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The Dream Factory
Inside the Make-or-Break World of Football's Academies
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Ideal for football fans, aspiring young players, parents, coaches, and anyone interested in the realities behind the glamour of professional sport.
The Dream Factory provides the most intricate, intimate and all-encompassing insight yet into the machine of football's academies, and everything it spits out in the process, going behind the scenes of to lay bare the genesis of football's next generation of stars.
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With unparalleled behind-the-scenes access to academies at all levels of English football, The Dream Factory: Inside the Make-or-Break World of Football's Academies is a journey deep into the heart of youth football, revealing in gripping detail how home-grown Premier League stars such as Marcus Rashford and Trent Alexander-Arnold are created, and at what cost.
The Dream Factory introduces a rich array of characters - players, coaches, directors - behind talent production lines at several Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City. It zooms in on the stories of Alexander-Arnold's unique development, how Rashford's sense of social responsibility was nurtured, and how Phil Foden has become a beacon to City's young hopefuls.
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'A forensic insight into how our football academies operate' -- Daniel Taylor, The Athletic
'What a book: Ryan Baldi has the reader living the blood, sweat, tears, triumph and despair of chasing the ultimate dream of making it' -- Jamie Jackson, The Guardian
'An in-depth look at the youth game, in conversation with the people who know it best' -- Adam Bate, Sky Sports
'It is an important book for anyone who cares about the game and a must-read for any parent whose child dreams of being a star' -- Tony Evans, The Independent
'An engrossing, gripping look into the underworld of academies' -- Mirin Fader, The Ringer
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781913538392
Publisher: Polaris Publishing Limited
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 August 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polaris Publishing Limited
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 1.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 484g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Ryan Baldi is a sportswriter and author with years of experience covering major live events, interviewing key figures and producing popular and insightful features. His work is featured by BBC Sport, The Guardian, World Soccer magazine, FourFourTwo,The Independent, the i newspaper and more. His first book, The Next Big Thing: How Football's Wonderkids Lose Their Way, was published in 2019.
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