October 10, 2012
International
Will
Distracted by the presence of royalty and possibly thinking back to the previous week’s Google image search, England’s footballers could have been forgiven for forgetting exactly why and where they were. Nevertheless, the country’s spectacular new national football centre, St …
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June 1, 2012
International
Alex
All eyes this summer will be on events happening in Poland and Ukraine, but on Wednesday night England’s under-19 team qualified for their age group’s European Championships, to be held in Estonia in July. England secured qualification with a 1-0 …
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November 1, 2011
Youth Development
Nick
This is Part Two of the article. Read Part One here. For those that were able to comprehend such a change in playing style, it was to a rapidly flowing river that the spellbound boys and girls were taken. ‘That …
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October 31, 2011
Youth Development
Nick
Once upon a time, in a land not dissimilar to modern day England, there was a plethora of young talented footballers. Both boys and girls alike had been inspired by stories of great footballers in an increasingly exciting and lucrative …
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October 4, 2011
Grassroots
Greg
Part two of our close-up of grassroots football will look at the role of professional clubs in developing young footballers. My team benefits from having good contacts and a good reputation amongst local pro clubs, so we get a good …
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September 25, 2011
Grassroots
Greg
One of the main fall-outs from the England team’s most recent failings has been the increased scrutiny placed on grassroots football. This particular blogger has recently launched his own coaching career, starting with helping a local under-12s team. I’ll keep …
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September 19, 2011
Premier League
Greg
Sheikh Mansour’s plan of turning Manchester City into European giants by throwing money at expensive signings may be unprecedented in terms of the money spent, but the idea is not unique. Chelsea, Real Madrid and even ‘lesser’ clubs like Anzhi …
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