Fulham have been given a suspended six-month ban from registering Academy players and fined £75,000 after accepting that they broke Premier League rules regarding settlement payments made to a grassroots club for Fabio Carvalho.

Former Manchester United Head of Strength and Conditioning Gary Walker is returning to the UK after five years to become Head of Performance at Brighton.

Everton Performance Coach Jack Dowling has raised more than £75,000 for McMillan Cancer Support by running 26 marathons in 26 weeks. He tells TGG about his experiences.

Lincoln City’s Amy Kay has joined Brighton as their new Foundation Phase Lead. The former Lincoln City Women’s captain has coached full-time with the Imps Academy since 2018 and has been their Pre-Academy and Schoolboy Phase Lead Coach since January 2023.

Oldham Athletic are closing their Category Three Academy after missing out on the National League play-offs.

Ethan Wheatley became the 250th Academy graduate to feature for Manchester United’s first team when he came on in stoppage time of their 4-2 win over Sheffield United last night.

Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon says he “never” does weight training as he believes it will increase his risk of injury.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola says analysts face the toughest task of all during busy fixture periods and that he begins pre-match analysis on the bus back after a game.

Gary Penn has been appointed to the new role of Head of Audit Development by the Professional Game Academy Audit Company.

Former England rugby union captain Sue Day is to replace the outgoing Sue Campbell as the new Director of Women's Football at the Football Association.

Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Jason Wilcox as Technical Director with “immediate effect”. The club made an official approach for Southampton’s Director of Football at the start of the month and the clubs have now reached agreement on compensation.

Manchester United have formally launched their new Academy Alumni Programme, with more than 40 former players invited to watch the Under-21s game at Old Trafford and celebrate the initiative.