BEFORE leading his side into their second straight Champions League final, manager Jurgen Klopp has been explaining his leadership philosophy.

QPR Head of Performance John Phillips is leaving full-time club football after 18 consecutive seasons.

SOUTHAMPTON are poised to announce a new Head of Player Development after splitting the traditional Head of Coaching role in two as part of an Academy revamp.

FORMER Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn has replaced Peter Beardsley as coach of Newcastle’s Under-23s.

INFECTION and illness is often a neglected area in pro football, says Celtic sports scientist Scott Breddy. That's why the club has invested in unique pillows that filter out pathogens.

LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp has paid tribute to his new-look backroom team and ‘the details that make it all’ ahead of next Saturday’s Champions League final against Tottenham in Madrid.

NEIL WOOD is in the running for the vacant Under-23 job at Manchester United following the departure of Ricky Sbragia after less than two years.

WHEN the Under-20 World Cup kicks off tomorrow afternoon in Poland, just one man will be carrying the flag for English coaches: New Zealand boss Des Buckingham.

DWIGHT McNEIL has gone from 14-year-old Manchester United reject to the standard bearer for Burnley's burgeoning Academy.

ASSISTANT MANAGER Christoph Buhler has officially left Huddersfield Town and will now re-join former Terriers manager David Wagner at Bundesliga side Schalke.

DAMIAN RODEN tells us about life as the Seattle Sounders Director of High Performance - and lifts the lid on how Stoke City went from boom to bust during his four-and-a-half years there.

WE are delighted to announce the four sponsors for the Youth Development Conference in Manchester on June 5th: Box Soccer, Playermaker, Hudl and Rezzil.