The Gothia World Youth Cup

The second week of the summer holidays saw James P, James H, Philip and Dylan head to Gothenburg to compete at the Gothia World Youth Cup, having been selected for the Prep Schools’ Lions, the District Independent Schools Representative Football Team.

Those selected at trials last autumn attended a Training Camp in the Easter holidays and headed to Sweden full of excitement.

The Gothia World Youth Cup is the world’s biggest youth event. 58,000 people, including many parents, family and supporters of the players, were in the famous Ullevi Stadium for the Opening Ceremony.

The football itself was fast and furious against teams which, in many cases, are professional academies and feeders for some of Europe’s top senior sides. The standard was very high but the teams performed well under some excellent coaching. The staff included experienced Coaches, Sports Therapists and Chartered Physiotherapists and outside of matches the players were busy training and enjoying a variety of fun activities across Gothenburg.