2006 Wonderkids | Football Manager

| Player | Age (start) | Club | Position | Notes | |--------|--------------|------|----------|-------| | | 18 | Barcelona | AM RLC / F C | Best player in the game long-term. Cheap release clause (~£12M) | | Wayne Rooney | 19 | Manchester United | AM C / ST | Already elite, but becomes godlike | | Cesc Fàbregas | 18 | Arsenal | DM / M C | Perfect deep-lying playmaker | | Vincent Kompany | 19 | Anderlecht | D C / DM | CB with insane physicals & technicals | | Lukas Podolski | 20 | Köln | ST / AM L | Left-footed goalscoring machine | | Fernando Torres | 21 | Atlético Madrid | ST | Expensive but worth it | | Robinho | 21 | Real Madrid | AM LC / F C | Dribbling genius |

Football Manager 2006 (FM06) is often remembered for a database that accurately predicted future legends while cementing the cult status of several "virtual-only" icons football manager 2006 wonderkids

Not every wonderkid became a Ballon d'Or winner. Some names remain legendary strictly because of how good they were in the FM06 database. Freddy Adu (D.C. United) | Player | Age (start) | Club |

Here’s a concise guide to (FM06). Unlike modern FMs, FM06 had fixed potential ability (PA) for most players, so these youngsters were guaranteed future stars. Freddy Adu (D

FM06 was scarily accurate about several teenagers who would go on to dominate the next two decades. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)