BURNLEY have been promoted to Category One Academy status, making them the 25th club in the country to reach the top ranking.

IN the final instalment of his series on the five key roles for high-performing teams, David Slemen explains why the Non-Executive Director (NED) is so important.

JAMES BUNCE has stepped down from his role as US Soccer’s first Director of High Performance after three-and-a-half years.

PAUL REID has left his position as Academy Manager of Sunderland with immediate effect.

THREE staff have been made redundant from Barnsley’s Academy as the club cuts costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

SENIOR PHYSIO Chris Morgan is leaving Arsenal after two years to return to Liverpool.

THE Premier League and PFA are funding a new coach placement scheme aimed at increasing the number of BAME players moving into full-time coaching roles in the professional game.

THE Premier League will not restart the Academy games programme until 12th September at the earliest, following a vote of shareholders last week - and no date has yet been set for a return to training.

SMARTERSCOUT founder Dan Altman reveals the six roles he's seen most often in data departments during his work with teams around the world.

THERE are things that Liverpool do behind the scenes that are better than anyone else. When put together, they have made the Reds unassailable.

FORMER England doctor Robin Chakraverty has been appointed to a full-time position by Wolves.

SALFORD CITY are scrapping their Academy and switching to the B team model used by Brentford.