STATS LLC, 248
striker (target man), 50
Suárez, Luis, 99, 186, 248, 252
swarming patterns, 248
Szymanski, Stefan, 58
target man (striker), 50
Taulemesse, Florian, 219
Tchoutou, Cedric, 170–71, 181
Tello, Cristian, 186
10,000-hour rule, 136–37
Thiam, Serigne Abdou, 56, 77, 103, 123
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Kahneman), 133–34
Thome, Yobou, 81, 140, 165, 167, 182, 186
Tompolo (Nigerian militant leader), x
Top Stars, 5–6
Total Football, 132
Touré, Kolo, 58
Touré, Yaya, xiii, 58, 199, 201
training:
intensity of, 23
in pickup soccer, 38–39, 43
thousands of hours of, 19, 20, 32, 39, 136–37
Traoré, Amadou, 53–55, 126, 177–81, 183–84, 238, 241
Tromso IL, 211
Udinese, 184
Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, 142, 167, 234, 239
Under-17 World Cup, 141, 142, 161, 182
Unique FC, 6, 7, 14, 15, 222, 227
United Nations, Office on Sport for Development and Peace, 96
Uwa, Jasper, 99, 139, 212
Valdano, Jorge, 37–38
Valencia, 80, 87, 88, 88, 114
Van Crombrugge, Hendrik, 217
Van Holsbeeck, Herman, 175, 183–84
Van Wijk, Dennis, 215
Vázquez Montalbán, Manuel, xi
Viera, Patrick, 128
Walstad, Rolf Magne, 239
Wenger, Arsene, 202
Wetzel, Stefan, 189, 213
Williams, A. Mark, 20, 43
Wilson, James, 169
World Cup:
(1986), 37–38
(1990), 58
(1998), 22, 128, 228
(2002), ix, 58, 77
(2006), 5, 74, 111
(2010), 58, 113
(2014), 111, 250
(2022), 9, 10, 97, 147, 202, 243
African nations competing in, 58
Qatar’s quest for qualification in, 73, 97
Under-17, 141, 142, 161, 167, 182
Under-20, 113
World Player of the Year, 21
World War II, 195–96, 197
Youth Development in Football, 137
youth soccer players:
ages of, see age
growth rate of, 46–47
and humanitarian goals, 257
illicit trade in, 94–98, 117
scouting techniques, 9, 16, 37, 46–47, 250
and statistical analysis, 249
transferring from Africa to Europe, 11, 57, 94–96, 117, 186, 189
see also soccer players
Zakari, Hamza:
and Aspire Academy, 104, 113
background of, 104–5
dropped by Eupen, 210–12
and Football Dreams, 103, 142, 144, 146
in Qatar, 109
in Senegal, 122, 142
talent of, 144–45, 148
and tryouts, 79, 84, 88, 99, 100, 105–6
in Under-17 match (2010), 142, 144–45, 148, 150, 157
Zebras, 200, 214
Zidane, Zinedine, xi, 33
Ziguinchor, Senegal, 51, 55
Zubizarreta, Andoni, 236, 250
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