SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A wave of foreigners heading to Brazil to hone their football skills is providing clubs with extra income but new business has been hit by the national team's shameful exit from the 2014 World Cup, officials told Reuters.
Thousands of promising youngsters from Kazakhstan to South Korea have been funded by clubs and governments to spend up to three years in Brazil learning from local coaches and most are happy with the experience.
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