AGREEMENT WITH FUTURE FALCONS ACADEMY

Exporting methodology

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Real Sociedad is increasingly being recognized as a development platform in world football. Coaches and staff from many countries are increasing the frequency of their visits to Zubieta, where they are able to get first-hand knowledge of the method and principles which inspire the work done with young players. An example of this international recognition is the recently signed agreement between Real Sociedad and Future Falcons Academy (The Saudi Scholarship for Developing Football Talent Program).

Through this agreement, the txuri urdin club will share their knowledge and methodology to give the above mentioned academy support to boost action to identify talent and improve the level of the players.

The Saudi Scholarship for Developing Football Talent Program is an investment by the Ministry of Sports of Saudi and has been launched with the aim of providing a top development platform to the most talented young football players under the age of 20. The program starts at an elite performance centre located in Salou, Spain, where the players receive best-in-class training by highly experienced coaching staff, in addition to regular matches and tournaments against some of Europe’s best clubs and academies. The players will also join the most appropriate teams in Europe depending on their profile and development needs, as a last step before returning back to their teams of origin in Saudi Arabia.

Following this agreement, two 20-year-old players are now in San Sebastián. During the next two weeks, they will train with Real C to complete their football knowledge. It is foreseen in the agreement that an international tournament organized by Future Falcons Academy will be held next year. One of Real Sociedad’s youth academy teams will take part in the competition.

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