Screen LibraryThe lost boys : inside football's slave trade /
From South America and Africa, kids as young as 13 are leaving poverty-stricken families for a new life in Europe, having been sold the vision of untold riches and the trappings of professional football. This is football's slave trade - the beautiful game turned ugly. Talent-spotted by scouts,...
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Bloomsbury Sport,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2015 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
From South America and Africa, kids as young as 13 are leaving poverty-stricken families for a new life in Europe, having been sold the vision of untold riches and the trappings of professional football. This is football's slave trade - the beautiful game turned ugly. Talent-spotted by scouts, these kids are told they could be 'the next big thing'. But the reality is very different. Having spent their family's life savings to join a much-hyped academy, they soon discover the academies barely exist and that they have been exploited. Only a tiny percentage of the hopefuls are chosen just to be |
| Item Description: | Originally published: London: Bloomsbury, 2015. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 277 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276). |
| ISBN: |
9781472914965 (paperback) : 1472914961 (paperback) 9781472914958 (ePub ebook) 1472914953 (ePub ebook) |
| CLC: | G843-05 |
| Call Number: | G843-05/H393 |