The club spotted the player during the Frenz
International youth tournament in Malaysia and Indonesia earlier this year, where a Liverpool squad made up of youth players including Sergi Canos, Pedro Chirivela, and Harry Wilson, competed with other youth teams from across the globe.
Not exact matches
He also serves as president of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup, one of the world's most prestigious
international youth soccer
tournaments.
NCVA compiled a perfect 9 - 0 record during the
tournament and dropped just five of 32 total sets en route to winning the
Youth Boys
International Division.
Many feel that for the good of England's future, its best young players should be turning out in
youth tournaments and progressing at a low - pressure level before being introduced into the scary world of being a full England
international, where one mistake can drastically turn your whole career on its head.
According to BBC Sport, Pearce, who has also managed England Under - 21s, feels the best recipe for the Three Lions to find success is by fielding their strongest team at
youth international tournaments.
Chalobah captained Chelsea to FA
Youth Cup glory in 2012, and on the
international stage he is in the England Under - 21 squad competing during the current
international break and was a player used by Gareth Southgate in the Toulon
Tournament in May.
With that
tournament now in the books, Akinola has spent time with the Eredivisie club's
youth side - coached by former Netherlands
international Mark van Bommel - as he considers his next move.
The six players picked up eight caps between them, captained their countries and picked up vital victories as they moved towards
youth international tournaments.
In fact, it would seem obvious considering they have a team which has won the most number of
international youth titles, been the most successful in Copa America
tournaments, and in recent times, the Olympic gold medalists in football.
Youth international tournaments represent the perfect stage for the best up - and - coming prodigies in world football to showcase their talents and the Under - 19 European Championship has certainly witnessed some of the very best over the last couple of decades.
The Games will begin on Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the women's ice - hockey squad will be the first combined Korean team for the Olympics, and the first unified team since their athletes played together for an
international table - tennis championship and a
youth soccer
tournament in 1991.
Minister of
Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has explained how he tackled the challenge of Nigerian's poor performance in
international sports
tournaments.
Former Minister for
Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah will be surcharged if investigations into the activities of the Fan Parks operated by Evolution
International during the 2014 World Cup
tournament reveal misappropriation of funds of funds.