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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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Next Generation 2020: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs

We pick the best young players at each club born between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004, an age band known as first-year scholars

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From Ødegaard to Mastour: what happened to Next Generation 2015?

As we prepare to publish Next Generation 2020 on Wednesday and Thursday, we say goodbye to the class of 2015. So how did they get on?

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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

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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

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Next Generation 2018: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs

We pick the best prospect from each club born between 1 September 2001 and 31 August 2002, an age band known as first-year scholars

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Next Generation 2014-17: how have our footballers got on?

Marcus Rashford and Ousmane Dembélé were part of our first batch of promising players in 2014. Here you can find out how all 290 have got on

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From Ellie Roebuck to Ebony Salmon: 10 young English footballers to watch

Women’s football in this country has never been able to draw from such a vast talent pool; here we profile some of the best

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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

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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

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