This Wednesday, the CIES Football Observatory published its latest study. It focuses on youth academies, assessing the most efficient ones in terms of developing young players in professional football ...

Almost a quarter of a century ago, following a 2001 Six Nations defeat by Ireland, I wrote to all my players as the then head ...

With League of Ireland academies recently receiving a much-needed boost in the shape of government funding, James Callan looks at how the nurturing of talent in England can be the template to enhance ...