Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Lederman
He is notable as he has the distinction of being the first American invited to train in FC Barcelona's La Masia academy. FC Barcelona is widely regarded as one of the greatest football clubs in the world, with many regarding recent Barcelona teams as the greatest of all time. Since many Barcelona players that helped them capture recent titles (Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández, etc.) are all products of La Masia academy, the academy itself has become famous and highly regarded throughout the world.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AieW3xIdF0Q In 2010, La Masia achieved a record breaking honor becoming the first youth academy to have trained all three finalists for the Ballon d'Or in a single year, with Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernández.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masia#Impact Given the fact that association football is the most popular sport in the world and America in many ways is one of the most powerful and influential countries in the world, it stands to reason that Ben Lederman's distinction as the first American invited to Barcelona's La Masia academy is a notable achievement for a player and for the growth of association football in the United States.http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-soccer-baxter-20151220-story.html. Lederman has received significant credible coverage in reliable sources to meet . The NY Times, LA Times, Sports Illustrated, Chicago Sun Times are some of the multiple sources that have covered Ben Lederman on a variety of subjects (not limited to the FIFA case). He has received coverage as a promising youth player, to the growth of soccer in America, to his achievement in being the first American invited to train at Barcelona's famed La Masia Academy, to the FIFA transfer dispute, to his return to the US to join the IMG Academy, to his selection for the U-17 US National Team.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/sports/soccer/at-barcelonas-la-masia-a-rare-us-child-soccer-star.htmlhttp://chicago.suntimes.com/soccer/7/71/926681/report-barca-product-ben-lederman-to-join-u-s-u-17-residency-programhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/sports/soccer/barred-from-playing-matches-american-soccer-prospect-leaves-barcelona.html?_r=0http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/09/07/barcelona-fifa-ben-lederman-us-residency  —&nbsp;Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned comment added by
— User:Rippy33, 16:55, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
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