FIFA: Arsène Wenger's "talent development programme" aimed at reducing "gap at the top of the game"

"FIFA's chief of global football development Arsène Wenger has announced the launch of a groundbreaking talent development programme that will enable member associations to optimise their technical structures, establish sustainable and long-term scouting schemes and, ultimately, reduce the gap at the top of the game," said FIFA, on 31/01/2020.

"Through FIFA's new talent development programme, from this year, all 211 member associations will be entitled to benefit from a FIFA assessment of the various areas of their high-performance ecosystem in both men's and women's football, including all national teams, domestic leagues, scouting projects and academies," added the international Federation.

"We are launching the programme to ensure that every talent gets a chance. That goal is very ambitious but we are highly motivated and focused. Nowadays, information can be made available and used all over the world within seconds. It's a huge chance," said Arsène Wenger at a five-day seminar in Doha (QAT) attended by more than 100 experts from Confederations and national Federations, which…