Arsene Wenger is heading up a new £160million initiative which will see FIFA talent coaches spend two years developing youth players in countries where the pathway into professional football is lacking.
Wenger, the legendary former manager of Arsenal, says the ultimate aim of the FIFA Talent Coach Programme is to make football more competitive globally as they hope it will give youngsters the chance to forge a career.
The initiative will see 25 of FIFA's member associations receive a 'talent coach' who, over a two-year period, will work to implement a strategy for the long-term development for their starlets.