Full disclaimer I've never played pro in Europe or abroad outside of the United States. I'm not speaking from experience on how I did it but rather how I think it's done. ...

Becoming a professional in the sport you fall in love with as a kid is an ultimate dream. Scoring a goal in front of thousands of fans in the Champions League Final, diving over the try line to win yo...

What exactly is an Academy? Academies are special training schemes set up by clubs to help them develop young players. All Premiership clubs have them. Other League clubs run either Academies or Centr...

A few weeks back, I went to the Swansea Schools Football Association Centenary Dinner at the Liberty Stadium with family, friends and colleagues from TCSA. It was a great night out. Three course meal,...

Rod Ruddick is rummaging around in his office at his home near Bath and has just found a piece of paper that ought to be in a frame on his mantelpiece....

I want to play professionally, but how do I get a soccer trial or tryout? “...

Football is a sport enjoyed by millions in UK. Whether you pull on the shirt for your local team on a Sunday, or just pull on your favorite team's jersey and cheer them on with a pint and a pie, makin...

The Dream The day your son was born, you had dreams.  Heck, if you’re like me, those dreams started a decade or more before they were even conceived.  As time goes on however, those dreams (and subse...

I work as a football scout for a professional club in Scotland and also provide player information for club......

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If you are thinking of becoming a professional football (soccer) player, you should read this. Here are essential steps you need to take on your journey to the football’s pro ranks.... Our website h...

For many, when their child is spotted by a scout for a professional football club and is selected to be groomed as a future football star........

A club invites you to join its Academy. What happens now? Paul Holder, former assistant Academy director at Crystal Palace, explains the next stages ...

Players have taken very different routes after being released by top clubs ...

My teammates and I lived on fast food, spent hours playing football and never studied. It sounds like every boy's dream but it was the hardest thing I've ever done....

Dedication and consistency - this is what marks professional footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo out from the rest of us....

Whether you’re a young player, or a young sports leader, taking part in a football trial represents an exciting opportunity. But how do you get involved, and most importantly, how do you win? Read on ...

Here sees Nick Haycock, a top scout for Premier League side Southampton, outline 10 key points for players trying to pave themselves a career in football....

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It’s probably just about every young or amateur league footballer’s dream to get scouted by a top Premier League club....

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How To Get Scouted In Soccer and Stand-out EVERY TIME You Play You never know who’s watching. This webesite gives you the trials and tools on how to get scouted........

You are a skilled young soccer player (or what we call football in the UK) and you dream of getting scouted playing as a student athlete at a top ...

We step inside the world of football scouting to find out exactly what the game's recruitment experts look for in their pursuit of talent Harry Redknapp recently took a phone call from a scout, who t...

You've probably dreamt of winning the Premiership, scoring the winning goal in the Cup final or leading your country at the World Cup. We providefull trials to get you to turn pro for genuine footba...

What are scouts looking for from young players on a Sunday morning? Which attributes, personality traits and raw skills set kids on the road to footballing stardom? Our unique website provides the t...

There are different routes to being a pro, and here is how to get scouted in USA these are just a few key points, and you will find players and clubs in this website to get you scouted in the USA.......

You've probably dreamed of winning the Premiership, scoring the winning goal in the Cup final or leading your country at the World Cup....

After numerous interviews with some of the best footballers on the planet, we have gained some insight into their careers and how they made it as professionals....

So how do you become a professional soccer player? Or how do you become a better soccer player so you can eventually play pro or college soccer? ...

#13 WHAT IF I'M REJECTED, BY A FOOTBALL ACADEMY? You've got to be realistic. Just think. How many new young players does a club like Liverpool or Arsenal sign every season? ...

This is a question that is often repeated and goes through every football player’s mind. What is it that scouts want to see and how to get them to notice you? ...

Scouts, or Talent identifiers, have long been an integral part of football and increasingly clubs are expanding their scouting networks to identify and recruit talented players at a young age. With ...

One of the most common questions that gets asked around goalkeeping websites is how to get noticed by scouts and how to make it in football....

Football academies were developed by the leading clubs so that they could identify and nurture talented players from as young as eight. The 9,000 boys in their ranks are desperate to succeed, but only...

Football as a career is highly competitive. Only a minority of aspiring young hopefuls secure paid employment with a league club and only a few amateur clubs offer salaried positions....

Becoming a professional in the sport you fall in love with as a kid is an ultimate dream..... We show you how to get scouted and give you options for trials you can appply to help on getting you sco...

It’s probably just about every young or amateur league footballer’s dream to get scouted by a top Premier League club. Increase your chances now join our website and you can see how to get scouted b...

Football is watched and played by hundreds of millions of people across the globe, enjoying the beautiful game week in week out with friends, families and sometimes people we haven't met before. ...

It is difficult not impossible. First you must understand, very few of them make it big (club/national team etc) but it’s all about the talent you have and hard work you are going to do during the per...

You are a skilled young soccer player (or what we call football in the UK) and you dream of playing as a student athlete at a top American university.This will seriously increase your chances of get...

Our scouting operation works so that before any boy comes to our club, he will have been initially assessed by one of our scouts....

We asked the pros about what distinguishes the good from the bad, and even how to become a scout yourself......