TIME EUROPE
June 19, 2000 VOL. 155 NO. 24
Just Arrived
Alongside the familiar faces, members of football's next generation will also display their skills at Euro 2000
ENGLAND
Steven Gerrard, 20, Defender
Club: Liverpool, England
Less than two years ago, the plucky youngster was playing football in the Academy, or youth training leagues. And now he's on the international stage.
DENMARK
Martin Laursen, 22, Defender
Club: Hellas Verona, Italy
May replace injured Danish defense stalwart Jes Hoegh. When sister Italian side Roma inquired about him earlier this year, Verona asked for a cool $12 million.
TURKEY
Mustafa Izzet, 25, Midfielder
Club: Leicester City, England
Born in England, "Muzzy," as he is known, struggles a bit with the Turkish language, but his skills make him perfectly fluent on a football field.
THE NETHERLANDS
Frank Rijkaard, 37, Coach
Was a top midfielder for Ajax and AC Milan, but had only limited managerial experience before appointment in 1998. His squad, however, has depth and home-ground advantage and is the bookmakers' favorite to win.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tomas Rosicky, 19, Midfielder
Club: Sparta Praha, Czech Republic
Good on defense and attack, he is known for his relaxed, inventive play. His football talents must run in the family — father Jiri also played for Sparta Praha.
NORWAY
John Arne Riise, 19, Striker
Club: Monaco, French League
Like compatriot Tore Andre Flo, a striker for English F.A. Cup winners Chelsea, Riise has experienced club success — Monaco just won the French Première Division.
GERMANY
Sebastian Deisler, 20, Midfielder
Club: Hertha Berlin, Germany
Hailed in the German press — and by a growing female fan base — as "Basti Fantasti," the promising Deisler has been compared to young England star Michael Owen.
FRANCE
Nicolas Anelka, 21, Striker
Club: Real Madrid, Spain
Left off the '98 World Cup-winning team, but well known to international club fans — both for his brooding off-field antics and his on-field grace.
SPAIN
Iker Casillas, 19, Goalkeeper
Club: Real Madrid, Spain
Spain's revelation of the season. Says fellow Spanish keeper José Francisco Molina, "When I was his age, I was still killing myself on dirt pitches."
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June 19, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT
e-Europe
TIME chronicles how the Old World is helping to shape the new economy
EUROPE
Voting under the Gun
Municipal elections in Montenegro turn into a mini-referendum on the Yugoslav republic's future
Goal Rush
Football fever grips Europe as the game's itinerant stars return home to shine on the national stage
Just Arrived
Alongside the familiar faces, members of football's next generation will also display their skills at Euro 2000
The Empire Strikes Back
Soccer violence continues to be England's ugliest export
BUSINESS
Turbulence Ahead
The continuing controversy over Milan's Malpensa Airport clips the wings of state-run carrier Alitalia
Brussels Decrees An E-VAT
The European Commission wants to tax content sold by foreign firms on the Web — but can it?
THE ARTS
Shock of the Nouveau
Streams of visitors to a new exhibition of sensual decorative art indicate that the form may be making one of its regular comebacks
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