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Premier League: What are the rules for academy players, and are they paid?
16 September 2026 Off

Premier League: What are the rules for academy players, and are they paid?

By Total Football News

It is common for many club academies to offer educational programmes for their academy players, in order to ensure that they are balancing football with academic studies and gaining valuable qualifications.

This is done in a number of ways. Some clubs put their own schools inside their club’s academy training facilities, while others partner with local schools or have agreements with that player’s existing school to balance educational work with

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Tribute paid to Norwich City fan who died at FA Cup match
16 January 2026 Off

Tribute paid to Norwich City fan who died at FA Cup match

By Total Football News

The family of a lifelong Norwich City supporter who died on Sunday after a match at Carrow Road has said his “love of football and the club has passed on through the generations”, and would continue to do so.

Jim Davies, 80, died after collapsing shortly after the final whistle in the third round FA Cup tie against Walsall.

In a statement released through the club, they said: “Jim began

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‘Headphones Norm’: Tributes paid to Charlton fan Norman Baker
9 December 2025 Off

‘Headphones Norm’: Tributes paid to Charlton fan Norman Baker

By Total Football News

Tributes have been paid to a Charlton Athletic supporter who collapsed at Saturday’s match against Portsmouth at The Valley.

Norman Barker, 68, who had been attending games since 1968, was taken ill during the 12th minute of the game, receiving medical treatment in the lower tier of the north stand before being taken to hospital where he later died.

Known as “Headphones Norm”, he was presented with the supporter of

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Sheffield Wednesday: Administrator says wages can be paid
14 November 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Administrator says wages can be paid

By Total Football News

One of the joint-administrators for Sheffield Wednesday says wages can be paid on time for November and December after fans ended their boycott of the club.

Kris Wigfield, managing partner at Begbies Traynor, confirmed cash flow had increased to meet short-term costs thanks to the efforts of Wednesday supporters in buying match tickets and merchandise.

Fans had stayed away from Hillsborough in the opening weeks of the campaign to protest

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Sheffield Wednesday players told they will not be paid on time again
30 September 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday players told they will not be paid on time again

By Total Football News

Crisis club Sheffield Wednesday have told their players they will not be paid on time this month with Tuesday’s pay day for September’s wages set to be missed.

BBC Radio Sheffield reports that the club’s hierarchy have informed the playing staff of the situation, with a decision about the salaries of non-playing staff yet to be confirmed.

Failure to pay players or staff will result in further sanction from the

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Sheffield Wednesday players won’t be paid on time for September
29 September 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday players won’t be paid on time for September

By Total Football News

Another month and another crisis moment at Sheffield Wednesday. The players have been informed they won’t be paid on time for September.

They already faced delayed wages for March, May, June and July.

They deserve better. This is a group who have had to face all sorts. A shambles of a pre-season, including not being able to use the training ground initially and no typical pre-season friendlies.

The decimation of

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Frank Lampard: Coventry City boss thrilled change of goalkeeper call paid off
5 May 2025 Off

Frank Lampard: Coventry City boss thrilled change of goalkeeper call paid off

By Total Football News

Collins was dropped following a couple of mistakes in the past few games, notably the injury-time winner Luton Town scored at Kenilworth Road seven days ago.

That result had left Coventry’s play-off destiny unknown heading into the final game, but Wilson provided a huge barrier to Boro.

He made a big save to deny Finn Azaz with the game goalless in the first half and then when the visitors threatened

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Sheffield Wednesday players and staff paid delayed March wages
7 April 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday players and staff paid delayed March wages

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday have confirmed that the club’s players and staff have now received their wages for March.

Salaries were supposed to be paid last week, with the club saying it was a “temporary issue” due to debts owed to owner Dejphon Chansiri, whose family control the Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna.

Chansiri bought the Championship side from Milan Mandaric in 2015 but this was the

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