READING'S Academy, which was once held up as a flagship for youth development, has been demoted to Category Two for the coming season.

JAMIE ROBINSON has left the Football Association after 11 years to replace Steven Reid as first-team coach at Nottingham Forest.

DEREK WRIGHT has spoken about his first week 'on the other side' after retiring as Newcastle United's Head Physio after 38 years.

STOCKPORT COUNTY have been awarded Category Three Academy status for 2022/23 after returning to the Football League for the first time in 11 years.

EWAN SHARP, who was a coach-analyst under Ralf Rangnick at Manchester last season, has been appointed as Jesse Marsch's assistant at Leeds United.

JACK WILSHERE has returned to Arsenal as Under-18s Head Coach, with Mehmet Ali promoted to U21s lead.

GIANNI VIO has been appointed as Tottenham’s first ever set piece coach. The Italian, 69, is a pioneer of the role and was the first specialist set piece coach in English football during his time with Brentford in 2015/16.

ALL Premier League clubs must have at least a Category Three Academy by the start of the 2024/25 season following new regulations.

ARSENAL Senior Physio Simon Murphy has left the club after a year to become Head Physio at newly-promoted Nottingham Forest.

VINCENT KOMPANY has named his backroom staff at Burnley, with Craig Bellamy moving with him from Anderlecht to Turf Moor.

STEVEN REID has left his role as Nottingham Forest first-team coach to become a specialist “helping people improve their mental wellbeing, confidence and leadership.”

JOE SHIELDS has left Manchester City after nine years to become Head of Senior Recruitment at Southampton.