Andrea Borg, a Dubai-based Maltese schoolboy, makes the cover of The National Sport on Friday, April 22, 2016.
The Gems Wellington student has signed a trainee scholarship with Peterborough United, the third-tier English club.
“As soon as I signed I called all my friends, put it on Facebook and posted the picture on Instagram,” Andrea, 16, says, having agreed the deal earlier this month. “I started getting loads of friends requests from random people, who I actually don’t know. Everyone. From Peterborough, Dubai, Malta. Loads of replies saying well done.”
Andrea’s diminutive pace is a prominent attribute – he holds the 100 metres record for UAE schools, at 11.3 seconds – but with his low centre of gravity and ability to beat an opponent, he is typically centre of attention, too.
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