- Champions Youth Cup 2008
The 2008
Champions Youth Cup , second edition of the tournament, was canceled in June, two months before the start, because of a dispute betweenFootball Association of Malaysia and the organizers (Gifted Group). [cite news|url=http://manunitedyouth.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/champions-youth-cup-called-off/|publisher=United Youth|title= Champions Youth Cup called Off|date=13 June 2008 ]The tournament would have taken place in
Malaysia from5 August to16 August 2008 . China would have made their debut in the tournament this year, the other Asian sides this year would have been Qatar, India and hosts Malaysia. 16 teams were invited to the tournament: fromEurope ; fromEngland , defending champions Manchester United and Chelsea, fromItaly ,AC Milan andJuventus (2007 CYC runners-up),Germany ’s Bayern Munich andSpain ’s Barcelona, Ajax andPSV Eindhoven from theNetherlands andOlympique Lyonnais fromFranc e andPortugal ’s Porto. They were also invited two teams fromSouth America , Flamengo fromBrazil and River Plate fromArgentina .Groups
Group C
Group D
References
External links
* [http://www.thechampionsyouthcup.com Champions Youth Cup official website]
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