The social impacts of football in recent years have led to the emergence of numerous institutions, organizations, clubs and other entities for training children and young people in this sport. In this article, we argue for the need to establish an ethical code that can become a tool to stress the pedagogical aspect of this sport from a humanist perspective. Given the global scale of football and the criticism it often sparks, a code should be drafted as soon as possible to regulate ethical behavior and attitudes, in line with the real educational essence of youth sport.