Barca with Messi & Xavi, Man Utd with Giggs & Scholes – the best academy XIs in history

Which major clubs around the world have the best academies and what do their all-time best XIs look like?

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  The best academy XIs in history

  Barcelona's La Masia academy is probably the best known producer of talent in football, but it's not the only conveyor belt of brilliance. Major clubs around the world have a history of creating future stars. Here are the all-time best XIs of many of the world's biggest clubs, containing players developed for at least two years before turning professional.

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  AC Milan

  Francesco Toldo; Mattia De Sciglio, Alessandro Costacurta, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini; Giovanni Stroppa, Demetrio Albertini, Alberigo Evani; Alessandro Matri, Marco Borriello, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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  Ajax

  Edwin van der Sar; Michael Reiziger, Frank Rijkaard, Frank de Boer, Ruud Krol; Clarence Seedorf, Dennis Bergkamp, Edgar Davids; Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Piet Keizer.

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  Al-Ahly

  Thabet El-Batal, Rabea Yassin, Hassan Hamdy, Hany Ramzy, Hossam Ashour, Mokhtar Mokhtar, Taher Abouzeid, Mostafa Abdou, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, Emad Moteab, Hossam Hassan