Blacks develop quicker, and early bloomers rarely develop into elite players.

[grandmaster]

Of the 10 youngest players in the 30+ year history of the Premier League (as of Sep 19, 2022)...

All 10 were born in England.
Only 1 has represented England at full international level; Aaron Lennon.
7 are black, while the Premier League overall is 43% black.

It's too early to judge Nwaneri and Elliott, but I think it's safe to say, at least 7 of these guys will never represent England at full international level.

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[HaywoodZarathustra]

43% black? Talk about over representation. Aren't they only about 3% black by population? And that high only recently after the gates were opened to all and sundry. It is somewhat exaggerating, but that would be like the NFL being 43% Sikh separatists.

 

[grandmaster]

Further to my theory, none of the players from England's 21-man 2017 U-20 World Cup-winning squad made the 26-man England squad for the 2022 World Cup, even though they're all aged 24/25 right now.

 

[SneakyQuick]

Are many of them getting well paid in the premier league?

 

[Math1990]

well looking at the career of the majority, all with poor careers including the white ones, the one with the best career was Aaron Lennon (but nothing much, his best was being regular for Tottenham), None became a great player.

 

[jphoss]

Studies show that black babies start walking and crawling a few months sooner on average than white babies, Asian babies unsurprisingly start walking and crawling last. But its clear whites continually develop into our 20’s whereas blacks are basically done by 17