REVEALED: The murky, 'mind-blowing' world of sham 'Premier League scouts' preying on hopeful kids, why parents shell out, what REALLY happens on trial day, the eye-watering £3k fees and why 'it's all
None of these companies are licenced through the FA with sources telling Daily Mail Sport the governing body does not recognise them as affiliated activities. ‘It really knocked his confidence,’ Mullen tells Daily Mail Sport. Daily Mail Sport can now reveal:• Premier League clubs demanded their badges be removed from a trial company website after being told they were there by Daily Mail Sport. • A leading firm were using near decade-old footage featuring clubs that told Daily Mail Sport they no longer scout there. Daily Mail Sport looked at several scouting companies including UK Football Trials, Pitch your Skill, Elite Football Trials and Noble Scouting.
Source: Metro January 23, 2026 11:13 UTC
