If he does sign, at least we can all say, "I remember when he was 6 years old"
Liverpool FC eyes six-year-old
May 20, 2006
HE may be just six years old but already Dylan Collard is shooting for the biggest boots in Australian soccer.
Dylan not only dreams about emulating his hero Harry Kewell but Kewell's club Liverpool FC is already showing interest in him.
The Premier League giant recently asked for a tape of Dylan's advanced talents, which have earned him a spot in Soccer NSW's elite junior squad.
Dylan's mother Andreia suspected her son was destined for stardom when, just moments after he learned to walk, he began relentlessly kicking a football.
"When he was little the ball was like his teddy bear, he would kiss it good night and sleep with it," Mrs Collard said.
Dylan, of Acacia Creek, near Blacktown, boots up to 10 goals a match for AC United in western Sydney's junior league and can match skills with prodigies two and three years older.
"I like soccer because you can use skill and play, but with things like Play Station you can't actually be in the game yourself," Dylan said yesterday.
Soccer NSW mentor Paul Bentvelzen, who trains Dylan and other gifted youngsters, said it was rare, but not unheard of, for European clubs to look at six-year-olds.
The Daily Telegraph
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