Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sao Paulo FC Youth Training Center







We also visited the Sao Paulo FC youth training center. It was an amazing complex. They have 11 fields (10 natural grass and 1 turf). Over 300 boys train there, with 65 between 14-18 years old residing onsite. They have their own medical doctor, dentist and even a podiatrist on site. Ka Ka was discovered by this program and they're looking for the next great one. As Fernando says "It's a business" because clubs sell rights to the players that they develop, sometimes for millions of dollars (Santos recently sold rights to a player for $100M).

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