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Dunno. Must have imagined it. If anything the Academy system in 'soccer' mirrors Alabama. It's an absolute meat grinder - they throw 100s of 8 year olds in and 10 years later they hope that 1 or 2 come out the other side as professional players. The ones that don't make it are discarded when...

The European Academy system isnt the solution. It creates fantastic players, but it also creates maladjusted adults. Also it can **** up the lives of those the system chews up and spits out. At least the scholarship system in the US allows you to earn a degree to set you up for life - if...

I've got a few hugely ambitious colleagues who I won't lift a finger for because you know the second a better opportunity comes along they'll be off like a rocket. I can't work with those people - there's more to life than money / power. On the flip side I'll go the extra mile for colleagues...