They are teenagers and the future of football. SVT chronicles the talent search, a process in which the majority of children are rejected. During the World Cup, 18-year-old Lamine Yamal is one of the tournament's major stars. Meanwhile, an intensive effort is underway to nurture the next generation of stars. At Benfica, players as young as five are scouted. Denmark was an early adopter of viewing academy players as commodities. In the UK, the situation ended so tragically for two young boys that they took their own lives. At home, an intense debate is raging, with the push for early elite-level development dividing the football community.

Genres

Cast

Ida Forsgren

Self - Narrator

Charlie Adam

Self

Kyle Walker

Self

Emir Kujović

Self

Rui Silva

Self

Fredrik Skavlan

Self (archive footage)

John Guidetti

Self (archive footage)

Magdalena Andersson

Self (archive footage)

Per Morberg

Self (archive footage)

Patrik Brenning

Self (archive footage)

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Self (archive footage)

Rio Ferdinand

Self (archive footage)