Pettit Prepares For Future With Coaching Company
As a schoolboy, Casey Pettit began his journey in academy football at his beloved West Ham United before moving on to bitter rivals Millwall, but was left without a scholarship offer in 2019…
Burton Apprentice Radcliffe Eager To Develop On & Off The Pitch
Burton Albion’s Under-18s caused a stir in last season’s FA Youth Cup, beating Category One academies Stoke City and Southampton during their run to the fifth round…
Wolves Academy Graduate Stringer-Moth Builds Budding Plant Business
Of all the alternative careers that academy footballers can pursue after being released, it is fair to say that selling plants does not often, if at all, come up in discussion…
Roberts Revives His Football Career In The States
In the summer of 2016, Jamil Roberts’ career in football was hanging by a thread after being released by Plymouth Argyle at the conclusion of his apprenticeship…
Copping Bounces Back After Enforced Retirement
If football has taught Bobby Copping anything, it is resilience…
O’Brien Opens Up About His Mental Health Struggles
In the UK, suicide is the single biggest killer of young people under the age of 25, with men statistically being three times more likely to take their own lives than women…
Boro Youngsters Bond In The Lakes
Middlesbrough’s first and second-year apprentices had the opportunity to develop several personal skills during a team-building day near Keswick in the Lake District…
Ex-Apprentice ‘Graft’ Releases New Single
Academy footballer turned musician Jovanni Sterling, AKA ‘Graft’, rose to stardom in December after winning The Rap Game UK, earning a single record deal with industry legends Krept & Konan’s Play Dirty label…
Bolton Apprentices Engage With Local Community
Bolton Wanderers first-year apprentices had the opportunity to hone their communication skills while helping the local area by assisting pupils with revamping a garden on the grounds of Sharples School…
Apprentices Receive Safeguarding Education From Ex-England Ace Stewart
Former England forward Paul Stewart delivered safeguarding awareness education, as part of LFE’s Life Skills programme, throughout the 2020/21 season. He has supported academy players, parents, carers and staff across 20 deliveries…
Bonner’s Back At Boyhood Club After Securing Analyst Role At Liverpool
Joel Bonner’s football journey has come full circle. The 22-year-old was part of Liverpool’s academy as a schoolboy, playing alongside current first-team superstar Trent Alexander-Arnold, until he was released at the age of 16…
Binns Follows Higher Education Route To Secure New Career As A Nutritionist
May 2012 was a month to remember for York City. The Minstermen lifted the FA Trophy and then regained their EFL status after securing promotion from the Conference via the play-offs…