This Easter weekend marks the twelfth edition of the Future Cup held at the De Toekomst sports complex. Three days of youth football. Here you'll find all the highlights from the matches.
Highlights day 1:
Sporting Portugal - Anderlecht 1-3
PSG - FC Nordsjælland 2-1
Ajax U17 - Manchester City 3-1
FK Partizan - CF Pachuca 1-2
Sporting Portugal - PSG 1-1
Anderlecht - FC Nordsjælland 0-2
Ajax U17 - FK Partizan 1-1
CF Pachuca - Manchester City 0-3
Highlights day 2:
Anderlecht - Paris Saint-Germain 3-2
FC Nordsjælland - Sporting Portugal 0-2
Ajax U17 - CF Pachuca 3-0
Manchester City - FK Partizan 0-2
Highlights day 3:
Ajax U17 - FK Partizan 2-1
The Future Cup introduces new rules for its twelfth edition. Players will encounter effective playing time, the self-pass, and kick-in/dribble-in. Here's how these new rules work.
With Manchester City, a big name and a familiar face for Kelvin de Lang joins the Future Cup. The Head of Scouting and Recruitment saw a clear shift in the English in their youth academy and is looking forward to the tournament. "It's not an exam, but it's a test ahead of senior football."
In anticipation of the twelfth edition of the Future Cup, we brought together all captains of the eight attending teams. We briefly spoke with them about their expectations of Amsterdam's prestigious youth football tournament.