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World Service,6 mins

India's Search for a Soccer Star

Not by the Playbook

Available for over a year

We hear about the life changing work of the Indian based Young Champs Academy. Their full time residential scholarship has given children aged between 11 and 14 a dream footballing opportunity and for some saved them from a life on the streets. In conjunction with the English Premier League the academy has been on a tour of some of football's most famous clubs. We joined them at Manchester City as they prepared for a match. Photo: The Young Champs train at Manchester City's state of the art training facility Credit: BBC)

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