Giorgio Beltrami is one of the coaches who work at Milan Academy Avila, in Spain, and he is in charge of training kids to reach a high level of sport performance.  He has been working in the technical coordination of the campus for two years, and he is the right person to tell you about anything you would like to know about the contest.

MBP:- How many kids train at the academy every year?
G.B:- This year, we are expecting to have around 600 kids from 7 to 16 years old.

MBP- Why has AC Milan chosen Spain to open the academy?
GB: - Spain serves as an open door to Europe for young people, especially South Americans, who can communicate without any language difficulties and successfully fit into the groups regarding their sport and education level.

MBP:-  What are your expectations about the contest “Train at Milan Academy Avila”?
GB:- What we expect from the contest launched by MYBESTPLAY is to able to receive a kid at our ACADEMY, with the illusion of eventually seeing him play for MILAN or for another professional club.
As far as education is concerned, we would like to mention the great opportunity the winner will be given, as he will be able to stay at an old and very prestigious school, where he will be able to increase his personal cultural knowleadge.

MBP:- What will the winner find when he arrives in Avila?
G.B.:- The two weeks the winner will stay at the academy will surely represent an unforgettable experience, in which sports will combine with vacations, socialization with the kids and the possibility of belonging to a group.

MBP:-  What is the best advice you would give to the contest’s participants?
G.B.:- We just want to tell MYBESTPLAY’s users to believe in what they do and to send the best videos, which could help them make their dreams come true.
Good luck for everyone!

Italian AFA agent Pierpaolo Triulzi, from the internacional agency Futbol & Transferencias, visited us at the offices in Buenos Aires and gave us an interview about the present and future of MyBestPlay.  Read the whole article on our blog...

Does this service help you?
- Yes, very much.  It’s an innovative service for those who want to have an opportunity in soccer.  I know there are many sports, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s very helpful to those who play soccer and don’t have another opportunity to promote themselves.

Have you received any messages from players who want you to be their agent?
-Yes.  I can see the messages they send in my private area.  They’re almost 30 contacts a day, generally from players who don’t have an agent and want me to find them some international club.  There are people from all around the world; last night I got two messages from Nigerian players who were looking for a serious and dedicated agent.

Someone interesting?
-Yes, six South Americans who had a career on second and first division teams in their countries.  In Italy, South American players are esteemed, especially if they are tall and have long hair (he laughes).  They are the kind of players people admire when they go to the stadiums.

Do you think there should be someone like “Messi” on the website?
- Why not?  It’s possible, considering the number of sportsmen on this database.  I’ve also seen there are first level players who play in great European teams.   If this webpage keeps on growing as it is now, it’s almost sure that there’ll be more than one “Messi”.

What are the things a player should know before he signs a contract with an agent?
- He needs to check whether he is a certified agent, either by FIFA or by another local institution.  That way he’ll have more possibilities to proceed with the transfer without any legal inconvenience, because if a FIFA agent faces any trouble with a contract, the federation that regulates transfers solves the problem very fast.   However, if the agent doesn’t have a FIFA certification, it may probably take much more time to solve the problem, maybe years.

Can you compete with big management world agencies?
- It’s not really a competition, because they have another treatment towards the player (since they have many players, they can hardly devote some time to them, to solve their problems, either personal or related to sports).  In my case, I have three first level players and that’s enough for me to give them all the attention and solve their problems as much as possible.

Finally, do you see any future here?
- Yes, I think it’s a very good idea and if you keep on improving, it’ll be even more popular.

From left to right: Fernando Viale, Igor Nogueira, Pierpaolo Triulzi,
Ana Paula Cruz Díaz and Mara Avila.

Sebastián Nerone, one of the best paddle players in the world, came to MyBestPlay’s offices.  He told us about his experiencies and gave us some piece of advice.  If you want to start playing this sport and become one of the best, pay attention to his words...

Seba Nerone was born in Buenos Aires on 24th June, 1976.  He started playing paddle as a hobby when he was a little boy  until the day his conditions confirmed he was ready for bigger challenges.
He became professional on his 17 years old, after winning a local tournament in 1993.  A year later, he was rubbing elbows with the best players in the world.  Since then, he has always remained on the world top five ranking.
Nowadays he plays in Iberian countries together with his partner Christian Gutiérrez.

In action:

Official website: http://www.sebanerone.com

Igor Nogueira has been interviewed by a popular radio program from Brazil.  Our friend in charge of promotion on MyBestPlay, who works hard for the users from his dear country, has been talking to Nando, the presenter of the program called “Brasileños de afuera".  Listen to what’s been said...

Igor Nogueira, 27 years old, Brazilian.

  Promotion for MyBestPlay