FROM the Toyota Stadium in the Frisco suburb of Dallas, Texas, to the Berry Street Garage Stadium in Bootle, Merseyside, the Liverpool Football College is preparing young footballers for life beyond youth football, providing experiences and forging partnerships designed to help players when they step into the world of professional football, and also if they don’t.
The college’s partnership with City of Liverpool FC, who play their home games at the aforementioned ground in Bootle, has seen a number of young players make the step up from youth football to senior non-league football.
It gives these players a foot on the ladder of the English football league pyramid and helps prepare them for future challenges and opportunities which might arise within the game.
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