Football fans like to see young players come up with the potential to become stars. When a wonder kid shows exceptional talent, excitement builds up quickly and it is not long before they are reserved for potential greatness. However, not every young football player meets the hype. Many careers take unexpected turns due to injuries, […]
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Finding the top young players in LaLiga is the easiest job in football. Let’s start with Barcelona, who have a youngster on the wing named Lamine Yamal. At 17, he is probably already one of the top five players in the world. In midfield they have Pedri, 22, and Gavi, 20, who already have 47 caps
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When Premier League clubs search for young talent in France, Portugal, Spain or Germany, they are spoiled for choice. Clubs who fail to shop well in those markets need to take a long, hard look at the quality of their recruitment staff and scouting structures. This is not the case in Italy. For too many
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In the CIA World Factbook, Portugal’s principal exports are listed as follows: cars, clothes, petroleum, vehicle parts, and plastics. There is one glaring omission from the list. Footballers. During the last 10 years, Portuguese clubs have turned a combined profit of about £2billion in transfer dealings with their English counterparts, according to the CIES Football
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No country’s young stars quite set the pulses racing like when a new wave of talent emerges out of Brazil. The Samba boys of the future are the talk of scouts across the globe, and more and more clubs are setting up operations in South America to snap up the hidden gems. Vinicius Junior, who
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