ARSENAL have made a trio of appointments to their new Talent ID Department, including the hiring of scout Phil Antwi from Wolves.

LIVERPOOL have hired another physio from rivals Manchester City with Steve Lilley joining the Anfield club next month.

STORYTELLING is a hugely effective way for leaders to get their message across. We hear how it can be done from a range of experts.

MANCHESTER UNITED are launching a new Emerging Talent Programme to “radically increase the number of schools, grassroots clubs and communities we interact with”.

THE Football Association has issued new guidance banning heading in training for Under-12s and recommended a "graduated approach" for U12s to U18s.

LEIGH BROMBY has been promoted to Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield Town, with Emyr Humphreys stepping up to take his former role as Academy Manager at the club.

BLACKBURN have been one of the surprise packages of the Championship season so far - and 35-year-old Stewart Downing has been their talisman. He tells TGG about the astute management of Tony Mowbray and how it's helped prolong his career.

GED RODDY, the architect of the EPPP system, shares his guide to the core functions of an elite football Academy.

SAM ROSE, Professional Development Phase lead at Burton Albion, explains how he has tried to implement the High Performance Model in his work.

DR PIPPA GRANGE, the former Head of People and Team Development at the Football Association, has joined the Right to Dream Academy to lead on cultural strategy.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN Head of Football Operations David Webb is to leave the Championship club at the end of the season.

IN the latest edition of the Training Ground Guru Podcast, Stewart Downing talked about 10 key coaches in his career - from his earliest days at Marton Juniors through to Liverpool, England and now Blackburn Rovers.