CARDIFF CITY have officially opened their new £8m Academy, returning their youth set-up to within the city limits.

GAVIN CHESTERFIELD is leaving Barry Town after 15 years to become the new Academy Manager at Cardiff City.

CARDIFF CITY boss Steve Morison has bolstered his backroom staff with the appointment of Graham Stack as Goalkeeper Coach and Patrick Wilson as Head of Performance.

CARDIFF CITY have been granted planning permission for a new ‘state-of-the-art’ Academy in Llanrumney.

STEVE MORISON has been appointed permanent Cardiff City manager until the end of the season and has brought in former Bluebirds captain Mark Hudson in as his assistant.

JAMES ROWBERRY has left Cardiff City after eight years to join League Two Newport County.for his first job in management.

FORMER Cardiff City manager Russell Slade says he is leading a group of 850 players in taking legal action against the data collection industry in football.

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”.

CARDIFF CITY Head of Analysis Jack Radusin reveals how the club use live video on the bench on matchday.

CRAIG BELLAMY has apologised “if I inadvertently offended anyone” after a Cardiff City investigation highlighted “a number of significant concerns relating to an unacceptable coaching environment” during his time at their Academy.

QPR Head of Medical Services Matthew May has taken over from Paul Godfrey at Cardiff City.

PAUL GODFREY has been sacked as Head of Medical Services by newly-promoted Cardiff City.

Richard Collinge, Watford’s former Head of Medical, has brought a discrimination case against the club, claiming he lost his job because he was English.