Celtic Soccer Academy is delighted to announce that they are engaging in a new premium partnership with FC Northwest Soccer Club.

FC Northwest Soccer Club (FCNW) from Winnipeg, Canada, will receive the support of the soccer academy to help develop their players, coaches and programmes over the next year.

These long-term partnerships involve the sharing of club methodologies through our coach mentoring programme, access to our coaching curriculums, coaching camps, and will also provide an opportunity for both the players and coaches to travel to Canada and Scotland to receive a behind-the-scenes look at how Celtic develops young players to reach their potential.

FCNW was established In July 2008 and was formed to replace the North West Youth Soccer Association.

The new governance model was formed to better facilitate soccer programming within the district and to promote a philosophy of Soccer for Life.

FC Northwest Club Coordinator, Austin Benevides, said: “FC Northwest is honoured to partner with Celtic Soccer Academy to continue to develop our club philosophy, while providing new opportunities for our players, coaches, and staff to gain valuable knowledge and development from one of the best youth soccer academies in the world.

“When looking for a professional club partner for FC Northwest, we found that Celtic Football Club shared a lot of the same core club values, while maintaining a heavy emphasis on player development.

“Given that both FC Northwest and Celtic FC share the same club colours of green and white, it was essentially a perfect match that we couldn't pass up.”

Celtic’s International Soccer Academy Manager, Ray Hewitt, added: “We are delighted to announce our Premium Partnership with FC Northwest.

“We look forward to engaging with them regularly throughout the next year.

“It will be fantastic to have some of their players visit us here in Glasgow, and have our coaches’ travel to Winnipeg to experience what the work they are doing there. It will be an exciting journey for both clubs.”

Celtic Soccer Academy launch new partnership with FC Northwest