nik
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Thinking of doing so albeit for a short time - possible a couple of weeks. In contact with a few 3rd division sides in Belgium although I have no idea what the standard is like over there. I'm going back over in a couple of weeks to take in a couple of games. Sounds exciting and the experience would be great 
Wondered if anyone else had done something like this? Few people I know played in the Finish 2nd division earlier in the year and really enjoyed it (trained everyday!). Said the facilities and pitches were top notch.
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Hammer
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My uncle played semi pro in South Africa and my mates going over to America for a scholarship type of thing. Something i'd love the opportunity to do i reckon it would be a great experience 
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Cosmo
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Know a few guys who have gone over to America and played with lower league teams aswell as teaching 'soccer' over there!
A few of our youth team have been on loan to lower division Belgian clubs so they cant be too bad if its good experience for them.
[Edited on 22-03-2007 by Cosmo]
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AndyW
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i was offered trials at a US club but turned them down. they are such a lower standard... and pay quite well. 
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Cosmo
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quote:
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... and pay quite well.
thats surprising considering their main league get paid much much much less than our football league teams.
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Hammer
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Unless you got offered terms the same time as Beckham then either someone was pulling your leg or you'e talking about Baseball.
America have had full team salary caps at $2 million up until just recently
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Cosmo
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Unless you got offered terms the same time as Beckham then either someone was pulling your leg or you'e talking about Baseball.
America have had full team salary caps at $2 million up until just recently
exactly what I was thinking. Some of the figues I was seeing for Beckahms team mates were WELL below that of an average championship player.
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liamC
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Used to often have brits v arabs games when I was living in the UAE. It was like playing against 11 diving feigning Christiano Ronaldos whenever they were touched. Amusing stuff.
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nik
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 Played beach football in Barbados and Thailand and they were much the same! Didn't appreciate the physical English game
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stuartmitchell
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I played 5 asides on the beach wrecked in Maga....that count?
sounds like a great opportunity though Nik 
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antscorsa
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but playing footie in the sun in america or over here in the rain in a country thats going down the pan. know what id rather do!!
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Cosmo
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but playing footie in the sun in america or over here in the rain in a country thats going down the pan. know what id rather do!!
in the rain personally, its a bitch playing it in the hot sun!!
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A mates brother in law plays for sydney, (think its sidney, the oz team that have just won the league) anyway apparently he loves it, he could have signed for celtic but he doesn't want to leave the club ever! HE isn't on a massive wage as it is capped in oz apart from one player who in Kevin Muskat, for his team, but they get everything else will house, car etc. Sounds sopt on.
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J da Silva
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Played in Brazil nik as a youngster, but they are very big on home grown players over there and probably wouldn't even offer trials to European players.
But you'd probably get in the reserve teams of most teams in the State leagues.
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AndyW
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... and pay quite well.
thats surprising considering their main league get paid much much much less than our football league teams.
i wasnt comparing it to our pay, but its not bad being paid to play football is what i were trying to get at
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Nath
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Originally posted by J da Silva
Played in Brazil nik as a youngster
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JonnyJ
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That was before he moved to Rotherham, obviously
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Hammer
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PMSL
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Limecat
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I played in France against a local team...
...on a school cooking holiday. 
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by J da Silva
Played in Brazil nik as a youngster, but they are very big on home grown players over there and probably wouldn't even offer trials to European players.
But you'd probably get in the reserve teams of most teams in the State leagues.
Yeah.....course you did!
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IvIarkgraham
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he told people on here a few years ago his brother was doing the nike most wanted in liverpool
just so happened i was too said i'd meet up with the pair of them before hand
got no reply
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Nath
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Cosmo invited him to a piss up once but he couldnt make it due to being in Brazil....
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Liam
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Love it, I thought he had come back then until the I noticed the date.
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Marc
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Why did no one ever question why he wasn't Brazilian before June 2006?
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