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Burchell ready to live the American dream

Adam Burchell is preparing for the adventure of a lifetime after securing a football scholarship at the University of Charleston in West Virginia.

July 16, 2018 10:07
Adam Burchell (in blue) is looking forward to life in West Virginia after impressing for London Lions and Team Maccabi GB at the Maccabiah Games.. (Photo: Marc Morris)

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Danny Caro

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Burchell, 20, represented the silver medal-winning Maccabi GB at last year’s Maccabiah Games in Israel and has also been a regular for London Lions in the Spartan South Midlands League.

Burchell, from Radlett, insists the offer of a scholarship at the NCAA Division Two champions was too good to resist.

“It has always been a dream of mine to just be able to wake up and play football every day at a highly competitive level,” he commented.

“This university is known for producing talented players that move into the professional game, something their captain achieved last season. It is definitely an avenue that I am looking towards as I think it is the best shot that I have got to make it in the game.