They say you shouldn't big up young players too much. Unless you're the very best, in which case you are given high-profile prizes such as the Golden Boy Award.
The annual honour crowning the best European player under the age of 21 is a hotly-contested award. A list of 100 names is whittled down to 60, then 40, then 20 before the eventual winner is announced.
This year's prize has gone to Barcelona's 18-year-old midfielder Pedri - and what a year he has had. After breaking into the Barca team, he turned out over 50 times for the LaLiga giants last term before taking Spain to the Euro 2020 semi-finals and the Olympic Games gold medal match.