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Some of our luckier members received coaching tips from a special personality last week when Blackburn Rovers manager, Sam Allardyce, came to Dubai.He spent an hour or so at Jumeirah Beach Hotel putting the winners of the under 10's competition through their paces as excited parents and even more excited coaches looked on.
It is with pride that we start this first edition with some great news! On Saturday 10th March '07 our under 10's football team took part in a mini football tournament at Dubai Men's College.[nl]We faced a tough task with over 10 teams competing and by the fact our young Barclays IFA team had just been created the previous week. Most of the boys didn't know each other as they trained at different locations.
Derek Whyte, who has played in over 180 English Premiership games as well FA Cup Finals and World Cup Finals, is now working with us. Derek played for Scotland, Celtic, Aberdeen, Middlesbrough, and is a TV pundit on Prime Sport.
Lyon captain and former Brazil star Juninho makes an appearance as a guest coach at Barclays IFA. The 32 year old midfield ace has sampled Dubai's delights and spent yesterday with youngsters from the Barclays International Football Academy at Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
