According to the FIFA Web site, “motivated and talented male and female footballers should all get the chance to be scouted, identified, and developed, regardless of where they are from, when they were born, or their social or economic background.”
Three of the main objectives of talent identification through the FIFA Talent Development Scheme are:
• Implement a structured system for identifying talented young boys and girls at every stage of the pathway across all regions
• Ensure that talents are not overlooked because of their date of birth or their maturation
• Provide accredited training courses for the education of scouts and talent ID staff .....

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