liverpool on Sunday saw Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League unravel and now Spurs are hanging on by a thread. Elsewhere in England, Manchester City’s grip on the Women’s Super League title was loosened by the one-two punch of Arsenal beating Man City as Chelsea earned a lopsided win. Meanwhile, David Moyes’ standing at West Ham looks shaky after a huge loss to Chelsea in the Premier League.