city academy

noun

1. (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance

Example Sentences

His parents moved to England when he was seven and he spent almost 10 years in the Manchester City academy before playing for Celtic for two years.

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The former Manchester City academy player has been linked with Manchester United.

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"Chelsea is a huge club and this is a full-circle moment for me," said the Manchester City academy product.

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Palmer was part of the England side which won the European Under-21 Championship earlier this summer, and is a product of the City academy.

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Born into a farming family, who Trafford says he had to teach the offside rule, and learning to drive on a tractor, the goalkeeper's Cumbrian upbringing is unique among those with whom he progressed through the City academy.

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