For the moment, Manchester City is the hottest team in Europe, with flashy stars and plenty of money to throw around.
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It is strange, perhaps, that British shares are not Europe's undisputed stars.
Stars playing in Europe and even those who have moved to other African leagues are not be allowed to take part.
After a much-hyped beginning, and despite the import of highly paid stars from Brazil and Europe, attendances are dwindling.
The Ospreys are desperate to conquer Europe and boast a squad of international stars.
Across non-English-speaking Europe, the dominance of British and American stars is being eroded.
From 1964 to 1973 her allure alone packed out his night club in Hanover Square with Hollywood stars and the crowned heads of Europe.
"I have no time for the Europe of the blue flag and the little stars, some elevated ideal, " said Mr Rutte, speaking to Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.
The Mexico-produced Nissan March compact sold in Latin America received a two-star rating from Latin NCAP, while the version sold for about the same price in Europe, called the Micra, scored four stars.
Coaches and fans across Europe may well be nervously keeping their fingers crossed, praying their stars return uninjured for their final push towards domestic or Champions League glory.
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Then Mother Nature plugged the rain and the golfing stars shone in "one of the best days in Europe's history" as a "phenomenal" afternoon of golf washed away frustrations of moaning in the morning rain.
That car scored one star on the Latin NCAP test, but the model sold in Europe, made by Renault's Romanian subsidiary Dacia, scored three stars.
To be sure, for every Carey Mulligan, there are many Shooting Stars who don't go on to become well known outside Europe, or even their home countries.
He wants to replace the "one and done" system, which requires high-school stars to play for at least one year in college, or in Europe, before they can be drafted into the NBA. The result is that some teams with a constant churn of freshmen, like John Calipari's squad at Kentucky, don't so much have student-athletes pursuing a degree, but guest stars.
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But there is something that Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and the rest of the Bundesliga does have: the most competitive field of play (arguably) among Europe's top leagues, an absurdly rich program to develop the next generation of stars and the highest-average attendance on the continent.
The Amavubi Stars, who are one of three debutants at Tunisia 2004, will have their Europe-based professionals at the training camp.
The remarkable success of African footballers abroad, mainly in Europe, means that Africa's domestic leagues will continue to serve as a nursery for stars or as a place for them to retire to.
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