The specter of relegation haunts Seraing and Virton, but it’s not all bad news for French-speaking football in Belgium.
An important ACFF project is regarding to materialize: the launch of a “pro football” section for 20 Walloon and Brussels talents aged 15 and 16 from next season.
It will look like what the French know at Clairefontaine: a two-year training where 20 players left their club and gathered in boarding school. Boarding school where they will receive both an advanced training in football (with high-level coaches but also training in dietetics or media training) while completing their course in secondary education with teachers who will come on site.
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