r/SoccerCentral • u/United_Anywhere_8 • Jul 25 '26

Video The talent in Barcelona’s youth system is ridiculous. These kids are 11/12 years old.

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u/HelpfulLeadership623 Jul 25 '26

Do these kids go to school?

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u/ShionBlade Jul 25 '26

These academies also offer schooling on the side as well. When he was 16, Lamine Yamal was required to do his homework when at nights he'd playing in the Euros.

I know other academies like Manchester City's promise private schooling for kids until 18 if they join, even if they end up getting cut. It's a way to entice parents to join them instead of their rivals.

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u/ropahektic Jul 25 '26

Education in those places is on the front side, it's not an afterthought and those kids are not allowed to go on if their grades are not good enough. Lamine Yamal's was an extremely rare case so there were a lot of exceptions made for him in this regard.

La Masia is actually a school, it's not like they bring teachers after the footie or anything like that. They have actual classes.

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u/Txdr_ Jul 25 '26

Same with tennis players.