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We're always on the hunt for the next big thing in football. Whether it's on the basis of some short clip highlighting an up-and-coming 13-year-old or two or three good league games, we're quick to declare a player the next big thing. However, these three individuals, all age 21 or younger, have been consistently performing for a while now. There skills are undoubted and they've got the quality to become the next great players in world football.

The Premier League season is a mere three weeks old, but there have already been players outperforming expectations at the first international break, like these five.

After receiving a six-month ban from the USWNT for calling Sweden's national team "cowards," it appears we may have already seen the last of Hope Solo for the USA. So who will replace her? We figure there are three options.

With Chicharito and Oribe Peralta (and now possibly Tecatito) hurt, Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio had a few decisions to make in regards to his forwards. With the midfield and back line basically set, this is the one position in which Osorio is almost forced to experiment with. One player who won't be part of that experiment is Giovani Dos Santos. 

Did Osorio get it right?

England will face Slovakia in a World Cup qualifier on Sept. 4 in a game that doubles as Big Sam Allardyce's debut as England manager. Let's take a look at the 23 players Allardyce has picked for his squad.

It's down to this international break for Jurgen Klinsmann and the USMNT to advance in World Cup qualifying, and the squad has been picked. Did he pick Wondolowski? Of course he picked Wondolowski.

18 Bold Premier League Predictions:

The Premier League mercifully came back this Saturday. Players ran around and played in games that actually mattered and it was glorious. You know what else will be glorious? When all 18 of our bold Premier League predictions come true.