Academies

This academy, founded by the former Liverpool player Steven Gerrard, has been running for 13 years now, and more than 1,000 students have graduated from it.

In 2020, Gerrard teamed up with Liverpool Football College to take the academy to the next level and make it a benchmark for soccer training worldwide.

Students are taught using a wide variety of methods and strategies, all carefully devised to motivate and inspire the young players. In addition to this, the academy has personal tutors who are always looking after the students’ non-sporting needs, paying close attention to their psychological needs.

The IDA Academy is affiliated with the Global Soccer Alliance, a network of soccer schools in Europe and North America that has trained hundreds of players each season since its inception.

With centers in Valencia, Reading, Daytona Beach, and Rome, the academy offers a customized soccer education experience, with professional-grade facilities, accommodation, state-of-the-art technology, and experienced staff.

After more than 20 years since its inception, the academy now also allows players to take part in competitions with top-level academies or academies operated by professional clubs.

The Dubai CFC Academy, part of the UAE Premier League team, is an excellent starting point to pave a young player’s way towards professional soccer.

It boasts a highly professional setting and mentoring from some of the most qualified coaches in the region, using innovative and cutting-edge approaches.

In terms of training, the program develops players both individually and collectively, in order to ensure that the players acquire all the necessary skills to perform at the top professional level.

This is one of the largest private soccer academies in the whole of the United Kingdom, with an outstanding team of professionals and soccer programs that aim for academic excellence.

Founded in 2008, the academy has trained over 60 players who already play at professional level and have successfully represented their national teams at youth level.

Its programs are backed by Coventry City, a team in the English Championship, and also by Loughborough University.

Andorra FC has had something of a renaissance since 2018 in the lower divisions of Spanish soccer. Its upward trajectory has already seen it promoted to LaLiga Hypermotion, as well as having a very robust training system that has the fans very excited.

With its headquarters in Manresa, 40 minutes from Barcelona, one of the most renowned soccer cities in Spain and the entire European continent, the players will benefit from highly competitive training sessions led by coaches with a long track record in soccer.

Founded in 2011, the Edusport Academy in Glasgow, Scotland strives to offer a totally fresh and dynamic experience, combining education with sport.

Its program enables students to experience a new country and a new culture, while continuing their studies in professional settings; both at its Glasgow and Malta locations.

The programs offer internationally recognized English language classes and first-class facilities.

“Talent isn’t a genetic gift, but the hard-fought results of effort gained through intelligent learning”, this is the maxim of the Barcelona-based Marcet Foundation.

With over 40 years of experience helping soccer players develop, this academy has customized plans and a team of analysts, physical trainers, sports psychologists and nutritionists to deliver an honest and professional service in all of its programs.

Soccer players such as Oliver Torres, Konrad de la Fuente, and David Soria have graduated from the Fundación Marcet camps, which is by far the best proof of how effective its methodology is.