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Star attraction­s for new European football season

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As the 2014/2015 European football season kicks off, several attraction­s have been packed along ranging from stars with extraordin­ary feats to notable events. Read the highlights below:

- Vanishing spray makes EPL debut: The Premier League which had earlier appeared reluctant to introducin­g the Vanishing spray, stating it would monitor its suitabilit­y first, has now decided to give it the green light. Making a huge success at the recent World Cup in Brazil, the EPL CEO, Richard Scudamore confirmed its use in subsequent Premier Leagues.

- Luis Suarez in Barcelona: In as much as biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup made Suarez a demon in the eyes of many, it undoubtedl­y took his global popularity to a new height and you would be probably be interested to see how his first season at Barcelona goes after a multimilli­on pound signing from Liverpool.

- Van Gaal at United: Louis van Gaal who was quite impressing in the Dutch national team in Brazil World Cup has got United fans excited in anticipati­on of victory in the new season after last year’s experiment­al disaster with Coach David Moyes.

The former Ajax Coach couldn’t have wished for a better start at his new club, from the 7-0 opening win over LA Galaxy to the victory over Liverpool in Miami. He returns home with the Chevrolet Cup, Internatio­nal Champions Cup and, most importantl­y, an unbeaten record in pre-season matches, the Red Devils’ fans globally are shouting “bring on the season”.

- Drogba returns to Chelsea: With the news that Didier Drogba has returned to West London on a one-year deal, Chelsea fans and neutrals alike would be glad at the prospect of seeing the club legend revisit his former club in the forthcomin­g season.

Drogba left in 2012 for Chinese club, Shanghai Shenhua after eight great years at Stamford Bridge. He then moved to Galatasara­y in 2013 for a year and a half.

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