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Barca and French Football Federation at Soccerex Asian Forum

Gerard Houllier, technical director at the French Football Federation, and Albert Capellas, senior youth coordinator at FC Barcelona have joined the line-up of speakers at this year's Soccerex Asian Forum.

Houllier and Capellas will speak about their respective youth player academies – French football's Clairefontaine and Barcelona’s La Cantera.

Capellas gave a preview to Soccerex.com of the insights he will give on Barcelona's youth player development:

“We provide a holistic approach to player development that not only produces world-class players but also sporting gentlemen,” he said. “This forum is an excellent platform to engage our ethos with the global football community and hopefully provide a real learning experience for Soccerex delegates”.

The two men will speak at a session titled “Player Development: the identification and progression of talent”. The Soccerex Asian Forum takes place in Singapore on July 28 to 29. For more information go to www.soccerex.com/asia or call +44 (0)208742 7100.