![Former Charlton Athletic Apprentice Tobi Sho-Silva Hails The Alumni Player Voice Initiative](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/shutterstock_editorial_12850289bl-384x239.jpg)
Former Charlton Athletic Apprentice Tobi Sho-Silva Hails The Alumni Player Voice Initiative
In June 2021, LFE launched a player-centred initiative, the Alumni Player Voice, with the aim of facilitating a safe and..
![Barmby Finds Healthcare Passion After Career-Ending Injury](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Image-19-1-384x239.jpeg)
Barmby Finds Healthcare Passion After Career-Ending Injury
The Premier League has been growing exponentially since Nick Barmby hung his boots up in 2012, but the former England..
![Jordan Holsgrove: Life in La Liga](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Image-15-384x239.jpeg)
Jordan Holsgrove: Life in La Liga
Rising through Reading’s ranks, a young Jordan Holsgrove would meticulously study Barcelona’s Xavi and Andres Iniesta on television. He would..
![Stoke City Apprentices Step into a Soldier’s Shoes at Parsons Barracks](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed-4-384x239.jpg)
Stoke City Apprentices Step into a Soldier’s Shoes at Parsons Barracks
Stoke City Under-18s were put through their paces during last week’s visit to Parsons Barracks in Donnington, Telford, where the..
![Sunderland AFC's Life Skills and Personal Development Strategy](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/safc-web-384x239.jpg)
Sunderland AFC’s Life Skills and Personal Development Strategy
Since its establishment in 2004, League Football Education (LFE) has been delivering the Apprenticeship Programme to 16 to 18-year-old players at EFL..
![Oldham Athletic's Conveyor Belt](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/touchline43-fbtw-quotes-6-384x239.jpg)
Oldham Athletic’s Conveyor Belt
Through good times and bad, Oldham Athletics’ conveyor belt of young talent consistently produces. This season, six youngsters have put..
![AIMS: One Year On](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/touchline43-fbtw-quotes-8-1-384x239.jpg)
AIMS: One Year On
“It makes me realise that I can really help the future generation of Asian players to break through and help..
![Drew Ricketts – Saving a Life](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/touchline43-fbtw-quotes-4-384x239.jpg)
Drew Ricketts – Saving a Life
Having transitioned away from professional football in May 2015, following 12 months at Mansfield Town, former Oxford United apprentice Drew..
![Beestera Soccer Training; From the Youth Alliance to the Big Apple](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/touchline43-fbtw-quotes-3-384x239.jpg)
Beestera Soccer Training; From the Youth Alliance to the Big Apple
Bouncing back from rejection, former LFE apprentices James Beeston and Matt Needham have come together to establish a supplemental one-to-one..
![Peter Mitchell - No Regrets](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/touchline43-fbtw-quotes-2-384x239.jpg)
Peter Mitchell – No Regrets
“I’ve got goosebumps watching the video back,” Peter Mitchell pauses, raises his hand to his face and takes a deep..
![AFC Wimbledon: Taking Ownership](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/touchline43-fbtw-quotes-7-384x239.jpg)
AFC Wimbledon: Taking Ownership
AFC Wimbledon’s unique player-led strategy has been yielding impressive results since it was introduced by former Academy Manager and current..
![Ahead of the Game](https://www.lfe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/touchline43-fbtw-quotes-5-384x239.jpg)
Ahead of the Game
Studying alongside your football commitments can offer a healthy distraction and give you something to focus on away from the..