Mundialito 2025 tournament in Costa Daurada, Spain

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oscar scamming hard and making bank. The American dream in full essence.

You sound bitter.

Oscar is not scamming. There are many clubs that do a trip like this. One is Villarreal and that trip is a scam. This is a group of handpicked kids that they see throughout the year. Either kids that have done camp or training with them that he invites. There are also tryouts. It's a memorable experience while doing what the kids love. Not only do you get a great team to go with but the coaching is leaps and bounds better that any coach we have personally experienced in the NOVA area. Parents make this into a family trip. Your kid isn't going to be scouted it is just for fun, which is the whole point of this.

Can you elaborate on the differences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a money grab if you think you are going to be evaluated and recruited by some large euro club. It's an experience if you go and embrace the soccer culture abroad along with all the pageantry.

US - parents sit in cars until game time and bring out their folding chairs and attempt to behave.

Everywhere else in the world - They are in the stands drinking, eating, singing, chanting, and waving scarfs/flags. It's an event, the soccer is almost secondary to the actual experience.

You will see academies from all over and realize our MLS Next teams couldn't handle the majority of local clubs in barcelona, forget the likes of the professional ones.

Why wouldn’t you go to the beach or site see? There is a shuttle from the airport, did most people rent cards for the week or at the location?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a money grab if you think you are going to be evaluated and recruited by some large euro club. It's an experience if you go and embrace the soccer culture abroad along with all the pageantry.

US - parents sit in cars until game time and bring out their folding chairs and attempt to behave.

Everywhere else in the world - They are in the stands drinking, eating, singing, chanting, and waving scarfs/flags. It's an event, the soccer is almost secondary to the actual experience.

You will see academies from all over and realize our MLS Next teams couldn't handle the majority of local clubs in barcelona, forget the likes of the professional ones.

Why wouldn’t you go to the beach or site see? There is a shuttle from the airport, did most people rent cards for the week or at the location?

The previous poster isn’t describing what happens at Mundialito, he or she is describing general American soccer culture and suggesting Mundialito gives you something different.

We’ve done it and we love it. We have no expectations that it will propel our child’s soccer career besides just being quality competition before the spring season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who's Oscar?

The grouch?

[Anonymous]

Oscar Feliu - the head of Futstars. Futstars are really good and very serious. It's a chance for your kid to play against other styles of play and see how good they are against some of the best players out there. We didn't go with Futstars but we've done other trips and they were good experiences. Mundialito is a top tournament, though. We wish we had gone. I'm sure it will be well worth the trip.