How Clubs Really Find The Next Lamine Yamal
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In the world of football, countless talented players go unseen. Eyeball Football Technologies is changing that: building a massive video database of youth talent across France, Scandinavia and West Africa to help top clubs find the next generation of stars. In this Perspectives episode, Benjamin Balkin and Fernando Mendivil reveal how technology is transforming football scouting, making it more democratic, data-driven and global than ever before. From grassroots pitches to elite academies, Eyeball is connecting overlooked players with professional opportunities through innovative video and analytics tools. If you’ve ever wondered how players really get discovered or what the future of scouting looks like, this conversation is unmissable. FOLLOW RISING BALLERS 👇 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingballe... TikTok: / risingballers. . X: https://twitter.com/RisingBallers_?re... TIMECODES: 00:00 – 01:35: Intro 01:36 – 05:30: Ben’s story 05:31 – 09:59: Fernando’s story 10:00 – 13:23: Mental challenges of being a footballer 13:24 – 14:01: How good pro footballers actually are 14:02 – 16:17: Mental challenges continued 16:18 – 20:30: What is Eyeball? 20:31 – 23:59: Why are games not being filmed & How eyeball works 24:00 – 25:59: How Huddersfield scouts operate 26:00 – 30:30: Eyeball is for everyone 30:31 – 32:31: The benefits of using Eyeball for football clubs 32:32 – 37:36: How does scouting actually work? 37:37 – 40:12: Scouting is now based over a longer period 40:13 – 42:21: What clubs are using Eyeball? 42:22 – 45:15: Problems that players currently face 45:16 – 49:50: Player profiling 49:51 – 55:37: How players are taught 55:38 – 01:00:03: How Neymar changed the transfermarket 01:00:04 – 01:04:38: Risk management with video 01:04:39 – 01:08:30: What is Eyeball trying to achieve? 01:08:31 – 01:12:31: The dream transfer 01:12:32 – 01:16:22: How the system in the USA is different 01:16:23 – 01:23:20: Success stories 01:23:21 – 01:26:20: Sign up to Eyeball