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Paris, Oct 1 (EFE).- (Camera: Antonio Torres) AS Monaco, the club that produced generational domestic talents like Kylian Mbappé and Thierry Henry, have shifted philosophy and are now eying Latin America as the team looks to produce players who can meet the increasingly physical demands of modern soccer.Monaco’s youth system has also produced the likes of Emmanuel Petit and David Trezeguet, who were part of the French team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as fielding global stars such as Colombia’s Radamel Falcao and James Rodríguez, Liberian George Weah and German Juergen Kinsmann.“France is itself a great source of talent, but we also have it in Spain and Portugal, which is an interesting market,” Monaco’s vice president Oleg Petrov told Efe.“We have it in Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium and now also in Brazil,” he added.Brazil, which exports more players than any other country, is the starting point of Monaco’s new approach to scouting in Latin America.“We want to expand from there to other Latin American countries, where there is incredible talent. The idea is to train players and make big sales,” Petrov said.He is the right-hand of Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev, who acquired Monaco in 2011, when the club was on the verge of relegation to the third division.Following a period of growth that saw the club make large investments to sign Falcao (43 million euros), James (45 million) and Joao Moutinho (25 million), the club has recently turned back to training and selling players.The club has had a positive sale-purchase balance of nearly a billion euro since the 2011-2012 season.That was possible thanks to major deals, such as the sales of Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy to Manchester City for 50 and 57.5 million euros, respectively; Kylian Mbappé to Paris Saint-Germain 180 million; and Thomas Lemar to Atletico Madrid for 72 million.But as football becomes increasingly tactical and physical, the model of player that AS Monaco is looking to mould has changed.For the past year and a half, Englishman Paul Mitchell has implemented a range of major changes at L'Academy, considered one of the best training centers in France.“Everything that fell under performance we looked at, analysed or changed. We did a full review and we made changes in every major performance from a technical side,” Mitchell told Efe.Mitchell’s goal is to create an environment where young players can develop into physically strong athletes who can withstand the intensity of the type of teams that press high up the pitch.“We have to have an ambition to produce the best players. Development is a core part of our strategy,” Mitchell said.The hope is that soon Monaco will be regularly producing young players who have the talent of stars in years gone by.“It would be nice to receive another Kyllian Mbappe or Thierry Henry into the group in the next years. I think that has to be our ambition,” he said.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES FROM THE SPORTS DIRECTOR OF AS MONACO, PAUL MITCHELL
Monrovia, Sep 25 (EFE/EPA).- Liberian children continued their daily life Saturday as they played on a dusty soccer pitch in the suburb of Monrovia. (Camera: AHMED JALLANZO). SHOT LIST: CHILDREN SOCCER IN THE STREET IN MOUNT BARCLAY COMMUNITY, A SUBURB OF MONROVIA, LIBERIA.
Montevideo, Sep 9 (EFE).- The president of Conmebol, Paraguayan Alejandro Domínguez, said on Thursday that if this body had been in charge of organizing the game between Brazil and Argentina for the South American qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the result "would have been decided on the field." (Camera: SANTIAGO CARBONE).SHOT LIST: THE CONMEBOL PRESS CONFERENCE IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY.SOUND BITES: PRESIDENT OF CONMEBOL, ALEJANDRO DOMÍNGUEZ. TRANSLATIONS:-We are very thankful to Montevideo, to Uruguay because this event, just like previous ones in Lima, Asuncion, Cordoba or Brazil, captures attention from people around the world.- Whatever happened in the match between Argentina and Brazil last Sunday will be decided by FIFA commission. Conmebol has nothing todo in that process.- I believed hat the games have to be played on the field. If it was Conmebol, I assure you that it would end on the field. I am convinced that the sporting results have to be given within the games.
Paris (France), Sep 1 (EFE).- (Camera: Mario García Sánchez) After the closing of the transfer market, the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) store located in the central Parisian avenue of the Champs Elysees dawned this Wednesday with Kylian Mbappé overshadowed by the team's new star: Lionel Messi.FOOTAGE OF THE PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (PSG) STORE.
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