Nice to see the world waking up to Adam Wharton.

🗣️ Myself and Tom Curren went to interview him in December for SCOUTED - he spoke really well.

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The J.LEAGUE is good. Like, properly good.

Llew has utilised unique SkillCorner data to quantify just how good it is and pick out a number of young statistical standouts that are primed to make the leap to Europe before long.

Free to read on SCOUTED Notebook.

Is the gulf closing between the elite European leagues and the equivalents in Asia?

Stephen Ganavas ⚽ has used SkillCorner data to quanitify the differences in athletic and technical abilities between the two – and suggests there's plenty to be hopeful about for the future.

Four years ago, Toulouse FC were relegated from Ligue 1. In November, they beat Liverpool in Europe.

Told by Billy Carpenter, this is the story of The Sleeping Giant - a club reborn by modern recruitment, analysis and an unshakeable trust in data.

Why subscribe to SCOUTED Notebook?

Well, because you get the early beat on emerging talents like Barça's Pau Cubarsí. This is an extract from one of our #U17WC round-ups. The future of football lands direct in your e-mail inbox.

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'If you’ve not got the Japanese market covered, you’re doing something wrong.'

J League x Scouted 🔥

The J.LEAGUE is good. Like, properly good.

Llew has utilised unique SkillCorner data to quantify just how good it is and pick out a number of young statistical standouts that are primed to make the leap to Europe before long.

Free to read on SCOUTED Notebook.

It's a full on Asian football frenzy at SCOUTED HQ this week. We've got a(nother) J.LEAGUE scouting piece dropping on SCOUTED Notebook shortly, following on from Revolution Asia earlier in the week. Read and subscribe. Link in bio.

NESTORY IRANKUNDA. BALL-STRIKING. BOOM.

Said it before, saying it again: we've rarely seen a finisher that connects with the ball as cleanly and powerfully and compactly and clinically as this kid. Any level, anywhere. It is extraordinary.

Scamacca is SCOUTED heritage.

The way Teun Koopmeiners has become this multi-role, jack-of-all-trades point midfielder at Atalanta after being a dominant behind-the-ball passer at AZ Alkmaar is the hallmark of a good footballer. We didn't see it coming.

A European knockout midfield partnership that has pretty much everything, made in Seixal.

What's it like to be a Performance Director at an elite club like Olympique de Marseille? Listen to our podcast with Matthieu Bouchépillon to learn about its ins and outs. Powered by SkillCorner.

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2017 U-20 World Cup-era Adalberto Peñaranda.

We thought Pau Cubarsí would break into the Barcelona team before long, but we didn't think he'd do it as quickly as he has.

Since his debut in January, the 17-year-old has racked up almost 1,200 minutes, starring in some of the biggest games of the season. He is here.