16 years old on December 17th,
Martin Odegaard is regarded as the most promising young footballer to
have EVER played in the Norwegian League and for the country. He presently plays for Stromsgodset, appearing 23
times in the Tippeligaen, having made his debut in April last year. His
international debut was against the UAE at 15 years and 253 days, the
youngest ever for his country. He has trained with his father's local
club twice a week but has been encouraged to play for the Stromsgodset
first team this season, including playing in the Champions League. A
midfield player, Martin finished his formal education this year, but is too young
to be included in Football Manager 2015 and
he regards the Christian faith as very important in his life. Real
Madrid are courting him and hope to get his name on a contract soon. So lucky boy, if he does join up, he will be playing with the Zidane boys! Martin will be at the Madrid derby this evening.
Where at the
other end of the age spectrum, Fernando Torres will be performing for Athletico Madrid. Martin will be in the crowd as a guest of Real Madrid, watching to see if Torres regains his form in , the
Spanish Cup tie against Real Madrid. After a period of
disappointment at a selection of clubs, it would be good to see him bounce back.
And old stagers Phil Neville and Paul Scholes formally took charge at Moor Lane where Salford City play in the Evo-Stik NPL (North). They are part owners of the club and led the team in a win over Kendal Town 2-1 after the departure of manager Phil Power.
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