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  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

  Football Association (FA) 72, 77, 232, 273–4

  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