#13 WHAT IF I'M REJECTED, BY A FOOTBALL ACADEMY?

You've got to be realistic.

Just think. How many new young players does a club like Liverpool or Arsenal sign every season?

The answer is...

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#16 How to get Scouted by a top Football Club

It’s probably just about every young or amateur league footballer’s dream to get scouted by a top Premier League club. Just about any footballer will have dreamed about being watched or scouted by a professional scout at some time or another, so in this article we’ll give you

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#6 What do scouts look for in footballers?

We step inside the world of football scouting to find out exactly what the game's recruitment experts look for in their pursuit of talent

Harry Redknapp recently took a phone call from a scout, who told him

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#30 Four rules for parents of football academy players

For many, when their child is spotted by a scout for a professional football club and is selected to be groomed as a future football star, it is a dream come true. Parents get to see their child start on a journey to fulfil their ambitions and 

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#22 How to Go Pro in Europe and Abroad

Full disclaimer I've never played pro in Europe or abroad outside of the United States. I'm not speaking from experience on how I did it but rather how I think it's done.

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#12 WHAT IS LIFE, LIKE AT A FOOTBALL ACADEMY

A club invites you to join its Academy. What happens now?

Paul Holder, former assistant Academy director at Crystal Palace, explains the next stages

Life at the academy

At the Crystal Palace Academy, youngsters train three times a week - one and a half hours on Tuesday evenings and

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#27 5 ways young footballers can train like Premier League players

Dedication and consistency - this is what marks professional footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo out from the rest of us.

The Nike Academy's top coaches have given us a brilliant insight into how they turn raw, unsigned talent into Premier League stars of the future.

"The modern day footballer is as

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#25 How to be a professional footballer, by some of the best players in the game

After numerous interviews with some of the best footballers on the planet, we have gained some insight into their careers and how they made it as professionals. We’ve spoken to Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Cesc Fàbregas, David Beckham, Deli Alli, John Stone, Joe Hart, Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, Kevin De Bruyne, Renato Sanches and many more. What is

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#14 A football Academy Players Life

Football academies were developed by the leading clubs so that they could identify and nurture talented players from as young as eight. The 9,000 boys in their ranks are desperate to succeed, but only a handful will make it to the top.

Last April, Danny, 16, received....

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#11 MOVING UP THE FOOTBALL ACADEMY LADDER

What exactly is an Academy?
Academies are special training schemes set up by clubs to help them develop young players. All Premiership clubs have them. Other League clubs run either Academies or Centres of Excellence, which are run along the same lines. Many non-league clubs also 

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#21  17 Ways to Become a Professional Soccer Player

So how do you become a professional soccer player? Or how do you become a better soccer player so you can eventually play pro football? Those are both good questions we get a lot. To start, it takes Read full article...>>

#24 How hard is it to go professional in soccer?

It is difficult not impossible. First you must understand, very few of them make it big (club/national team etc) but it’s all about the talent you have and hard work you are going to do during the 

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#20 How to become a professional footballer

So, you wanna become a professional footballer? Well you’ve come to the right place because we've got everything you need to know about turning pro

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#19 How to become a professional football player in 12 steps

Football is a sport enjoyed by millions in UK. Whether you pull on the shirt for your local team on a Sunday, or just pull on your favorite team's jersey and cheer them on with a pint and a pie, making it as a professional football player has crossed the minds of

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#31 Is it possible to get a trial to play for Manchester United, and do you offer scholarships?

Our scouting operation works so that before any boy comes to our club, he will have been initially assessed by one of our scouts. Premier League

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#15 What Do Scouts and Coaches Look For In a Goalkeeper?

One of the most common questions that gets asked around goalkeeping websites is how to get noticed by scouts and how to make it in football. Today we are going to start attempting to provide you with some unique insights from coaches and scouts with

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#17 Meet the man who discovered Gareth Bale – in a six-a-side aged nine

Rod Ruddick is rummaging around in his office at his home near Bath and has just found a piece of paper that ought to be in a frame on his mantelpiece. It is a fax he sent to Southampton Football Club on 28 September 1998, titled "players recommended to sign". There are three names listed and the last boy is a nine-year-old 

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#23 Become a Professional Soccer Player

The Dream

The day your son was born, you had dreams.  Heck, if you’re like me, those dreams started a decade or more before they were even conceived.  As time goes on however, those dreams (and subsequently, your son’s goals) have been

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#9 7 Ways to Get a Soccer Trial or Tryout

I want to play professionally, but how do I get a soccer trial or tryout? “

I receive this question from readers almost on a daily basis, but I have

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