Amazing, adorable highlights from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona's under-12 match
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are two of the best soccer teams in the world. They employ many of the world's most amazing players and whenever the two Spanish clubs clash, the match is given a special name: El Clasico.
Now imagine all that, but with 11- and 12-year olds instead of grown men. Madrid and Barcelona also have youth academies, which feature precociously talented future pros, and they met for their "Mini-Clasico" this weekend. It's adorable -- and really impressive.
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The star of the day was a youngster named Toni Caravaca -- we'll get to him in a minute. But first, check out this four-minute highlight video recapping the match. From the kids' super-serious expressions, to their preternatural skills, to their carbon-copy uniforms, it's surreal to watch.
Now for young Toni Caravaca. He hit this free-kick, which would have been impressive at any level.
He also put on this insane dribbling display.
Powered by young Toni, FC Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-0.
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Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
