It’s not exactly the same as when your club is in the draw for the later stages of the European Cup, but even so fans of several European football clubs will be happy to learn that their heroes will appear, fully licensed, in the upcoming PES 2009.

Manchester United and arch rivals Liverpool have already been announced and you can now add FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, FC Porto, Brondy IF and UEFA cup winners Zenit. St Petersburg to the list.

A selection of national sides have also been included with teams such as Italy, Holland and Northern Ireland making an apperance, throw in a quick four year licensing agreement with UEFA allowing a European Champions League and you’ve finally got a game which may rival my Uncle’s epic Subbuteo tournaments back in the day.

The game is set to kick off on the 17th of October, pre-orders are available here…