One could argue that the club's football academy is the most important factor in its success. For the club's management, there is nothing more satisfying than having its youth graduates play for the first team. The club's homegrown young talents are its real asset. Football academies are a bit like long-term investments.
Having a productive academy is a success on the pitch and also contributes to the future economic development of the club. From an early age, players invest time in learning the skills and antics that set them apart on the pitch, and football academies around the world help these players hone their skills and show them how to improve their game and become more mature footballers.
In this article, we will look at the most successful clubs in developing young talents into superstars. Here are the 10 best football academies in the world.
Let's take a look at the 10 best football academies in the world
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The Brazilian club has produced many promising and talented players who have shown their potential throughout Europe. The college is blessed with an entire stadium named after it and world-class facilities. 2007 Ballon d'Or winner Ricardo Kaka began his career at the academy, and it has also produced a dizzying array of players such as Casemiro, Oscar, Lucas Mora, Ed Militone, David Luiz, Edson, Ed Militon and David Neres. São Paulo F.C.'s youth teams in all categories have also won various trophies at the national and international level.
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One of the unexpected names on the list, but believe me, the club's youth system is of a high standard, everything from scouting to training facilities is up to standard. Like Bayern Munich, Schalke's Academy is considered the best academy in Germany and one of the best in the world. The academy provides Germany with the current captain, who is undoubtedly one of the best goalkeepers in the world. The German national football team's 2014 World Cup winner team has four players from Schalke Academy; Mesut Ozil, Manuel Neuer, Julian Draxler and Benedict Howvedes.
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The Dinamo Youth Academy zagreb, also known as the Hitrec Kacian Stadium, has been grossly underrated for years for coaching talented players such as Dejan Lovren, Marco Pihaca, Sim Vrsaliko, Mateo Kovacic, as well as 2018 Ballon d'Or winners and Real Madrid. The Croatian Academy is a perfect example of how European clubs can make their fortunes by producing young, exciting and dynamic players. The club earned almost 50 million euros from its academy. The academy holds the record for the largest number of homegrown players in the FIFA World Cup finals, with 14 players from GNK Dynamo Zagreb Academy in the current Croatian national team.
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Founded in 1942, La Fábrica has developed many players who have contributed to real madrid's continued sporting success since its inception. Over the years, Los Blancos College has produced many star players who have helped the club succeed. The College's most famous alumni are Casillas, Raul, Guti, Juan Mata, Álvaro Morata, Jesse, Nacho Fernandez, Marco Asensio, Dani Carvajal, Lucas Vázquez and Ashraf Hakimi. This is a considerable list, which is enough to prove that Real Madrid's youth academy is at the top. Although the Spanish giants are famous for their galactic battleships, their farm system should not be underestimated. La Fabrica is one of the best football academies in the world.
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As one of the greatest players of all time, Pele is a product of Santos Academy. This explains why it is one of the best academies in the world. It is a powerhouse for Brazilian talent. Many of the club's graduates end up playing for big European clubs, including Neymar, Marcelo, Willian, Rodrigo and Robinho. Management not only prioritizes teaching young footballers how to play football well, but also helps their students receive good education and good health. The academy is responsible for more than 100 young athletes in 5 different categories.
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The academy produces one of the best talented people in the world, five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Not only Ronaldo, but they also have another Ballon d'Or winner, former champion Luis Figo. Nani, João Moutinho, João Mario, Willian Carvalho and Ricardo Quaresma are graduates of the club's other prestigious academies. The academy is considered a center for talent development in Portugal. Sport is known for having one of the best scouting systems in the world. Their facilities are so good that clubs throughout Europe have chosen their academy to train during the season break.
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A club that is very focused on youth development gives them opportunities in the regular league and their tradition is to get their academy players into these games, to give them confidence early and to give them a good start in the world - class players. The Red Devils were one of the first clubs to form a team around academy players, and the Class of '92 is a good example, including David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Ryan Giggs College graduates. In addition, the club has recently had outstanding academy players playing in the first team, including Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay and Mason Greenwood.
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Bayern's youth team was founded in 1902 and since then it has produced countless great players. It may be unlikely that all of these people will be listed in this article, but some of the college's notable graduates are Tony Kroos, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philip Ram, Thomas Mueller, Mats Hummels, and David Alaba. The 2014 Fifa World Cup winners in Germany also had several players from the Bayern youth team. The team's vision is cited as "educating young players to make it possible for the FCB to maintain the global status of club football in the next millennium" and the way they offer it I have to say they are living to reach their vision potential.
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Founded in 1900, the Ajax Youth Football Academy is undoubtedly one of the oldest and best youth football academies in the world, and has long been nurturing young talent. They produce players who are well trained both technically and psychologically. Their learning is basically based on the famous TIPS (Technique, Insight, Personality and Speed) model. According to CIES, Ajax Youth Academy is currently ranked second (with 77 players) among the academies that produce the most players active in the top leagues of UEFA member associations. Legendary players like John Cruyff and Dennis Bergkamp are graduates of the academy. Even in the modern football world, Ajax has many famous youth players such as Matisse De Ligt, Downey van der Beek, Christian Eriksson and others.
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Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Pedro Rodriguez, Sergio Busquets, Victor Valdés, Karls Pujol, Cesque Fabregas, Gerald Pique and I can go on, if you will, but that's enough to make you understand that Barcelona has the best football academy in the world. The players mentioned above are legends in football, and every academy dreams of having such outstanding youth graduates, and even today barcelona has some of the best young talents in academy, including rising superstar Ricky Puig. In 2010, La Masia became the first youth academy to train all three Finalists of the Ballon d'Or in one year – Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Xavi. In November 2012, the club had the privilege of making all 11 players their starting line-up, all of whom were graduates of their academy.
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