BRAIN injury charity Headway has described guidance on heading in training as “unclear and ill thought out” after Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo admitted he had been ignoring the advice.

ENGLAND Lead Physio Steve Kemp says Gareth Southgate “puts a lot of energy” into making sure that the "team behind the team" feel valued and part of the culture with the Euro 2020 finalists.

WOLVES have launched a dedicated Academy website that they say is the first of its kind in the Premier League and will enable them to “provide a higher level of detail and resource than any other Academy across the globe.”

MANCHESTER UNITED have announced planned improvements to their Carrington Training Centre, which has been their home since 2000.

HUDDERSFIELD are basing their future on young players with potential and every department has been tasked with developing them, with Individual Development Plans to the fore.

CARDIFF CITY Academy Manager James McCarthy has left the club after more than two decades following the launch of an investigation into “non-recent allegations of bullying and poor practice”.

BAYERN MUNICH manager Julian Nagelsmann says electronic communication between players and coaches during matches is something “we absolutely need in football.”

JOHN IGA says his new role as Norwich City’s Head of Data, Strategy and Innovation is about “trying to out-smart our opponents and really out-think them to give advantages that can help us achieve our goals.”

WHY Euro 2020 marked the emergence of deep-lying midfielders like Italy's Jorginho as the playmakers for their teams.

FORMER Scotland captain Gary Caldwell has been appointed Loans Coach at Manchester City after his interim spell as Newcastle United’s Under-23s boss ended.

JON GREY has been promoted to Academy Manager by Swansea City following two years as their Head of Coaching.

MARTYN PERT was a left-field appointment when he joined Manchester United in the summer of 2019, but says languages have been key to his ascent.