The league is back, with a few new faces and a lot of old ones. Our early leaders are from teams who have already played official competitions, both European and domestic, and have therefore got a head start on the rest. That includes Villarreal's Víctor and Calleja, both of whom scored twice in the club's successful run in the Intertoto which takes them into the UEFA cup for the first time in their history. Beckham, Ronaldo and Eto'o scored in the Spanish Supercup, and all three scored again in the league at the weekend. Beckham of course got the first goal of the league season within two minutes of kick off, much to the delight of many of his many fans, and to the relief of the club who paid so much money for him. Otherwise though it was a disappointing start, with only 17 goals in the ten matches, well below average. Still, it's very early days yet. (01.09.03)