Johnson-Fikula Benefits From LFE Trials With Move To Oxford
Oxford United have completed the signing of Steven Johnson-Fikula after the teenage defender impressed scouts at LFE’s Assessment Trials in May…
Willetts Eyes Future in Higher Education
Nottingham Forest midfielder Jake Willetts is preparing for an alternative future in case he is unable to secure a professional contract…
Seabolt Offers Insight Into American Soccer Scholarships
Missouri State University Associate Head Coach Michael Seabolt lauded LFE’s Assessment Trials as a great opportunity for American Universities to create links with UK academy players and attract them to considering a soccer scholarship…
Shaw Discusses The Transition Into Higher Education
Nottingham Trent University Head of Football Tom Shaw revealed he was impressed with the standard of players on display at LFE’s Assessment Trials, with over 225 former academy players showcasing their ability to scouts of clubs and Universities from across the country and abroad…
Read Relishing New Start In Canada
When Josh Read accepted the offer of a professional contract in the summer of 2015, a soccer scholarship across the North Atlantic Ocean would have been very low on the list of likely outcomes, if at all, for the former Exeter City apprentice…
Guerfi Enjoys A Fresh Start In Sweden
LFE’s Player Placement programme continues to provide past apprentices with the opportunity to carve their way back into full-time football during a three-month stay in Sweden…
Mills Discusses His Swedish Adventure On BBC North West Tonight
Former Macclesfield Town apprentice Andrew Mills first jetted off to Sweden to play for Arnäs IF Herrlag in the country’s sixth tier as part of LFE’s Player Placement programme back in 2014 after being released by the Silkmen…
Ex-Wolves Apprentice Studies For Future As A Physio
When Dan Murray was sat on the treatment table at Wolverhampton Wanderers he could not have imagined that it would lead directly down another path…
Hilton Pursues A Degree In Maths
To a certain extent it is true that football is a numbers game, whether that’s points, attendances or finance. The notion also applies to professional footballers and contracts particularly at 18 years of age, when there are more apprentices completing apprenticeships than professional contracts on offer…
Former Notts County Apprentice Targets Career in Sports Law
Tyler Guy may not have ventured far since leaving Meadow Lane in the summer of 2013, but he has already covered significant ground on his journey towards a new career…
Hopcutt Leading Swedes To Europa League Success
Five years after heading out to Sweden via LFE’s Erasmus+ funded Player Placement programme, Jamie Hopcutt is two games away from reaching the Europa League group stage…
Hood Pursues New Career By Moving Into Higher Education
Having made the step up to featuring in first-team pre-season friendlies in 2014, former Scunthorpe apprentice Jacob Hood suffered a degenerative knee problem that ended the second year of his apprenticeship before it had begun…
