Who doesn’t love a romantic “rags to riches” story? A tale of someone becoming something from seemingly nothing, from great despair to great success and not many personify that ideal …
Full-backs matter in the modern game. No longer are they an afterthought, no longer is it acceptable to just put anyone out there as the difference between having makeshift players …
For any promoted side in any league, you need that little bit of a spark. You can be a stout defence from the league below or even a high-powered goal-scoring …
Born in the northern town of Arras, but tracing an itinerant youth career through the Occitan club Rodez, and later, Valenciennes, where he made his professional debut, the story of …
“I used to attend matches when I was a kid, I’d hear the crowd chanting a player’s name. Now it’s my name being chanted and that feels very special.” As …
There is nothing more enjoyable in French football than seeing the man with no name on the back of his shirt. It always signifies a youngster that is breaking into the …
If there’s one thing that the coaches and educators in Olympique Lyonnais’ prestigious academy know about, it is how to nourish world-class attacking talent. Over the last two decades, the …
Jean-Kévin Augustin has drawn most of the attention amongst Paris Saint-Germain’s up-and-enoming players after his stunning European U-19 Championship performance this summer, but keen observers of the club will know …
Ligue 1 has always been a breeding ground for young talent, and this season is no exception. Indeed, players such as Malang Sarr, Kylian Mbappé and Alban Lafont have already …
Sometimes success comes to those who wait. In the case of Thomas Didillon, he has had to be a little patient to get a real taste of top flight football …
Stade Malherbe Caen’s youth system has been under the spotlight recently and for good reason, they helped nurture the sought-after N’Golo Kante who has just won the Premier League with …
Sometimes you might have heard of a young player for a long time before they hit the finally hit the professional scene and other times, they seem to have spring …