Between 27 and 30 December, Italian Serie A team Atalanta BC in collaboration with Birkirkara FC Youth Nursery, will be organising for the very first time in Malta, a four day Football Stage at the Infetti Artificial Pitches in Bontadini Street, Birkirkara.

This event is open to all Maltese children aged between 8 and 10 (born in 1996, 1997 and 1998) and consists mainly of an hour and a half daily training session delivered by professional Italian youth coaches working at Atalanta BC.

These coaches are among those who educated, prepared and launched players in Serie A namely Pazzini, Montolivo and Defendi (today all Under 21 internationals) and also guided and trained others who made history in football like Donadoni, Cabrini, Scirea, Inzaghi, Vieri and lots more.

The fee of Lm 30 per participant includes:

Four training sessions (1 ½ hour each) under the guidance of Italian youth coaches; Full Diadora training kit; Technical report and Various Atalanta BC merchandise

Stefano Bonaccorso and Andrea Pandolfi, two professional coaches who work with youth teams at Atalanta in Zigonia, will be among the coaches present during this stage, with the former tutor involved also at FIGC Youth sector level.

The number of children participating is on a first come first served basis. Therefore, all those interested in attending may contact Henry Bray (99468248) or Franco Agius (79438515) for further details.