ROBIN THORPE, the head of recovery and regeneration at Manchester United, says some teams have been handed a ‘competitive advantage’ because of the festive fixture list.

The UKSCA says it removed a £12,000 Head of Sports Science job advert from its website, but has defended the decision to list it in the first place.

TOTTENHAM fitness and reconditioning coach Anton McElhone has been named Head of Fitness at the New England Revolution.

BLACKPOOL have been heavily criticised after advertising for a Head of Academy Sports Science job with a salary of just £12,000 a year.

MATT KONOPINSKI has been appointed temporary Head Physio at Liverpool following the departure of Andy Renshaw last month.

CLUBS have been urged to start screening their players for asthma after a study found that 27.8% of its sample had the condition.

THE Wales and Everton Head of Performance tells us how and why he uses Tactical Periodisation.

RANGERS caretaker manager Graeme Murty tells us how the club uses Tactical Periodisation.

NICK DAVIES, the former Norwich Head of Sports Science, is returning to West Ham to work under David Moyes.

RYLAND MORGANS, Liverpool’s former Head of Fitness and Science, has been appointed as Performance Director by Everton.

SOUTHAMPTON have lost the lowest number of days to injury so far this season, while Watford have experienced the most.

WEST HAM manager David Moyes says he hopes to appoint a new fitness coach ‘within the next few weeks’.