Photo: Alex Ishchenko/Depositphotos Ajax has the most successful youth academy in European football, according to a study of clubs by Swiss research bureau CIES Football Observatory. There are ...

"I kind of outlined a vision for a sort of fairly typical European football academy," Vernon told ESPN. Previously a scout in Africa for Premier League giants Manchester United, the eager ...

Top-tier European football leagues have, in the recent past, started renewing their cooperation with China, with Spain's La Liga opening a football academy in Shanghai. "We know there is a wealth of ...