Goal tackles the hard questions around youth football, speaking to kids, parents, coaches and experts across the UK
Where is the next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo going to come from?
That’s a question which serves as the driving force for the entire recruitment industry in football as clubs across the world invest time and money into discovering the ‘next big thing’.
Scouts are dispatched to games all over, at various different levels, in the hope that they will find a player who has what it takes to reach the very top.
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When they find someone who shows potential, the next step is to usher the would-be star into a system where they can avail of elite-level coaching and, of course, the allure of being a professional footballer is one that most people snatch at.