Tag: youth

Liverpool academy: Working with Andoni Iraola and the future of the Reds’ youth set-up
8 October 2026 Off

Liverpool academy: Working with Andoni Iraola and the future of the Reds’ youth set-up

By Total Football News

One of the first things you notice in Alex Inglethorpe’s office at Liverpool‘s AXA Training Centre is a framed image gifted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

It is a picture from 2019 of the academy director and player watching a game together. Alexander-Arnold left for a new challenge at Real Madrid last year, after 20 years on Merseyside, but his story is one of inspiration for everyone that enters Liverpool‘s

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Liverpool: Inside the club’s increasing global investment in youth
29 September 2026 Off

Liverpool: Inside the club’s increasing global investment in youth

By Total Football News

Ndiaye isn’t the only player to have been identified and recruited by Liverpool‘s global talent team.

After the U17 World Cup, Liverpool also made a £2.6m move for another centre-half, Ifeanyi Ndukwe.

Ndukwe was impressive in pre-season and the 18-year-old Austrian has gone on loan to Levante in La Liga as he looks to obtain a UK work permit.

The list doesn’t stop there. Samuel Martinez, the 17-year-old Colombian

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David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women’s and youth teams since 2023
9 June 2026 Off

David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women’s and youth teams since 2023

By Total Football News

The allegations span decades when Sullivan made a fortune from pornography, newspapers and football.

All come from women who were in their late teens or early twenties and were young models seeking work at Sullivan’s Daily and Sunday Sport newspapers.

The BBC and Times investigation also revealed that eight women, including one who was part of the investigation, have gone to the police with disclosures about Sullivan’s conduct. None

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EFL Youth Development Week: Sunderland’s bold standard and search for ‘utopia’
23 September 2025 Off

EFL Youth Development Week: Sunderland’s bold standard and search for ‘utopia’

By Total Football News

Wassall was appointed in 2023 having previously served as academy manager at Derby – shaping, amongst others, Liam Delap’s early journey, the now-established careers of Leeds defender Jayden Bogle, Jason Knight and Max Bird, now both of Bristol City, and Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes.

His remit is a complex one but essentially to head a group of 12 regional managers who assist clubs in adhering to the guidelines and

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Kristjaan Speakman: Sunderland sporting director says Premier League promotion would youth policy
21 May 2025 Off

Kristjaan Speakman: Sunderland sporting director says Premier League promotion would youth policy

By Total Football News

The club’s Academy of Light has had some notable graduates down the years, including former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and current England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

This year, Rigg, still not 18 until next month, was named best young player in the Championship along with team-mate Jobe Bellingham, still only 19.

The younger brother of England and Real Madrid superstar Jude, Bellingham represents the plan of bringing other young players to

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Alex Matos: Chelsea loan England youth prospect to Oxford United
11 January 2025 Off

Alex Matos: Chelsea loan England youth prospect to Oxford United

By Total Football News

Championship club Oxford United have signed England Under-20 midfielder Alex Matos on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season.

Matos, 20, made his Chelsea debut against Fulham in the Premier League in October 2023 and was a regular starter in the second tier after joining Huddersfield Town on loan in January.

“Alex has a great pedigree as a player and I was impressed with what he showed last

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