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Prostars FC U19 in Prague vs Sparta Prague and Burnley


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Cut and paste from the L1O Week 14 thread of the July 29, 2017 L1O scheduled game between Pro Stars and Toronto Skillz to add to this topic. 

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I recognized Josef Komlodi, the head coach of Pro Stars.  I went over to say
it was too bad about the cancelled game and he said he had some news about
the trip to the Czech Republic.  Hmm I'm interested. 

The tourney was held in Prague.  He said they had three players signed by the
Slovakian second division team KFC Komarno.  The players are midfield brothers
Adel Rahman (age 22), and Navid Rahman (age 21) and 20 year old
Troy Ferreirinha-Boorman (who I looked up on L1O rosters and has not played
in an L1O game so I expect he's on their U21s).  He said Navid has already
scored in an exhibition game for Komarno.  Their regular season kicked
off today. 

Komladi whom I've known since coaching CPSL Mississauga Eagles and
North York Astros before his L1O days says he's always pushing his players
to sign contracts in Europe.  He boasts that he's placed more players
in Europe than all the other coaches in L1O put together.  He said he got
Atiba Hutchinson at age 18 over to Europe.  Also David Simpson and
Jose Melo.  He turns his players over once they turned 24. 

He says players just use "but my parents aren't from Europe/so I can't
get a European passport" as an excuse.  The Rahman brothers are actually
of Pakistani heritage. 

I think it's great that he chooses this method balanced against other
teams bragging about how many scholarships they've ensured for their players.

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