West Liberty Soccer player set for second trip to FC Barcelona’s Development Camp

MUSCATINE, Iowa {KWQC} – A West Liberty soccer participant returned from Barcelona and was requested to return to proceed teaching with FC Barcelona’s Enchancment Camp.

10-year-old Xavi Hernandez has continued to be a standout for his Pearl Metropolis Soccer Membership in Muscatine and Chicago’s FC Barcelona Academy.

In November, FC Barcelona scouted him, they often flew him and his family out to Barcelona for him to educate at their progress camp.

“Merely the enlargement that we seen, he merely gave us the peace of thoughts that he does have a superb potential to go very far, on the age that he is,” talked about Diana Hernandez, Xavi’s mom.

Xavi is known as after the Barcelona legend and current coach, nevertheless seeing all of the issues in particular person, Xavi says that it was a dream come true.

“It was good,” talked about Xavi. “It’s with my full workforce, it’s like a family to me. They help me, and we help them; we help all, every single participant.”

Xavi instantly caught the attention of his coaches and trainers collectively together with his swift strikes and finish collectively together with his left foot. FC Barcelona has seen that sooner than….in a participant like Lionel Messi, who Xavi idols his recreation after.

“Seeing him excel over there was very fully totally different than seeing him proper right here,” talked about Diana. “The reality that the solutions that we’re getting, reveals us and helps us, gives us the idea we’re heading down the proper path for him and hopefully giving him a future in soccer.”

Thought-about one in all Xavi’s favorite reminiscences was visiting Camp Nou and naturally seeing….

“Xavi {Hernandez},” talked about Xavi. “We obtained shut seats and obtained to see the game. We’ve got been inside the nook with a flag, and we obtained to the contact the grass, and see the players follow.”

With Xavi’s crazy schedule and his family adjusting to his teaching schedule, Xavi and his family appreciates the encouragement from the group.

“We’re very grateful that he’s supported by his relations,” talked about Diana. “Even the varsity group, his lecturers, they’ve all been marvelous in working with us.”

“My full family helps me,” talked about Xavi. “The parents in class are asking, ‘are you going to go to Spain, how prolonged are you going to stay there?’ It’s humorous because of I always have to tell them merely in case they know I’m leaving.”

Xavi and his family are flying once more to Barcelona subsequent week. The ten-year-old shall be participating in inside the upcoming FC Barcelona’s Enchancment World Cup. He shall be participating in in direction of kids 12 and youthful. Xavi is anticipated to start.

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