DEAN AUSTIN has been appointed Head of Recruitment at Coventry City, replacing Chris Badlan, who was named Sporting Director at Blackpool last month.

WEST BROM’S players will wear black armbands during their match against Sunderland tonight in tribute to club doctor Julian Widdowson, who died from a heart attack at his home in Bath on Saturday at the age of 63.

VIDEO TELESTRATION has been growing in popularity in football for several years. However, to date, there has been little published research about the efficacy of these tools. That's what Jordan Smith and his co-authors set out to put right.

MANCHESTER UNITED Head of Sport Medicine and Science Steve McNally is leaving the club after 16 years.

BIRMINGHAM CITY have split their Academy Manager role in two following the exit of Paul Williams after less than a year. Liam Daish has returned to the club he captained as Academy Manager (Football), with Danetta Powell promoted to Academy Manager (Operations).

GIAN PIERO VENTRONE’S son, Ivan, visited Tottenham’s training ground yesterday (December 6th) to see the Evergreen Oak tree that has been planted near the first-team pitches in memory of his late father.

ASHVIR JOHAL has left Leicester City's Academy after eight years to become first-team coach under Kolo Toure at Wigan. It marks a remarkable rise for the 27-year-old, who is the only Asian coach on a first-team staff in the Football League.

BRIAN RIEMER has left Brentford after four years to take his first permanent role as a Head Coach, with Belgian giants Anderlecht.

AARON DANKS has been appointed as Assistant Head Coach at Middlesbrough after leaving Aston Villa, where he was first-team coach for the last year.

JULEN LOPETEGUI has brought seven staff with him to Wolves. This is in stark contrast to Brentford, who have been eager for their footballing intellectual property to remain in the club, rather than coming and going with the Head Coach.

CHAMPIONSHIP side Blackpool have appointed Chris Badlan as their new Sporting Director. The 39-year-old has been working as Head of Recruitment at Coventry City since May 2018, when he joined from Norwich City.

IN June 2021, Justin Cochrane was appointed Manchester United’s first Head of Player Development and Coaching, with a remit to “maximise the potential of each individual player". Speaking on the latest episode of the TGG Podcast, he has given a fascinating insight into how he did this with Alejandro Garnacho.