Jakarta, Jan 26 (IANS) Spanish football club FC Barcelona said it is going to set up the SCB Escola soccer academy in West Java, Indonesia, in a move expected to boost the quality of football in the country.
"Indonesia will be the only country outside Spain where FC Barcelona has established a football school," SCB Escola co-founder Dario Gambit Fauri was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
"The academy will accept 250 students a year in two age groups: 5-11 and 12-18 years old," he added.
The co-founder said that students at the academy would receive football training and formal education as well.
"We will combine football education and international-standard formal education," said another co-founder, Franky Nelwan.
Students at the academy, Franky said, would also be sent to several programmes at Barcelona's headquarters, including summer camp and a tryout match with Spain's national team.
The school will be run jointly by ThreeSixty sport, Excellion Analytics and FC Barcelona.
"Indonesia will be the only country outside Spain where FC Barcelona has established a football school," SCB Escola co-founder Dario Gambit Fauri was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
"The academy will accept 250 students a year in two age groups: 5-11 and 12-18 years old," he added.
The co-founder said that students at the academy would receive football training and formal education as well.
"We will combine football education and international-standard formal education," said another co-founder, Franky Nelwan.
Students at the academy, Franky said, would also be sent to several programmes at Barcelona's headquarters, including summer camp and a tryout match with Spain's national team.
The school will be run jointly by ThreeSixty sport, Excellion Analytics and FC Barcelona.
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