YOUNG footballers across the world dream of Champions League and Premier League glory.

And players in the Tynedale Mini Soccer League are being given the chance to sample it at an early age through a new competition the league is running.

Starting this weekend, the U9 and U10 teams will be split into two groups; the Champions League and Premier League.

Round robin fixtures will be played over the next two weekends before the finals day on October 17. Matches will be 20 minutes each, with the action getting under way at 10am.

The top four teams from each group will progress to the finals day, which will be held at Otterburn.

SATURDAY'S FIXTURES

U10 Champions League: Kingston Park Galaxy v Stocksfield; Prudhoe YC Pumas v Throckley Magpies AC; Stocksfield v Throckley Magpies Inter; Corbridge United v Prudhoe YC Pumas; Kingston Park Galaxy v Throckley Magpies Inter; Hexham Rapid v Corbridge United; Stocksfield v Prudhoe YC Pumas; Hexham Rapid v Throckley Magpies AC; Kingston Park Galaxy v Prudhoe YC Pumas; Corbridge United v Throckley Magpies AC; Kingston Park Galaxy v Corbridge United; Throckley Magpies Inter v Hexham Rapid (all games at Prudhoe). 

U10 Premier League: Hexham Celtic v Allendale; Haltwhistle United v Kingston Park Gladiators; Allendale v Wark; Haydon Bridge United v Haltwhistle United; Hexham Celtic v Wark; Prudhoe YC Panthers v Haydon Bridge United; Allendale v Haltwhistle United; Prudhoe YC Panthers v Kingston Park Gladiators; Hexham Celtic V Haltwhistle United; Haydon Bridge United v Kingston Park Gladiators; Hexham Celtic v Haydon Bridge United; Wark v Prudhoe YC Panthers (all games at Allendale).

U9 Champions League: Corbridge United v Kingston Park Gladiators; Hexham Porto v Stocksfield; Leamington v Prudhoe YC Thunder; Corbridge United v Stocksfield; Kingston Park Gladiators v Prudhoe YC Thunder; Hexham Porto v Leamington; Corbridge United v Hexham Porto.

U9 Premier League: Corbridge United Lions v Kingston Park Warriors; Prudhoe YC Lightning v Hexham Barca; Wylam v Hexham Sporting; Corbridge United Lions v Hexham Barca; Kingston Park Warriors v Hexham Sporting; Prudhoe YC Lightning v Wylam; Corbridge United Lions v Prudhoe YC Lightning (all games at Kingston Park).