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Next Generation 2022: Why scouts select players based on ‘the relative age effect’

Ignacio Palacios-Huerta

If you want a child to make this list, you better make sure he is born as soon as possible after 1 September

Published: 3:00 AM

Published: 3:00 AM

Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football

From Antonio Nusa to Mathys Tel, we pick 60 of the most talented players born in 2005

Published: 5:54 AM

Next Generation 2022: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs

We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2006, an age band known as first-year scholars

Published: 6:30 AM

From Haaland to Gordon: what happened to Next Generation 2017?

Five years ago we picked 80 promising players from around the world and have followed their progress since then

Published: 10:00 AM

Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football

From ‘the next Alphonso Davies’ to Dortmund’s Moukoko, we pick 60 of the most talented players born in 2004

Published: 5:28 AM

Next Generation 2021: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs

We pick the best young players at each club born between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005, an age band known as first-year scholars

Published: 5:00 AM

From Jadon Sancho to Alexander Isak: what happened to Next Generation 2016?

With the Next Generation 2021 picks out this week we look at the final updates for the class of 2016. How did they fare?

Published: 10:00 AM

Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football

The ‘Tanzanian Mbappé’, Juan Pablo Ángel’s son and the next Kai Havertz are among our players born in 2003

Published: 7:01 PM

Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football

Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son, the new Paul Pogba and Barça’s Ansu Fati are among our 60 most talented players in the world born in 2002

Published: 5:00 AM

Next Generation 2019: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs

The Guardian selects the best young players at each side born between 1 September 2002 and 31 August 2003, an age band known as first-year scholars.

Published: 5:15 AM

Next Generation: after five years, how has our first full class of picks fared?

From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on the initial players to be chosen for our Next Generation project

Published: 9:00 AM
Harley Willard: ‘Iceland’s a good place just to concentrate on your football’

The winger, who was part of the Guardian’s first Next Generation in 2014, talks about rebuilding his career after being released by Southampton

Published: 9:00 AM

Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football

From Lilian Thuram’s son to Real Madrid-bound Rodrygo and the ‘Croatian Neymar’, we pick 60 of the most talented players born in 2001

Published: 7:01 PM

Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football

From Vinicius Júnior, who has already signed for Real Madrid, to ‘the Romanian Donnarumma’ the Guardian identifies 60 of the best players in the world born in 2000

Published: 5:00 AM

Next Generation 2017: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs

The Guardian picks the best prospect from each Premier League club born between 1 September 2000 and 31 August 2001, an age band also known as first-year scholars. We will then follow their progress over the next five years

Published: 6:45 AM

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