player ego and 61, 78, 79
player mistreatment and 156–8
players as brands and 162–3
poaching of players and xxi, 215, 294, 312–14, 320, 356
regulation of 96, 108, 153–5, 295–300, 371–2, 406–8
‘shiny gobshites’, as 147–67
social media stalking by 311, 408–9
Spanish system and 155–6
Aibangee, Ose 67–8, 72, 73–4
Ajax 34, 306, 317
Al Kass International Cup 37
Al-Hajjawi, Rashed 310
al-Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed 46–7
Aldershot 70
Alexander-Arnold, Trent 323, 361
Allardyce, Sam 131, 234, 280, 362
Allen, Mark 49–50, 52, 62–3, 142, 417
Alli, Dele 291
Allison, Malcolm 354
Altrincham 273, 275, 276–7
Amankwah, Yeboah 120
Ancelotti, Carlo 150, 236
Anderlecht 24, 206, 387
Anderson, Scott 204–5
Andrew, Sky 289
Andrews, Simon 136, 137–41
Ankersen, Rasmus 68, 73
Armitt, Bobby 240–1
Armstrong, Adam 339
Armstrong, Peter 11
Arsenal 6, 7, 18, 21, 22, 73, 75, 78, 80, 99, 118, 132, 133, 160, 165, 166, 170, 171, 175, 190, 195, 197, 253, 264, 269, 295, 310, 326, 329, 330, 340, 352, 406, 409, 419
AS Etaples 335
Ashton, Nathan 190–1
Ashworth, Dan 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 245–50, 304–5, 309–10, 331, 333–4, 411
Aspire campus, Doha 37
Association of Football Agents 158
Aston Villa 88, 90–2, 109, 111, 114, 126, 130, 132, 269, 324–5
Athletic Bilbao 28
Atlético Madrid 95–9, 103
Austin, Mitchell 227
AZ Alkmaar 27–8
B teams 78, 248
Babajide, Rinsola 17, 185
Bailey, Kieran 105, 106, 107, 119
Baker, Audley 269
Baker, Lewis 257, 268–9
Balcombe, Ellery 80
Bale, Gareth 36, 106, 326
Bamber, Mike 370
Barcelona 36–40, 49, 78–9, 80, 148, 155–6, 187, 205, 303, 317, 330
Barnes, Aaron 190, 194–9
Barnes, Albert 189–99
Barnsley 126, 208, 319, 339, 376–7
Barton, Joey 343
Bascombe, Chris 358–9
Bashir, Nas 120
Bates, Leslie 346–7
Bath, Neil 409, 413
Bayern Munich 24, 194, 223, 317, 413
Beale, Richard 270
Beckham, David 17, 88, 262–3, 324, 364
Belgian Football Federation 388
Bellingham, Jude 311–13, 315–16, 317, 327
Benfica 155
Benham, Matthew 77
Benítez, Rafa 153, 339, 345
Bennell, Barry xiv
Bentaleb, Nabil 287
Bergkamp, Dennis 34
Beswick, Bill 241
Betsy, Kevin 317–21, 330–1
bio-banding 413–14
Bird, Sean 70
Birmingham City 73, 120, 130, 269, 270–1, 289, 311, 316, 327
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre 120
black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches 411
Black, Steve 342–4
Blackburn Rovers 201, 206, 362
Blackman, Andre 7–8, 168–79, 187–8
Blackpool 173, 308
Bobby Moore Foundation 130
Bogard, Clarke 114
Bohui, Josh 16–17, 78, 79, 420
Bolton Wanderers 153
Bone, Ron 383
Boothroyd, Aidy 233, 256, 334, 367
boots/boots deals 22, 38, 53, 141, 159, 163, 165, 281–4, 303, 313, 316, 319, 324, 327, 361, 370
Borrell, Rodolfo 148
Borussia Dortmund 67, 206
Borussia Monchengladbach 340
Bohui, Josh 16–17, 78, 420
Bournemouth, AFC 110, 119, 121
Bowry, Bobby 121
Boyaback, Junior 121
Bracewell, Paul 377
Brackley Town 227
Bradford City 273
Bradley, Derek 28
Brady, Karren 130
Brady, Liam 195
Brailsford, Sir Dave 54
‘brain-centered learning’ 205–6
Braintree Town 114
brands, players as 162–3
Branfoot, Ian 382
Brannagan, Cameron 363
Brazil 37, 95, 304–5, 329, 346, 380
Brentford 16–17, 66–84, 142, 291
Brewster, Rhian 329
Brighton & Hove Albion 114, 327, 332, 370
Bristol City 171, 291, 333, 341
Bristol Rovers 187
BRIT School 41, 299–301
British Cycling 389
British Swimming 399
Brixton, London 1–23, 170, 177, 182–4, 340
Brixton Recreation Centre, London 1–23, 26, 165, 167, 169, 177, 187, 419
Brooking, Trevor 244
Brown, Izzy 340
Brown, Jaden 283
Brown, Phil 310
Bruce, Steve 325
Brunt, Glen 85, 87, 89–103
Brunt, Rachel 85, 87, 88–9, 90, 91, 95, 96, 98, 100, 103
Brunt, Zak 85–103
Bruyninckx, Michel 205–6
BTEC courses 121, 163, 195
Buffon, Gianluigi 150
Bulgaria 323, 326
bullying xx, 2, 14, 29, 56–7, 133, 138, 229, 371, 396–404
Bumstead, Trevor 130
Bundesliga 326, 388
Burnley 206, 267
Burns, Finley 310
Burns, Tommy 308
Burton Albion 276, 289
Bury 248, 326, 342
Butcher, Terry 172
Butland, Jack 270
Butt, Nicky 61, 410
Bywater, Kieran 124, 125–46
Bywater, Simon 125, 127–37
Cabaye, Yohan 345
cage football 4, 202, 267
Cambridge City 112, 119, 120
Cambridge United 118, 126, 130, 227, 247
Cameroon 121
Cannavaro, Fabio 150
Carr, Tony 129
Carshalton Athletic 240
Cartwright, John 367
Casanova, Alain 341
Category One academies 35, 48, 143, 224, 404, 405
Category Three academies 76, 224
Category Two academies 71, 76, 78
Cellino, Massimo 173
Celtic 49, 172, 303–4, 308, 309, 338
Central Coast Mariners 227
Centres of Excellence, Football League xvi
Chalobah, Nathan 257, 265–8, 271
Chalobah, Trevoh 265–7
Chambers, Calum 255, 257, 260
Chambers, Leo 15, 16, 179, 420
Champions League 49, 157, 162, 201, 338, 353
Championship 76, 79, 145, 243, 267, 270, 291, 325, 329, 339, 353
Charles-Cook, Regan 197
Charlesworth, Ric 257, 258
Charlton Athletic 86, 89, 106–7, 120, 179–80, 190, 195, 196–7, 198, 332, 345, 353, 362, 420
Charter for Quality (1997) 235
Chattanooga FC 144
Chatzitheodoridis, Ilias 80
Checkatrade Trophy 197–8, 351–2
Chelsea Ladies 17
Chelsea xvii, 22, 23, 48, 65, 75, 88, 99, 132, 170, 171, 190, 195, 202, 215, 257, 260, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271, 291, 294, 295–6, 303, 307–8, 309, 310, 323, 326, 329, 339, 340, 352, 362, 385, 390, 409, 413, 415
Cheltenham Town 80, 115, 156
Clairefontaine, French national institute at 310
Clancy, Garry 117
Claridge, Steve 240
Clark, Lee 308
Clarke, Greg 77, 232
Clement, Paul 284
Clough, Brian 292
Clough,
Nigel 273, 292
Clyne, Nathaniel 4–6, 7, 8, 17, 166–7, 187
coaches/coaching see under individual coach, club and player name
Coca-Cola 306
Coerver, Wiel 202
Colchester United 16, 52, 107, 121, 418
Coleman, Chris 240
Colkett, Charlie 309
Collymore, Stan 240
Colomer, Josep 36. 37–40
Conference 15, 142, 171, 173, 317, 377
Congerton, Lee 385
Conte, Antonio 268
Coppell, Steve 240
Costa, Diego 304–5
Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne 98
Coutinho, Philippe 361
Coventry City 83, 116, 121, 126, 145
Cowans, Gordon 126
Cowling, Rob 418
Coyle, Owen 206
Crawley Town 70, 168–9, 170, 175, 176, 187, 345, 409
Cray Wanderers 80
Crewe Alexandra xiv, 126
Croatia Cup, 2016 329
Crosby, Malcolm 243
Cruyff, Johan 65
Crystal Palace 6, 13, 22, 83, 121, 191, 199, 238, 240–1, 252, 295, 326, 344, 367
Dabo, Fankaty 309
Dagenham & Redbridge 107, 117
Daley-Campbell, Anna Marie 18, 19–21, 22, 419
Daley-Campbell, Vontae 17–21, 165–6, 419
Dallas Cup 260
Damiano, Christian 317
Dando, Dr Andrew 60, 207, 208
Daniels, Charlie 121
DaSilva, Jay 215, 362
data, academies use of 41–2, 286, 380–1, 386, 388, 389
Davies, Alphonso 310
Davies, Tom 324
Dawson, Michael 353
Defour, Steven 206
Dembele, Karamoko 302–6, 307, 309
Dennis, Will 119
Depetris, Leandro 39
Derby County 34–5, 99, 100, 243, 272–3, 291, 332, 419
Derham, Kelly 176
Devlin, Mark 71, 72
Dixon, Lee 118
Dixon, Zion 419
Dodd, Jason 260, 262
Doncaster Rovers 224
Double Pass 387–8
Dover Athletic 173
Downie, Grant 51–7, 63–4, 415
Downing, Stewart 394
Doyle, Mike 49
Doyle, Tommy 49, 327
drop-out rates 300–1
Drummy, Dermot 168, 170–1, 175–7, 178, 188, 409
Dunford, Jason xiii
Dunne, Max 60–1
Dwaynamics 185
Dyche, Sean 267
Dyke, Greg 72
East Thurrock United 116
Eatock, David xiv
education xvi, 9–10, 20–1, 57–62, 69–70, 71, 72, 75, 81, 83, 96, 121, 128, 136, 137, 163, 189–209, 220, 228, 260, 267, 269, 272, 273–4, 275, 276, 300, 333, 336, 354, 379
Edwards, Marcus 294, 323
Edwards, Simon 400–1
Egbo, Mandela 340
Ejaria, Ovie 361
Elias, Malcolm 326
Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) 70, 71, 75, 118, 130, 135, 217, 228, 230, 238, 244, 247–8, 285, 319, 357, 380–1, 386, 387–9, 409, 417
Category One status 35, 48, 143, 224, 404, 405
Category Two status 71, 76, 78
Category Three status 76, 224
Elsom, Ross 118–19
endorsement deals 306, 327
England (national team) x, 5, 16, 18, 72, 78, 79, 80, 144, 156, 159, 198, 200, 214, 232–54, 247, 248, 249, 265–6, 286, 291, 339, 342, 343, 353, 356, 385, 409, 410
ambition to win 2022 World Cup 232–3
‘England DNA’ document and 235–6
failure in recent tournaments 234–5, 250–4
hunger of players and 249–50
managers see under individual manager name
National Football Centre and see National Football Centre, St George’s Park
payment of players 250
players see under individual player name
psychological resilience and 250–1
recruitment of players born in other countries 304–5
talent spotting 233–4
tournaments see under individual tournament name
under-15 xix, 49, 233, 304, 317
under-16 17–18, 196, 233, 291, 294, 366
under-16 women 17
under-17 16, 64, 260, 283, 305, 317, 328–30, 338, 346
under-18 80, 265, 367
under-19 185, 215, 266, 305, 323–4, 331–2, 341, 347
under-19 women 17, 185
under-20 333–4, 342
under-21 64, 120, 234, 239, 244, 255–7, 264, 266, 268, 271, 272, 273, 283, 284, 316, 375, 407
England DNA 235–6
English for Football (Redmond/Warren) 152
English Institute of Sport 245, 410
English, Stuart 73
EP3 76
Eredivisie 268
Estudiantes 37
European Championships:
1996 250, 251–2, 254, 264
2016 234
under-17 330, 338, 346
under-18 367
under-19 266, 341
under-21 256
Evans, Ched 116
Evelyn Grace Academy 16, 420
Everton 48, 153, 159, 324, 329
Excel Mouscron 309
Exeter City 80, 352, 362
eye movement, athletic performance and 204–5
FA Cup 35, 60, 187, 276, 316, 327, 354
FA Youth Cup xxi, 48, 170, 281, 339, 367
FAB Academy 120
Facebook 44, 117, 408
Farah, Mo 407
Farah, Yosin 407
Fati, Ansumane 155
Fatih, Karem 332–3
FC Aktobe 308
FC Paris 310
feeder clubs 415
Ferguson, Sir Alex 137, 152–3, 302, 394
Feruz, Aisha 308
Feruz, Islam 307–9
Feyenoord 24, 223
Field, Sam 196
FIFA:
agents and 108, 153, 154–5, 295, 299, 313
child trafficking regulations 97
cross-border recruitment restrictions 303
illegal approaches for players and 49
international recruitment and 304
poaching of players and 313, 350
Finnegan, John 108–10, 111, 115
Finnegan, Peter 108, 109, 110–11, 115, 117–18, 123–4
First Division 291, 370
Fitzgerald, Scott 282
Five Step Process 48, 404–5
Flanagan, Joe 363
Floodlit Cup 48
Foden, Phil 49, 329
abusive academy coaches and 398, 399
agents and 154, 313, 406, 407
annual ‘health check’ by UK Sport 246
assessment of youth football 233–4
Council 235
DNA strategy 40
education officers 320
England team and see England (national team)
leaderful team concept and 258
mandatory two-year foundation-degree course for academy managers and 392
National Football Centre, St George’s Park see National Football Centre, St George’s Park
People and Team Development department 245
performance team 411
PFA and 417
Premier League and 237, 353, 386
Rule E1(b) 406
sexual abuse scandals and xv–xvi, xvii
Talent ID Conference 299–300
Talent Identification Manager 24–36, 40, 41–3, 218, 244, 414
Tesco partnership programme offering free coaching sessions for children 211
Football Dreams 37
Football for Freedom trophy 120
Football Foundation 211
Football League xvi, 76, 77, 117, 198, 206, 246, 249, 282, 351, 352, 353, 357–8, 362, 381, 392
‘fo
ster club’ scheme 405–6
Foster, Bertie 156
Foster, Steve 156
foundation phase (up to 11 years old) 27, 42
Fox, Nathan 80
Foxley, Darren 104–8, 119–20
Foxley, Derek 104–5
France 185, 248, 256, 266, 268, 271, 273
academy system in 334–7, 340–1
Francis, Gerry 214, 215
Francis, Trevor 315
French Christian Assembly of London 180
Fulham 22, 24–5, 28–9, 66, 73, 83, 132, 191, 266, 317, 319–20, 325–6, 330
Funnell, Barry 213–14
Future Game (2010) 235
Galatasaray 310
Gallen, Steve 216
gambling 138, 148, 332–3
gang violence xviii, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 20, 132, 178, 182–6, 211, 322
Gangland (TV documentary) 185–6
Gardner, Will 106
Garre, Benjamin 49
GCSEs 20–1, 58, 60, 70, 129, 136, 163, 194, 195, 200, 208, 260, 267, 269, 300
Generation Z 282
Germany 248, 251, 305, 328–9, 341, 420
Gerrard, Steven 360, 364, 368
Gibbs, Nigel 284
Gibson, Ben 394
Gibson, Steve 237, 242, 243, 380, 391, 393
Giggs, Ryan 137
Giles, Phil 68–71, 73, 77–8, 79, 80–4
Gill, David 137
Gill, Professor Martin 193
Gillingham 118, 294, 327, 351
Gilmour, Billy 310
Glasgow Rangers 51, 118, 310
Glenn, Martin xvii
Gold, David 129
Goldring, Tony 4, 12–13, 18, 22, 23
Gollini, Pierluigi 255
Gomes, Angel 328, 329
Gomes, Gil 328
Gomez, Joe 338–9
González, Nico 155
Goodman, Jake 114
Gorman, John 317
Grassie, Chris 141–4
Gray, Demarai 270, 316–17
Grays Athletic 18, 120
Great Wakering Rovers 115, 119
Green, André 324–5
Greenwood, Ron 292
Grimsby Town 306
Guardian xiv, 5, 414
Guardiola, Pep 64, 65, 338
Guardiola, Pere 65
Gunn, Angus 64
Guns and Shanks (gang) 5, 183
Guti 98
Hale Barns 275
Hamilton, Anthony 121–2
Hamilton, Lewis 121
Harford, Mick 350–1
Harris, Billy 105, 106, 107, 108, 115, 119
Harris, Fred 108
Harris, Neil 282
Harrison, Shayon 287–8
Harrison, Steve 243
Hart, Dominic 226
Hart, Joe 92
Hart, Johnny 353–5
Hart, Paul 171, 198, 317, 319, 320, 351, 352–8
Harte, Ian 353
Harvey, Shaun 351
Hatton, Jenny 61
Havant & Waterlooville 260
Haworth, Nick 150
Haycock, Nick 130
HB Køge 80
Heart of Midlothian 303
Heath, Eddie xvii
Heighway, Steve 358–60, 362–3
Henderson, Jordan 361, 383
Hennity, Christine 208