By Brian Homewood March 28 (Reuters) – Swiss champions FC Basel, renowned for their youth development programme, face a constant battle to stop teenage players moving to English, Spanish and Italian clubs. President Bernhard Heusler told Reuters in an interview that parents often do not listen to the club when warned against taking their sons elsewhere. “We get enormous pressure from outside, including English clubs,†said Heusler before adding Basel were powerless to stop their youngsters leaving before the age of 16. …
