Dubai Soccer Schools Return For 2024

Everton’s famous Soccer Schools are set to return to Dubai again later this year.

The Club’s International Soccer School programme expanded into the United Arab Emirates for the first time in 2023, in an exciting expansion of the initiative.

And following the inaugural week-long camp, which was attended by more than 200 boys and girls, a return to the Arab Gulf State has now been confirmed for Monday 16 to Friday 20 December.

The programme includes a week-long soccer camp for boys and girls aged between 8-16, which, again, will take place at the Greenfield International School and includes 15 hours of elite training from fully-qualified coaches using the same curriculum used by staff at the world-renowned Everton Academy.

In addition, this year’s offering also comprises daily, age-specific player development sessions for youngsters of the same ages, which will place at two new schools to the programme: Jebel Ali School and Dubai British School, Jumeirah Park.

As well as helping youngsters hone their skills, an emphasis is placed on teamwork and creating a fun and welcoming environment in which to learn.

All attendees will also receive a soccer schools’ T-shirt, certificate, signed photos and Everton-branded gifts, and any bookings made before 1 November will be entered into to a raffle to receive a signed Everton shirt.

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The soccer camp at the Greenfield International School will be held in conjunction with TC United (Taaleem Community); a school-based ‘Love the Game’ football programme that consists of many schools within the UAE.

Vinnie Burden, a teacher at Greenfield International School doubles as Program Lead of Taaleem TC United, which prides itself on increasing playing opportunities for all their students, while identifying talented players and adding to their journeys by delivering further training, creating opportunities to compete at an advanced level and fostering local & international pathways.

Sean Robertson, International Technical Co-ordinator at Everton, said: “Following the success of last year’s soccer camps, we were always determined to head back to Dubai.

“A massive thank you to Vinnie, TC United, Greenfield International School and everyone behind the scenes, who help bring the International Academy to the Middle East for the very first time and who will be hosting us again.

“We are delighted to build on the successful relationship between the Everton International Academy and TC United and can’t wait to return and make an even bigger impact, on and off the pitch.”

Everton’s International Soccer Schools Programme is already well established in the USA, with thousands of children taking part in camps across 20 states over the summer, in addition to Canada.

And as the Club’s international strategy - which was launched in April 2021 - continues to evolve, the move into Dubai followed the first ever Everton Soccer School to take place in Jakarta, Indonesia, last summer.

For more information on the Dubai Soccer School and player development sessions, or to book, click here.

For more information about Everton’s International Soccer Schools and Academy Affiliate programmes, or to enquire about becoming affiliated with Everton, see evertonfc.com/international.