“Luck does not exist: there is a moment when talent meets opportunity”.
This quote from Lucio Anneo Seneca –one of the most famous Roman Stoic philosophers and statesmen- expresses the meaning of the “The Juventus Academy Shanghai Asian female soccer revolution” project, an initiative led by Mapa Sports Agency and Juventus Academy Shanghai.
Founded in 2009 by Paolo Foggi, Mapa Sports Agency supports athletes by providing 360 ° assistance during their football career. 200 girls and 50 boys have decided to join the agency, in an attempt to reach higher goals and to make their dreams come true while completing their academic education.
"An initiative that, thanks to the commitment of both parties, will allow the girls selected by the Juventus Academy Shanghai to live an Italian dream. Sports assistance, search for a professional or amateur team, linguistic and educational opions for all ages, legal protection and many other services that Mapa Sports Agency will make available to local female Chinese and international players ".
These words of Davide De Masi, Head of the Scouting Area for Mapa-Sports-Agency, are echoed by those of Filippo Foggi, Head of the Tuscan Agency: "The primary objective of Mapa-Sports-Agency from 2009 to today has remained totally unchanged: helping, where and when possible, an athlete to achieve their sports dreams. Having the opportunity and the honor, thanks to this project, to be able to help foreign boys and girls to land on European soil and more specifically in Italy, to undertake a sporting path alongside a student path, allows our agency to expand beyond the European borders our message and our mission ".
