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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
THere are football clubs in Europe that 'pick up' children for their pre-Academies.
Like, this is nuts:
Four-year-old footballer scouted by Arsenal while still in nursery
I knew that existed, but that's definitely not a Canadian thing (although a few premier English, Spanish and Italian teams have satellite offices across Canada for youth programs).
Who knows how it all really goes unless you're on the inside. |
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/m...6Soccer-t.html
Soccer in other parts of the world- when it comes to the pressure on youth, is 10000000x more insane than hockey in Canada. The only difference is the professional clubs always foot the bill.
I encourage people to read the article above I posted to see the pressure on youths in European soccer academies.