0.012% — The Football Reality Simulator is built directly upon peer-reviewed sports science research and documented demographic attrition rates in youth academy football:

• 1. The 0.012% Metric: Data documented by the English Football Association (The FA). Out of ~1,500,000 boys playing organized youth football in England, approximately 180 (0.012%) ever make a career in the Premier League.
• 2. No Hunger in Paradise: The Players. The Journey. The Dream. by Michael Calvin (Sunday Times Best Sports Book). Detailed investigative insights into teenage academy cuts at 16, predatory agents, bio-banding, and post-football civilian trauma.
• 3. Relative Age Effect (RAE) & Bio-Banding: Academic studies by the Premier League, University of Bath, and AFC Bournemouth regarding growth spurts and skeletal age vs. chronological birth month.