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Two Moussa Dembele's. One plays for Spurs (he's Belgian) and one plays for Celtic (he's French). Then there is the Ousmane Dembele for BVB (he's French too).

Clearly I need to change my last name to Dembele apparently that's what's been holding me back from getting to the next level.
 
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The next next Messi made his debut for Celtic's U20s, he's only 13 :lol:


that vid isn't him playing against U20s just to be clear, but still dude has prodigious talent for his age. Apparently he's of Ivorian descent but I couldn't find more info than that. I'm interested in knowing exactly how dude wound up playing for Celtic, if his parents were immigrants and if it were for non-footballing reasons and he just happened to fall into their laps, or if they're actively scouting African youths that young.

Not too long ago on Reddit someone asked where the Dembele name comes from, I remember Mali was mentioned a bunch of times as the place of origin. But it borders the Ivory Coast so that makes sense as well. To how he got to Celtics is certainly interesting. I was trying to see if I could find anything about their scouting network. I came across this on their website.

Q: Where does Celtic FC Foundation work?
A: Our priority focus will support areas based on the need surrounding our home within the city of Glasgow in the first instance.
Thereafter, our main geographical areas of support, in order of priority are:
i. The North and East of Glasgow
ii. Greater Glasgow, Inverclyde and North Lanarkshire
iii. Scotland, Ireland and the rest of the UK
iv. Rest of the World, with an emphasis on Asia and Africa
However, each project will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and we will always focus our attention where our efforts are best served, primarily supporting the geographical areas listed above.
There's always the possible that their charity foundation came across him.


The next next Messi made his debut for Celtic's U20s, he's only 13 :lol:



He's got A LOT of the fundamentals down. I was thinking he'll just be dribbling past kids, but he has great vision, and is already passing at the right time. I really hope he gets in with the right academy, and the right situation for him to grow and perfect his God given talent.

What I really hope doesn't happen is this U20 story, or putting him in situations that can potentially stunt his growth and development...

The world does not need another Freddy Adu.

I was really impressed watching that video. That turn at 1:50 :wow: . The Barca player with the shoulder length blonde hair, I remember hearing that he was talented and saw a vid of him....but I was not expecting to see clips of Dembele working.

I wish this kid the best, I hope he flourishes. I thought of Adu while watching the clip as well. I hope it doesn't get to that. He could be making his pro debut in 3 years.
 
Wish the kid well to...

Speaking of kids, it's good to see Carles Alena practicing with the first team. It's been fun seeing him play with Barca B. Dude is a beast in midfield.

:nerd: Bellerin to reject Arsenal extension & Camp Nou to instead go to Man City? Like I said before, it will be interesting to see if he signs the rumored extension coming his way.
 
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Moussa Dembele started off at Fulham, then made his way to Celtic

Or am I getting my Dembeles confused?
 
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Moussa Dembele started off at Fulham, then made his way to Celtic

Or am I getting my Dembeles confused?
That's correct, lots of top EPL clubs and other clubs abroad where interested in him but he went to Celtics cause he wanted to be playing instead of sitting on the bench
 
Ander finally getting his first call-up! 

So happy for him :pimp:,he'd played for Spain at every level besides the senior squad before,nice to see his form being rewarded

Memphis also got recalled into the Oranje squad
 
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Congrats to Bob Bradley for now being a Premier League manager now I hope he does well BUT there are a lot of people claiming he is the first American coach in the league but in fact he is the second to coach in the league!

Put some RESPEK on Coach Lasso's name!



 
I swear if Deshamps plays Pogba as a defensive mid again, he should be beat over the head with a week old bagettes...
 
:nerd: Barca swapping Vidal with Valencia RB Joao Cancelo? Jeez, what is Lim doing over there?!?!?!

Yet another Sporting talent being scouted, this time by Barca & possibly Madrid, Portuguese winger Gelson Martins... Barca's Ariedo Braida confirmed he was scouting the winger & liked what he saw...
 
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^where do you get this info from?

I've been getting rumors from Twitter lately from the Barca sources that are "somewhat" reliable (but keeping in mind these are rumors); footballespana, beIN Sport, TotalBarca, BarcaStuff... I'll lend credence to Sport English & Marca English if the other sources post the same thing...

The Joao Cancelo, Aleix Vidal Swap rumor came from Sport & I also saw it from other sources.

http://www.sport-english.com/en/new...swap-deal-with-valencias-joao-cancelo-5455836

Shoot, if that swap goes thru, Valencia must be resigned to the fact they will be relegated.
 
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