Aged 16 Kentish lad Isaac Newell set sail to seek his fortune in Argentina. He founded a famous school and its even more famous football team.
A unique role of top youth players who spread their magic across continents trophies and as managers.
Players from the club's youths who have represented Argentina at World Cups are Gabriel Batistuta, Éver Banega, Walter Samuel, Américo Gallego, Jorge Valdano, Gabriel Heinze, Roberto Sensini, Mauricio Pochettinoand Maxi Rodríguez, among others. Lionel Messi also played in the club's youths, but left at a young age to Barcelona to seek treatment for his growth hormone deficiency, while Diego Maradona played briefly for the first team in 1993
Newell's also won a friendly youth mini-tournament called the Little World Cup in 1988, against River Plate, Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid and Manchester United, and is, together with Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and Racing Club one of the few Argentine clubs that made a long and successful tour in Europe (in 1949), in which they defeated several important teams such as Valencia, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Real Madrid and the Spanish National "A" Team
Other former player and Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa
A tremendous heritage for such a remote city
More here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys