FIFA encourages youth programs with first payment to amateur club

Geneva, June 14 A French amateur football club received a 159,990 euro paycheck from the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) for its successful youth program, the world football governing body announced.

SC Malesherbois became the first recipient of payment by the FIFA Clearing House (FCH) on Monday as one of its players was signed recently by a top European club, reports Xinhua.

The anonymous player was trained in Malesherbois as an amateur between the ages of 12 and 15.

"It was a fully automated process, in which we just had to follow the instructions provided by the FIFA Clearing House," SC Malesherbois President Emmanuel Esnault was quoted as saying by FIFA. "We didn't have to claim our training rewards, which is a real improvement for a small club like us."

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