Main Content
– Booklist
– Booklist
– Publishers Weekly
– Publishers Weekly
– Sports Illustrated
– Sports Illustrated
—Warren St. John, author of Outcasts United
—Warren St. John, author of Outcasts United
– Foreign Affairs
– Foreign Affairs
—Jonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning
—Jonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning
– Men's Journal
– Men's Journal
– The Economist
– The Economist
– International Soccer Network
– International Soccer Network
—Grant Wahl, author of The Beckham Experiment
—Grant Wahl, author of The Beckham Experiment
– Helon Habila, author of Oil on Water and The Chibok Girls
– Helon Habila, author of Oil on Water and The Chibok Girls
– Kirkus (starred review)
– Kirkus (starred review)
About the Book
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The gripping story of a group of boys discovered in what may be the largest talent search in sports history
Over the past decade, an audacious program called Football Dreams has held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa looking for soccer’s next superstars. Led by the Spanish scout who helped launch Lionel Messi’s career at Barcelona and funded by the desert kingdom of Qatar, the program has chosen a handful of boys each year to train to become professionals -- a process over a thousand times more selective than getting into Harvard.
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