Discoveries Soccer Club is excited to announce it has secured a partnership with Barcelona club Unió Esportiva Cornellà, also referred to in Catalan as UE Cornellà or in Spanish as UD Cornellà. UE Cornellà is the third most successful youth development club in Catalonia behind FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol. They are also a feeder club and grass roots partner with FC Barcelona, RCD Espanyol and England’s Blackburn Rovers.

Over the past 5 years UE Cornellà has become the preferred player source for clubs throughout Spain, Europe and the world. In the past year professional clubs such as FC Barcelona, RCD Espanyol, Villarreal F.C., Zaragoza F.C., Atletico Madrid and Blackburn Rovers have sent scouts to identify and sign over 10 players from U.D. Cornella.

The partnership with UE Cornella involves Cornella collaborating with Discoveries Soccer Club on player recruitment, coaching certification, methodology and coaching curriculum sharing, and team trips to Barcelona. A Summer Camp agreement has also been reached where Cornella, through their direct collaboration agreement with FC Barcelona´s unique and personalized soccer program, will provide top level Spanish coaches and ex-professional players to employ the technical and tactical coaching techniques that Spanish soccer is renowned for.

UE Cornella, through their arrangement with FC Barcelona, will also conduct a talent Identification Program to invite any stand-out players back to Barcelona for additional development.

DSC has partnered with one of the best youth development systems in the world, and additionally, our local technical staff will also be developed by the UE Cornella Technical Director, allowing us to maintain a proven coaching program on home turf.

New DSC Executive Director Dave Carton on the agreement;

¨This is a very exciting venture for Discoveries Soccer Club. I believe the Board at DSC deserve a lot of credit for their open-mindedness and willingness to develop our staff and our club. This agreement will provide our players with a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop through different perspectives and under the methodology of the finest and most attractive football in the world. Fom our point of view, this agreement further demonstrates our commitment to producing the most complete footballers, not just in York County, but state and region wide. The future is bright for DSC!¨

DSC Collaboration with Manchester City of the English Premier League.

Discover Soccer Club is also delighted to announce a collaboration agreement with English Premier League giants Manchester City´s Development Academy. Discoveries Soccer Club will act as a feeder club for Manchester City, partnering on talent identification. Discoveries Soccer Club will provide selected players with the opportunity to develop as DSC players with the opportunity to travel to Manchester, England to try-out and train with the Manchester City Academy.

Recent players to benefit from such an agreement are Isaiah Reid (99 green) and Nick Parker (00 green) who traveled to Manchester City, England this past April for a one week training experience with Barclay´s Premier League giants Manchester City. Isaiah and Nick took part in a week-long experience that most kids can only dream of.

DSC Executive Director Dave Carton said;

¨We are very lucky to be able to provide some of our players with this kind of opportunity. Manchester City have a proud and heralded history and we are very grateful to them for this. City Academy Director Jim Cassell has been extremely cooperative and welcoming, and we are extremely excited to develop our relationship through Manchester City Select Manager Nick Power and the City Academy. We are working very hard to provide platforms for our players to achieve their dreams of playing at the top level and it is our hope that this arrangement will motivate our players to work even harder every day to realize that dream. This arrangement with City will convince our players that through Discoveries Soccer Club these dreams can become a reality¨