![Overcoming Adversity](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Javon-384x239.jpg)
Overcoming Adversity
Sutton United apprentice Javon Marquis has already had to overcome obstacles during his short career so far. Being born with..
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The Best of Times
For Kian Best, the 2023-24 campaign has been a memorable one so far. From signing his first professional contract at..
![Lewis Simmons | From Preston to Parachute Regiment](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lewis-web-384x239.jpg)
Lewis Simmons | From Preston to Parachute Regiment
In 2019, Lewis Simmons was released by his boyhood club Preston North End at the conclusion of his two-year apprenticeship…
![Toby Bancroft | From South East to Middle East](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/toby-web-384x239.jpg)
Toby Bancroft | From South East to Middle East
At just 19 years of age, Toby Bancroft took a gamble and left the world of professional football in order..
![Emmanuel Afolabi - Paving the Way](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ea-web-use-384x239.jpg)
Emmanuel Afolabi – Paving the Way
Having signed for Charlton Athletic at the age of just eight years old, Emmanuel Afolabi progressed through the Addicks ranks..
![From Yorkshire To The US](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rigby-Head-Photo-384x239.jpg)
From Yorkshire To The US
At the end of the 2020/21 season, Maximus Rigby was released from Leeds United’s Academy. Max had been at the..
![The Foodie Footballer](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pugh-cropped-384x239.jpg)
The Foodie Footballer
As a player, Marc Pugh enjoyed a hugely successful career, progressing through the English football pyramid with Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth,..
![Jason Davis: In Fashion](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/JD1-384x239.jpg)
Jason Davis: In Fashion
Jason Davis and Ben White are two former LFE apprentices who rose through the ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion..
![Making Up For Lost Time](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TB-384x239.jpg)
Making Up For Lost Time
For Shrewsbury Town’s Tom Bayliss, his career to date has taken somewhat of a jagged trajectory. Rewind to the summer..
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Muslim Chaplains In Sport: Educating Football
Established in 2014, Muslim Chaplains in Sport are on a mission to make football a more educated and inclusive environment..
![Trevor Birch: From Apprentice To EFL Chief Executive](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/trevorbirch-web-384x239.jpg)
Trevor Birch: From Apprentice To EFL Chief Executive
“We were training in the same kit all week. It got hung up in the drying room after the session…
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Boro’s Teesside Trailblazers Host Final Community Project
Pupils from two local schools paid a visit to Rockliffe Park, Middlesborough Football Club’s training ground, as part of a..