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Having a steady stream of young players developing through a club can have many positives - financially, philosophically, tactically. So, why set one up? How to set one up? How do others go about doing it and why do they do it? Let's take a look.

Sources:

• https://www.the42.ie/league-of-ireland-brexit-youth-players-4985754-Jan2020/
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040678/average-age-of-serie-a-football-players-italy-by-team/
• https://football-observatory.com/Youngest-teams-across-Europe
• https://footballwhispers.com/blog/the-best-football-academies-in-the-world/
• https://www.givemesport.com/1530121-the-top-10-most-successful-academies-in-world-football
• https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/5-best-youth-academies-football-right-now
• https://www.thecoachdiary.com/the-top-youth-academies-in-the-world/
  

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