NOTTINGHAM FOREST have been promoted to Category One Academy status for 2021/22 in what has been described as “a very important development for the long-term future of the club.”

BIRMINGHAM CITY have been awarded Category One Academy status, making them the 27th club in the country to reach the top tier.

FORMER Watford midfielder Richard Johnson has been appointed as the club’s new Academy Director, with Jimmy Gilligan taking up the role of Head of Technical Development.

NEWCASTLE UNITED Head of Sport Science Jamie Harley is leaving the club after 11 years for a “new challenge”.

ARSENAL have sacked Under-23s coach Steve Bould after two decades on the coaching staff at the club.

SIX backroom staff are leaving Wolves along with manager Nuno Espírito Santo following the end of the Premier League season.

MANCHESTER CITY have won the Under-18s Premier League title to secure a unique hat-trick of trophies.

DAVE RENNIE, who was Leicester City’s Head Physio for more than 20 years, has been appointed Head of Medical Performance at Bristol City.

CARLOS CUESTA is a 25-year-old who holds the Uefa Pro Licence, speaks six languages and plays a key role on the coaching staff at Arsenal.

RAY LEWINGTON will end a “long and distinguished association” with Crystal Palace when he departs along with manager Roy Hodgson at the end of the season.

CHELSEA WOMEN manager Emma Hayes on some of the key influences on her career and how they helped to shape her leadership philosophy.

ENGLAND UNDER-21 assistant Aaron Danks is leaving the Football Association after five years to become Vincent Kompany's number two with Anderlecht.