Can you name the 100 best young footballers from 2001 according to Don Balon?

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  • In 2001, Don Balon, a Spanish football magazine, compiled a list of the best young footballers. 10 years on, it's fair to say their predictions were a bit hit and miss. SEE COMMENTS FOR EXTRA DETAILS.
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Where were they then?PlayerWhere are they now?
AuxerreQueens Park Rangers
River PlateInternacional
EC Vitoria*Free Agent* (Portuguesa)
Atletico MadridChelsea
ArsenalStoke City
AjaxTottenham Hotspur
Le HavreSporting Lisbon
Bayern MunichSevilla
Le HavreAuxerre
BolognaLekhwiya
Benfica*Retired* (Primeiro de Agosto)
Borussia DortmundHoverla Uzhhorod
Manchester UnitedManchester United
LiverpoolPreston North End
BK HackenSpartak Moscow
AuxerreAC Milan
AjaxEverton
Real BetisK.A.A Gent
Eintracht FrankfurtGostaresh Foolad
BarcelonaBarcelona
LiverpoolGalatasaray
Sporting LisbonVaslui
AC MilanNewcastle United
Sporting LisbonBesiktas
CruzeiroInter Milan
Sporting LisbonSporting Braga
GroningenBayern Munich
Montpellier*Free Agent* (Montpellier)
Liverpool*Free Agent* (Atromitos)
West Ham UnitedTottenham Hotspur
Aston VillaManchester City
Lokomotiv MoscowSporting Lisbon
AuxerreGranada
San LorenzoSan Lorenzo
Where were they then?PlayerWhere are they now?
AjaxParis Saint Germain
Crewe Alexandra*Retired* (West Ham United)
BenficaVasas
LiverpoolSheffield Wednesday
Velez SarsfieldD.C. United
FC PortoReal Zaragoza
AjaxBarnsley
Real BetisMalaga
SantosWolfsburg
Southampton*Free Agent* (Bonnyrigg White Eagles)
Dinamo ZagrebDynamo Kiev
Schalke 04*Retired* (FC Kray)
Borussia DortmundAl Ahli
MonacoBlackburn Rovers
EmpoliCatania
AC MilanPalermo
Bolivar*Free Agent* (Guabira)
ArsenalLorient
Athletic BilbaoCD Tenerife
Sporting Lisbon*Free Agent* (Alzira)
Werder BremenEnergie Cottbus
Bayer LeverkusenLos Angeles Galaxy
FC PortoValencia
Schalke 04Dynamo Dresden
Sporting LisbonBenfica
FenerbahceTurgutluspor
ParmaUniversidad San Martin
Celtic*Free Agent* (Dundee)
CorinthiansVarese
Newcastle UnitedIpswich Town
FC DallasSeattle Sounders
VitessePelita Jaya
D.C. United*Retired* (D.C. United)
Stuttgart*Free Agent* (SC Freiburg)
Where were they then?PlayerWhere are they now?
Manchester UnitedIF Brommapojkarna
JuventusTorino
MillwallFK Tonsberg
NantesCarquefou
VitesseAjax
PanathinaikosFC Dnipro
Newell's Old BoysSeattle Sounders
BK HackenAmaZulu
BarcelonaOsasuna
BastiaChelsea
Perth GloryPerth SC
FC Porto*Free Agent* (FC Arouca)
MyPaMyPa
Bayer LeverkusenManchester United
FC TwenteHHC Hardenberg
Malmo FF*Free Agent* (Manisaspor)
Bayer Leverkusen*Free Agent* (Hessen Kassel)
FC JokeritHJK Helsinki
Manchester United*Free Agent* (Cambridge City)
Eintracht Frankfurt*Retired* (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Paris St. GermainSporting Central Academy
Cerro Porteno*Free Agent* (FBC Melgar)
Manchester UnitedSunderland
Feyenoord*Free Agent* (Red Bull Salzburg)
CelticWigan Athletic
SK Brann*Free Agent* (Kasimpasa)
Sao PauloReal Madrid
Borussia Munchengladbach*Free Agent* (Alemmania Aachen)
Eintracht Frankfurt*Retired* (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Bayern MunichMersin Idmanyurdu
Nottingham ForestSheffield Wednesday
StuttgartBATE Borisov
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100 Best Young Footballers (soccer players) 2001 Quiz

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  • Created Apr 11, 2011 in Sports
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