Tag: academy

Tottenham Hotspur news: Charlton’s Tom Pell to join as head of academy operations
8 October 2025 Off

Tottenham Hotspur news: Charlton’s Tom Pell to join as head of academy operations

By Total Football News

Tottenham Hotspur are set to appoint Charlton academy manager Tom Pell into a leading position in their youth-set up.

Championship club Charlton last week confirmed that Pell would leave the club in December to take up a role at a Premier League side.

And BBC Sport understands Pell will join Spurs in the coming months where he will take up the role of head of academy operations and administration.

He

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Malcolm Elias: Fulham head of academy recruitment dies
7 June 2025 Off

Malcolm Elias: Fulham head of academy recruitment dies

By Total Football News

Malcolm Elias, the man responsible for developing Gareth Bale and Trent Alexander-Arnold, has died after a short illness.

Elias, Fulham’s head of academy recruitment, joined the Premier League club from Liverpool in 2009, having previously worked at Southampton.

In a statement, Fulham said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and dear friend, Malcolm Elias, after a short illness.

“The club’s head of academy

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QPR: Two academy players no longer being investigated for voyeurism, say police
2 April 2025 Off

QPR: Two academy players no longer being investigated for voyeurism, say police

By Total Football News

Two Queens Park Rangers academy players accused of voyeurism are no longer under investigation, police have confirmed.

In a statement issued to BBC Sport, a spokesman for the Championship club said the players “maintained their innocence throughout” and were looking forward to “continuing to focus on their careers”.

The footballers, both in their late teens, were detained following a report of a crime at a nightclub in Kingston, south west

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Queens Park Rangers: QPR academy players arrested in voyeurism inquiry
3 March 2025 Off

Queens Park Rangers: QPR academy players arrested in voyeurism inquiry

By Total Football News

Two Queens Park Rangers academy players have been arrested on suspicion of voyeurism.

The footballers, in their late teens, were detained on Thursday following a report of a crime at a nightclub in Kingston, south-west London, on 5 February, the Met Police said.

It is believed they were arrested at QPR’s training ground in Hounslow, west London.

A Met spokesperson said both suspects were taken into custody and had since

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Myles Lewis-Skelly: Arsenal academy star lighting up Emirates
16 January 2025 Off

Myles Lewis-Skelly: Arsenal academy star lighting up Emirates

By Total Football News

Arsenal do not have a prolific academy like Manchester City or Chelsea, who regularly produce elite youngsters who make the first team or are sold on for profit.

Arteta also spoke recently about his frustration at not being able to replicate Barcelona’s fabled La Masia academy in England because of post-Brexit restrictions on signing players under 18.

But with Bukayo Saka, 23, Nwaneri, 17, and Lewis-Skelly, they are among the

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Liam Delap: Ipswich Town forward latest Manchester City academy product to shine
29 September 2024 Off

Liam Delap: Ipswich Town forward latest Manchester City academy product to shine

By Total Football News

England Under-21 international Delap, the son of former Stoke midfielder Rory Delap, made two appearances for Manchester City in the Premier League and spent last season on loan with Hull in the Championship, scoring eight goals in 32 games.

With three goals in six Premier League starts this term, he is not the only former City youth player to announce himself already this season.

Morgan Rogers, who scored against Ipswich

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Burnley: Ronaldinho’s son Joao Mendes joins club’s academy side
29 August 2024 Off

Burnley: Ronaldinho’s son Joao Mendes joins club’s academy side

By Total Football News

Burnley have signed Brazilian legend Ronaldinho’s son Joao Mendes to their under-21s squad.

The 19-year-old had previously been at Barcelona’s La Masia youth academy.

His father won the World Cup in 2002 and the Champions League with Barcelona in 2006, and was awarded the Ballon d’Or in 2005.

Mendes came through the Cruzeiro academy in Brazil before signing for Barcelona Under-19s in 2023 following a successful trial.

Burnley head coach

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