A club invites you to join its Academy. What happens now? Paul Holder, former assistant Academy director at Crystal Palace, explains the next stages ...

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. ...

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

So how do you become a professional soccer player? Or how do you become a better soccer player so you can eventually play pro or college 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 per...

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....

Football as a career is highly competitive. Only a minority of aspiring young hopefuls secure paid employment with a league club and only a few amateur clubs offer salaried positions....

We asked the pros about what distinguishes the good from the bad, and even how to become a scout yourself......

Players have taken very different routes after being released by top clubs ...