[alex_front2]

Could footballers become a bit more middle clas or from private schools, especially as the players sons come through like the Beckham kids who will go to good schools regardless if they are able to play later.

Footballers from top 2 leagues have a decent earning power, Wayne Rooney's weekly £300k being the most extreme example and I am sure his sons may want to emulate Wayne's career. Even middle class parents are no longer turning their noses up at their sons skipping uni (and student debts) to try and make it in the championship.

However, let's face it the Rooney boys will be probably shipped off to an independent/ private school, and probably not have the street football, school of hard knocks, state education and kick about football Wayne had.

Sons of footballers Frank Lampard Jnr went to private school (GCSE in latin etc) as did allegedly brainbox Alex Oxlade Chamberlain. Other former private school boys are Scott Parker, Sean Wright Philips (Haberdasers Aske), Theo Walcott, Victor Moses, up and coming Will Hughes (Derby), Kieren Fenton (Nottingham F)

It seems like private schools are adding football to rugby and cricket with their topnotch sport facilities, professional football coaches, football scolarships, hours devoted to football, vast playing fields and increasing links to professional clubs (Whitgift Scool in Croydon/ Crystal Palace and Repton School/ Derby Fc). The disproportionate high% of prprivate school medal Olympians at 2012 was an eye opener, yet shouldnt be when state schools are still selling off fields and cutting down on sport. Loads of boys can no longer play on street corners, councils selling off fields and some boys clubs closing due to funding/ violence plus EPL club scouts are beginning to look further ar private schools which have top coaches. On the continent quite a lot of players are well educated eg Cesc Fabregas, Dennis Bergkamp.