Many questions, few answers

By all accounts it was a stellar year for Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho, having helped his club to the Champions' League title last year, earning himself a FIFA World Player of the Year. However, he'll be looking to put a lacklustre World Cup performance behind him. In Brazil's game against France, Zidane showed the young Brazillian that there were still a few tricks to be learned at the feet of the master. With Zidane's departure though, Real Madrid will be looking for increased output from David Beckham, who has recently been paired up with his Manchester United striking partner Ruud van Nistlerooij. The Flying Dutchman launched his promising La Liga career this weekend with a hat trick. Meanwhile back at Old Trafford, Ryan Giggs appears to be in fine form, and the team is off to a perfect start. Questions surrounding the relationship of young stars Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo seem to have been answered. Elsewhere, both Chelsea and Arsenal will be hoping that this will be the year that domestic league success translates into a European championsip. In Italy, disgraced giants AC Milan start their campaign off against AEK and would be happy to work their way back into favour with another title. Cross-town rivals Internazionale, the current darlings of Italian soccer, are attempting a ten year return to the winner's circle themselves.