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  Henry, Rico 291

  Herbert, Ian xv, xvii

  Herbert, Jamie 135

  Hickson, Paul 398

  Hinchingbrooke 30

  hip surgery xx

  Hoddle, Glenn 99, 252

  Hodgson, Roy 234, 245

  Hoecke, Jo Van 387–8

  Hosannah, Bryce 199

  Hosannah, Roger 199–200

  Howe, Eddie 119

  Huddersfield Town 144, 340

  Hudson-Odoi, Callum 329

  Hughes, Will 257, 272–3, 291

  Hughton, Chris 271

  Hull City 342

  Humphreys, Cameron 324

  Hunter, Barry 326

  Hunter, Finn 101

  Hunter, Martin 260, 262

  Ince, Paul 362

  Independent Football Ombudsman 398

  Independent xvii

  Inglethorpe, Alex 361–2

  injuries 8, 16, 29, 107, 166, 179, 195, 205, 226, 252, 272, 273, 279, 289, 293, 298, 325, 339, 342, 403

  Instagram 29, 117, 283, 304, 311

  intelligence, football and 273–8

  Inter Milan 24, 37, 209

  Inverness Caledonian Thistle 172

  Ipswich Town 67, 170, 292–3

  Irvine, Alan 382

  Irwin, Denis 166

  Ismail, Zeli 326

  Isthmian League Division One North 105

  Italy 15, 19, 39, 148, 150, 173, 179, 248, 252, 253, 255–6, 257, 260, 268, 272

  Jenas, Jermaine 353, 368

  Jiménez, Toni 287

  Johnson, Alfie 71

  Johnson, Dan x–xi

  Johnson, Danny 71

  Johnson, Gary xiv, xvii, 171

  Johnson, Lee 341

  Johnson, Mel 325, 327

  Jones, Eddie 34, 250–1

  Jones, Lorraine 183–4

  Jones, Nathan 352–3

  ‘journey, the’ 400

  Joyce, Joe 383

  Joyce, Warren 126, 241

  Julienne-Clarke, Rio 182–3

  Juventus 227, 310, 366

  Kane, Harry 286, 288

  Kapi, Mustafa 310

  Keane, Roy 394

  Keegan, Kevin 317

  Kelly, Gary 353

  Kelly, Keishana 17

  Kemp, Ryan 363

  Kewell, Harry 353

  KickTrix 122

  Kidderminster Harriers 120

  Kilmarnock 345

  Kinetic Foundation 120

  King, Ledley 368

  Kirby, Nya 294–5

  Klopp, Jürgen 290, 360

  Knowledge Is Power Program 40

  Koeman, Ronald 324

  Komarni 120

  Kombouaré, Antoine 341

  Korona Kielce 49

  Krul, Tim 345–6

  Krylia Sovetov 308

  Lacueva, Joan 36–7

  Lal, Jaxon 44

  Lallana, Adam 361

  Lamb, Keith 381

  Lambert, John 326

  Lambeth, London 8, 303

  Lane4 245, 264

  Law, Graeme 332

  Lawrence, Jaime 171–2

  leaderful team, concept of 257–8

  League Cup 80, 266, 288, 305

  League Managers’ Association (LMA) 137

  League One 16, 34, 282, 309, 351

  League Two 80, 127, 133, 162, 168, 173, 187, 196, 290, 319, 351, 409

  Leeds United 173, 218, 273, 305, 353, 355–6

  Leicester City 114, 116, 171, 226, 266, 279, 292, 316, 326

  Leicester University 388

  Lennon, Neil 172

  Leonard, Steve 409

  Levett, Nick 24–36, 40, 41–3, 218, 244, 414

  Levy, Daniel 290, 291

  Leyton Orient 117, 289

  Ligue 1 337–8

  Ligue 2 341

  Lijnders, Pepjin 360–1

  Lille 337

  Lilleshall national rehabilitation 51

  Ling, Martin 117–18

  Ling, Sam 117

  Linley, Joe 111, 114, 115

  Linley, Mike 111–15, 118–19, 123–4, 125

  Liverpool 5, 6, 22, 43, 48, 67, 148, 150, 153, 167, 202, 238, 287–8, 294, 305, 310, 323, 326, 329, 330, 339, 344, 352, 358–63, 385, 416

  Llera, Miguel Ángel 85–7, 101–2

  Loader, Danny 329

  loan system 15, 16, 50–1, 80, 118, 126, 156, 172, 201–2, 206, 207–8, 227, 248, 267–8, 276, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 308, 309, 319, 339–40, 342, 345, 397, 398, 406, 415

  Lodge, Jay Jay 13–16, 420

  Los Angeles Academy 17

  Loughborough University 195, 386

  Lowe, Peter 136, 137, 141

  Luiz, David 310

  Luton Town 210, 212, 215, 216, 217, 269, 351–3

  Maghoma, Christian 289–90

  Maghoma, Jacques 289

  Maghoma, Paris 289

  Maidenhead United 173

  Maidstone United 180

  Major, John 5

  Makaay, Roy 223

  Mammadov, Hafiz 338

  Manasseh, David 264

  Manchester City 22, 44, 67, 70, 78, 79, 92, 120, 137, 144, 148, 155, 197, 201, 208–9, 248, 269, 303, 310, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 338, 352, 353–4, 413, 415, 417

  City Football Academy (CFA) 45–65

  Manchester United 35, 48, 49, 60, 61, 75, 78, 79, 88, 89, 90, 102–3, 120, 124, 126, 137, 140, 155, 201, 202, 218, 264, 273, 274, 294, 302, 310, 326, 328, 330, 352, 406, 410, 413, 414, 420

  Mancini, Roberto 58, 92

  Mané, Sadio 361

  Maradona, Diego 288

  Marlow, Ben 115–17

  Marseille 24, 416

  MAS Fez 7

  Massey, Roy 409

  Mavila, Nathan 15–16, 179–85, 419

  McCart, Chris 303–4

  McClaren, Steve 241–2

  McCool, Tony 210, 212–24, 230–1, 419

  McDermott, John 241, 283–8, 361–2, 387

  McDonald’s 306, 317

  McEachran, George 329

  McEachran, Josh 329

  McGovern, John 317

  McGreal, John 107

  McNamee, Ged 383–4

  McPhail, Stephen 353

  Mee, Tony 224–30

  Mejri, Hannibal 310–11

  Mejri, Lofti 311

  mentors 16, 36, 43, 65, 110–11, 113, 137, 138, 153, 175, 185, 193, 241, 250, 260, 273, 294, 296, 308, 313, 342–3, 412

  Messi, Lionel 36, 37–9, 40, 44, 79, 94, 181, 205, 294, 368

  Micciche, Dan 365–8

  Middlesbrough 51, 227, 237, 238, 241–4, 264, 267, 326, 374–95

  Miller, Mike 158

  Mills, Andrew 74–7, 295–9

  Millwall 81, 114, 121, 195, 281–2, 420

  Miltiadous, Bobby 11

  MK Dons 86, 212, 268, 362, 365, 366, 400

  Monaghan, Matthew xiv

  Moon, Chris 193

  Moore, Barry 335

  Moore, Julia 335

  Moore, Tafari 340

  Moore, Taylor 333, 334–8, 340–2, 347

  Moorhouse, Adrian 245

  Moreno, Pablo 155

  Moroccan Botola league 7

  Moulden, Louie 48, 49

  Mount, Mason 260

  Mount, Tony 260

  Mountain East Conference, U.S. 142

  Moyes, David 279

  MSL 310

  Mullery, Alan 370

  Mutch, Jordan 270

  Muya, Karin 17

  NAC Breda 415

  Napoli 268, 366

  National Football Centre, St George’s Park 200, 231, 232–3, 234, 247, 258, 299, 304, 411

  National League 114, 116, 119, 180, 346

  National Lottery 211

  National Premier Soccer League, U.S. 144

  NCAA, U.S. 142, 144

  Nelson, Reiss 330

  Netherlands 214, 268, 331, 338, 340, 346, 416

  Neville, Gary 137

  New Zealand rugby team (All Blacks) 388, 389, 393

  Newbart project 104–24

  Newcastle United 133, 142, 266, 3
32, 339, 344, 345, 382, 383

  Newport County 290

  Nightingale, Robbie 120

  Nike 303, 327

  Nkoudou, Georges-Kevin 416

  Northern Intermediate League 377

  Northwich Victoria 142

  Northwood University Timberwolves 226

  Norway 200–1, 203, 208, 310

  Norwich City 80, 83, 126, 212, 247, 259, 269, 270, 271

  Notre Dame, U.S. 17

  Nottingham Forest 34, 120, 267, 272, 291, 353

  Notts County 168

  NSPCC 74, 399

  nutrition 54, 165, 174, 262

  O’Connor, Shaun 73

  O’Neill, Martin 242

  Odubajo, Esther 342

  Odubajo, Tom 342

  Odubajo, Moses 342

  Offside Trust xvi

  OFI Crete 308

  Oldham Athletic 171, 248

  Onariase, Manny 80

  Onomah, Josh 338

  Operation Fremont xviii

  Operation Hydrant xiv, xviii

  Oxford United 345

  Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex 263

  Pardew, Alan 3444

  Pardoe, Glyn 49

  Parkin, Steve 317, 319

  Parma 150

  Parnaby, Dave 241, 374–95, 414

  Parnaby, Mason 374, 375, 376

  Parnaby, Paula 375–6

  Parnaby, Poppy 375–6

  Parnaby, Stuart 375–6

  partner clubs 27, 28, 119, 248

  Pearce, Stuart 120

  Pérez, Jesús 287

  performance analysis 196, 212, 230, 389, 391

  performance clock 223, 228

  Performance Management Application (PMA) 227–8, 285

  Perugia 179

  Peterborough United 206, 247

  Pickford, Jordan 291, 383

  Pike, Ohmar 191

  Pike, Sonny 306–8

  pitches 32, 33, 38, 43, 47, 53, 65, 71, 86, 146, 176, 201, 210–11, 272, 275–6, 292, 348, 366

  Platinum One Group 406, 407

  ‘player passport’ 140

  Players’ Trust 136, 137, 418

  Pleat, David 289–94

  Plymouth Argyle 172–3

  Pochettino, Mauricio 265, 285, 287, 288, 294

  Ponticelli, Jordan 121

  Poole Town 119

  Porterfield, Ian 376–7

  Porto 360

  Portsmouth 171, 259, 263

  Poveda, Ian Carlo 78–9

  Poverty Driven Children (gang) 5

  Premier League 135, 191, 198, 223, 226, 265, 273, 281–2, 310, 311, 313, 314, 319, 326, 335, 339, 351, 391

  abusive academy practices and 398, 399, 404

  Action Plan 374, 381

  annual coaches’ conference 390–1

  Checkatrade Trophy and 351, 386, 388, 390, 392, 398, 406, 417–18

  Coach Competency Framework 411–12

  Elite Coach Apprenticeship Scheme 412

  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, 410, 418

  Category One status 35, 48, 143, 224, 404, 405

  Category Two status 71, 76, 78

  Category Three status 76, 224

  FA and 237, 246, 386, 411

  Five Step Process 48, 404–5

  Football for Freedom Trophy 120

  Football League and 75, 76, 77

  mandatory two-year foundation-degree course for academy managers and 392

  odds of playing in 6–7

  percentage of players from English academies playing in 248

  Performance Management Application (PMA) 227–8, 285

  Pro Licence and 243

  release of players xx, 126, 135, 136, 281–2

  Rule 299.1 404–5

  sexual abuse scandals and xvi, xviii

  television coverage of 201

  travel time limits 92

  2011–12 46

  2015–16 292, 316

  wages xix, 137, 417–18

  Premier League 2 (PL2) 387, 410–11

  prison/prison sentences, youth players and 8–9, 13, 14, 179, 183, 189–90, 191

  Pro Licence 243, 394

  professional contracts xix, 17, 48, 64, 107, 115, 129, 195, 200, 267, 284, 294, 311, 330, 337, 349, 379, 385, 419

  Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) xvi, 118, 137, 356, 398, 417

  PSV Eindhoven 125, 298, 360

  psychologists 34, 42, 53, 241, 321, 372, 389

  Pulis, Tony 196, 214

  Purches, Stephen 119

  Queens Park Rangers (QPR) 27, 28, 48, 58, 83, 118, 129, 144, 174, 212, 214, 215, 269, 368

  Quin, Barry 74–5

  Quinlan, QC, Christopher 407

  RB Leipzig 326

  Racing Club de Lens 335–8, 341–2

  Ramsey, Chris 173–5, 178–9, 368–73

  Ramsey, Sir Alf 293

  Randolph, Darren 344

  Rashford, Marcus 328, 413

  Reading 65, 120, 267, 279, 329

  Real Madrid 1, 202, 236, 402

  Red Bull 40–1

  Redditch United 110–11, 123

  Redmond, Alan 147–66

  Redmond, Michelle 269–70, 271

  Redmond, Nathan 257, 269–71, 316

  Regan, Stewart 304

  release of players xx, 18, 25–6, 31, 35, 39, 43, 60, 80, 92, 93, 106–8, 112, 114,

  119, 123, 126, 135–6, 137, 142, 143, 145–6, 160, 161, 171, 172, 178, 179, 190, 191, 195, 197, 201–2, 219, 225–6, 247, 270–1, 274, 279, 289, 295, 296, 321, 322, 370, 383, 409

  relocation packages 48–9, 320

  Rexach, Carles 36–7

  Ridgway, Mark 326

  Rigg, Mike 325–6

  Río, Marc 80

  Rios, Miguel 73, 79

  Ritchie, Matt 345

  Roberts, Patrick 325, 338

  Roberts, Will 145

  Robins, Mark 126

  Robinson, Karl 362–5, 371–2

  Robinson, Paul 353

  Robinson, Sir Ken 376, 393, 394, 395

  Robson, Keith 378

  Robson, Richard 58–9, 61–2

  Rochdale 248, 319

  Roddy, Ged 244, 246, 381, 409, 411–13

  Rogers, Brendan 360

  Roles, Jack 284

  Ronaldo, Cristiano 54, 94, 236, 368

  Rooney, Wayne 208, 236, 250, 306, 315

  Rösler, Colin 64

  Rösler, Uwe 64

  Rossiter, Jordan 363

  Rotherham United 100, 101, 224, 225, 226, 340, 376, 377

  Royal Shakespeare Company 412

  rules of survival, 11 (The Real World of Professional Football) 349–50

  Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz 413

  Ryman League North 115

  Ryman Premier League 18

  Sacchi, Arrigo 150

  salaries 65, 126, 162, 249, 267, 293, 342, 362, 392, 411, 417, 418 see also wages

  Samuelsen, Frode 201–4, 206–8

  Samuelsen, Martin 201–4, 206, 207–9

  Sancho, Jadon 49, 64, 327–8, 329

  Santos, Bruno dos 142

  Schalke 04 199, 209, 287

  scholarships 6, 17, 36, 48, 61, 70, 83–4, 107, 111, 114, 118–19, 120, 121, 129, 136, 141, 199, 259, 269, 273, 293, 384–5, 404, 419

  Schoukens, Hugo 387–8

  Schwarzer, Mark 243

  Scolari, Luiz Felipe 37

  Scotland 121, 200, 304

  Scott, Steadman 1–6, 8–12, 15–16, 18, 23, 26, 79, 167, 169–70, 178, 185–6, 187, 340, 420

  Scottish Football Association 304

  Scottish Premier League 172, 191

  scouts x, xvii, 32, 44, 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 116, 134, 150, 155–6, 161, 168,

  196, 199, 210, 212, 218–19, 288, 289, 294, 299, 300, 308, 309, 323–30, 374, 391

  Scudamore, Richard 246–7, 410, 412, 418

  Scunthorpe United 112, 126, 224, 230, 374

  Seaman, David 253

  Segura, Pep 148, 153

  Sempers,
Kevin 72

  Senda, Danny 81

  Serie A 268, 366

  Serie B 15, 405

  Sessegnon, Ryan 323, 324, 325–6

  Sessegnon, Steven 325

  sexual abuse x, xiii–xviii, 58, 399, 414

  Shaibu, Justin 80

  Shakespear, Wilma 245

  Shakespeare, William 257

  Shankly, Bill 360

  Shaw, Luke 260

  Sheffield United 88, 99, 100, 120, 126, 144

  Sheffield Wednesday 86, 144, 225–6, 268, 289

  Shelton Athletic 121

  Sherwood, Tim 309

  Shilling, Sonny 112

  Silva, David 92

  Simpson, Dwayne 182–3

  Sims, Josh 339

  ‘6–6–6’ strategy 366–7

  Škrtel, Martin 152

  Skudeneshavn, Norway 201

  Sky Sports 88, 307

  Smartodds 77

  Smillie, Neil 326–8

  Smith, Alan 218, 353

  Smith, Josh 114–15

  social media x, xxi, 9, 93, 115, 116, 127, 144, 282, 308, 311

  Soham Town Rangers 105–6, 107, 114, 115, 119–20, 124, 419

  Sokol, Pawel 49

  Solanke, Dominic 339, 340

  Southampton 6, 36, 60–1, 83–4, 136, 149, 238, 255, 259–64, 269, 271, 287, 326, 330, 339, 413, 416

  Southampton University 18

  Southend United 107, 115, 310

  Southgate, Gareth 234, 237–45, 249, 250, 251–4, 257, 264, 267, 268, 271, 273,

  286, 328, 333, 334, 338, 343, 367–8, 410, 416

  Southgate, Steve 117

  Southport 227

  Spain 95–9, 102–3, 148, 223, 248, 287, 305

  Sparkasse & VGH Cup 420

  Speakman, Kristjaan 311–17

  Speed, Gary 88

  Spezia 179

  Sporting Chance Clinic 332

  Sportivo Patria 39

  sports science 27–8, 176, 228, 287

  Squires, Lee 226

  St Bede’s College, Manchester 57–62, 64, 207

  St George’s Park see National Football Centre, St George’s Park

  St Kevin’s Boys Academy Cup 303

  St Mungo’s 180

  St Neots Town 104–6, 111

  St Ninian’s High School, Kirkintilloch 302–3

  Stalybridge Celtic 227

  Steele, Allan 72

  Stellar Group 264

  Stephens, Jack 255

  Sterling, Dujon 323

  Sterling, Raheem 329

  Stevenage 118

  Stewart, Paul xiii

  Stockport County 354–5

  Stoke City 110, 153, 377

  Stoker, Stan 377, 378

  Strachan Football Foundation 121

  Strachan, Gavin 121

  Strachan, Gordon 121

  Sturgess, Peter 28

  Suárez, Luis 152

  Sullivan, David 129

  Sunderland 120, 273, 276, 277, 291, 382, 383–4, 385

  Surrey Youth League 213

  Swansea City 284

  Swindon Town 62, 117, 160, 162, 309

  Talent Group 360

  Tanganga, Japhet 283–4

  tapping up/illegal approaches 49, 216, 294, 320, 356

  Taylor, Daniel xiv

  Taylor, Gordon xvi, 416

  Taylor, Graham 290