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Dutch youth footballers switch clubs more often due to performance culture and pushy parents

Experts say a growing "performance culture" and demanding parents are driving more youth football players in the Netherlands to change clubs. One observer notes children have become "individual little businesses within a team sport."

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Experts say a growing "performance culture" and demanding parents are driving more youth football players in the Netherlands to change clubs. One observer notes children have become "individual little businesses within a team sport."
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