An exciting project Nextstars at racingportuense.es is cooking. Sponsors, advertisers and investors have a chance of getting involved in a project based on giving a “second chance” to players released from the Premier Academy League in England. The identified top young talents are housed, developed and “thrown in the deep end” to compete. “This is the best way for them to improve and flourish” says John Gontier, the projects brainchild.

Nextstars at Racing Portuense in Spain is the practical side of The FA’s new book on grassroots football, The Future Game.

In the small town of El Puerto de Santa Maria, Racing Portuense is developing a new skill set and new playing style for some of England’s long lost youth prospects offering these young players a chance to grow both personally and professionally.

Having failed to make the grade in the professional ranks himself, John Gontier the Acad-emy Director knew the feeling well of wanting to prove himself at the next level. It’s this empathy that, combined with his footballing knowledge, has motivated him to give re-leased youth players a second chance in a warmer environment.

One of the most common complaints about the current state of English football is that far too many Premier League players are from all countries around the globe. With so many foreigners in the league, the English national team has failed to match their World Cup success of 1966, and the current crop of players failed to live up to expectations as they crashed out of all international tournaments.

In response to these criticisms, the English Football Association has launched a wide array of grassroots initiatives. The youth academy at Racing Portuense, however, is turning words into action.

With so many players released prematurely, nextstars is giving them a second chance. Many players are just late developers and get thrown out after their clubs have spent much time and money on them. This not only shatters their dreams but in many cases having dedicated so much time to football, their studies have been affected.

At Racing Portuense, English youth players get a unique chance to blend their English upbringing with the vast footballing talents of Spain. This fascinating blend of hard-working, hard tackling football and fluid passing and dribbling leaves players far more dynamic than their domestic counterparts, and remains our core focus.

These youth players will have the chance to develop into the best footballers and the best professionals they can be, within the warm climate of a small Spanish town. Here, they’ll go from being boys yearning for success to men on the path to success – whether or not that includes battling amongst English football’s elite.

Racing Portuense are now searching for a brand to sponsor their red and white shirts and want to create lasting brand memories for their sponsors, associated with a project of rekindling diminishing dreams. This is ground breaking model which is sure to engage press and gain widespread support from all football fans. Dream, create, evolve and grow is Nextstars goal.

Click here to visit the Racing Portuense website.

Source: Nextstar Press Release

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