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The FC Barcelona youth team in 1999, including Cesc Fabregas (bottom left) and Gerard Pique (top second left).

Something else that’s prompted a lot of discussion in our household is this New York Times article on the youth training program of Amsterdam’s Ajax team. Amos was tempted for a couple hours to move to Amsterdam, but he remains true to La Masia. What’s wrong with us, he wants to know—why aren’t we moving to Barcelona?

Though now he thinks Coach Rob might just be giving him the training he needs in his Speed and Explosiveness workout.