academy

There are countless tales of prolific academy strikers who never make the top level in senior football.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

He moved to Manchester United, becoming only the club's second player to score 20 goals in one season at academy level.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

That devotion paid off when Yamal, then just 7, was invited to live and train at Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, the same academy the Argentina-born Messi had entered at 13.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

France coach Didier Deschamps’ leadership and an elite academy system are among the reasons the French are in the midst a World Cup renaissance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

So he decides to set aside his disdain for institutional learning, left: over from his days at theology school in Amsterdam, and enroll in a painting class at an art academy.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

But elite club soccer and the Major League Soccer academies have conspired to kill it by prohibiting their players from participating in high school or middle school programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

More revenue for clubs would offer more money to improve infrastructure, facilities and academies across the country.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

What’s it like to attend the U.S. military academies when military culture is upended?

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

This is bad news for youth leagues, which improve communities and promote a healthy lifestyle, and for American professional teams, which rely on youth academies to create talent pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

They rarely attended training academies or steeped themselves in the emerging scientific methods of detection, such as the analysis of fingerprints and blood patterns.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann