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Aug 2018
33m 20s

Football's new e-scout?

Bbc World Service
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<p>Football's e-scout Becoming a professional footballer is a dream shared by many children across the globe, but very few ever see that ambition become a reality. Of the 1.5 million boys who play organised youth football in England, only around 180 make it to the top level playing in the Premier League. Well two football-mad Danes decided they wanted to ch ... Show More
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