evidence: Villarreal is a city of 50,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast. It is a modern peaceful and welcoming place with a mild climate and hospitable people, that bases its economy on ceramics and agriculture. Although the pride of the city, and the main reason for recognition worldwide is undoubtably its great football team Villareal cf. [...] There are few better examples in the current European game than that of Villarreal CF, based in the Spanish province of Castellón. [...] In addition to a strong academy programme within Spain, Villarreal CF has international academies in over 20 locations across the world. Academies have been established in the United States, South Korea, Japan, China, Australia, Sweden, Puerto Rico, and Canada.