Argentinean team mate Carlos Tevez, who is 23 year old is also grabbing the headlines with his powerful performances for West Ham United. The club may survive in the EPL partially due to Tevez’s exploits. He is a big signing for West Ham and in Argentina Tevez and his team mate Messi is labeled as the “new Diego Maradona”. Maradona himself once described Tevez as the “Argentinean prophet for the 21st century”. West Ham fans are being entertained by Tevez lately, he was not an instant hit in West Ham because he was not used to the pace and power of EPL since he was playing for Corinthians and Boca Juniors in Brazil and Argentina respectively before joining Hammers. He took time to settle in and now he is showing his real class. That is why he is currently regarded as one of the most promising prospects in world football.

Lukas Podolski of Germany who was declared the best young player of FIFA World Cup 2006 signed a big club Bayern Munich after the World Cup. The young striker with his performance for the host country in the World Cup 2006 made a big statement with few important goals. He is without doubt a player to watch in Bundesliga. His other two mates Philipp Lahm, defender and Bastian Schweinsteiger, midfielder are still young with good future for Germany and Bayern Munich.

In Holland the most talked about player is Klaas Jan Huntelaar, striker playing for Ajax, he is called the rising star of Dutch Football and his age is 23 years. He has come up with superlative performances for Ajax in this season, the Dutch National Coach Marco Van Basten will find it difficult to ignore him. Ajax has always produced quality players and they do have one of the best player development programme.

Arjen Robben, Dutch international of Chelsea has the flair and pace, and is entertaining to watch whenever he is fit. He is reaching his 24th birthday and he is very effective in the flanks and mostly shakes the opponent’s defense with his quick change of pace and tricks. He is very successful with Chelsea and I think he has the ability to reach higher heights and the best from him is still to come. Robben’s team mate Michael Essien, a Ghanaian, a utility player for Chelsea is a big hit among Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge. He is full of energy and making a name for himself by his remarkable performances on regular basis. He is successful in every position he is playing for Chelsea and moreover he scores crucial goals for Chelsea. He will positively progress to a new level in coming years as he will mature more while playing for Chelsea and Ghana, and remember that age is with him to achieve many milestones in future. He is only 23 years old.