The Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Programme has incentivised clubs to invest time, man-hours and money into their academies and youth systems. While this initiative was designed to improve the standard of young English players – and by extension future England national teams - it has been criticised by leading figures in the game as being biased towards the big...

We take a look at the finances of Premier League football clubs compared to those of a typical Sunday League side. Millions of Manchester United fans from around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief when it was announced recently that Wayne Rooney had committed his long-term future to the club. However, his reported £300,000-per-week salary means he will...

Mitre has launched a new training ball for 2014. The Mitre Primero Football replaces the popular Mitre Calcio which has been their most popular training ball used by grass roots football clubs, schools and colleges for years. The Calcio was always a popular ball and was very hard wearing but had the drawback that in became hard during the colder...

In an attempt at reversing the ailing fortunes of the England senior team, the Football League, Football Association and the Premier League announced the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) back in October 2011. Based on a combination of coaching, classification, compensation and education, the scheme was heralded as the start of a new footballing dawn in England. However, has it...

As Brazil’s World Cup looms large, an expectant nation once again dreams of glory. However, deep down in their downtrodden hearts, fans of the England team know that they don’t have a realistic chance of achieving glory this time around. In fact, the state of the national game doesn’t bode well for at least the next three World Cups. FA...

In the midst of national protests, mass demonstrations on public pitches up and down the country and large-scale boycotts of local leagues, grassroots football in the UK may have found some much-needed support - from some legends of the game. Dilapidated club facilities, sodden pitches and sharply increasing pitch fees are keeping many children and amateurs away from the community...

As transfer fees in the Premier League’s latest transfer window soar above £100 million once again, grassroots football throughout England seems to be struggling more than ever. Despite pledging 5 percent of its income to the grassroots game, the Premier League’s contribution has fallen to less the one percent in recent years. Moreover, the FA and central government have almost...

Since its Halloween, I thought it was a good time to share with you who I think are football’s scariest ever players. I know that I wouldn’t like to come face to face with most of these players on the pitch. Here is my list of the meanest football players, hope you enjoy. Dave Mackay You wouldn’t think the fella...

Manchester United Januzaj Declines Belgium Offer Already Adnan Januzaj has been swept into the limelight when talks started almost immediately after his performance last weekend with Manchester United against Sunderland. Januzaj scored two goals after Manchester United were looking like they were going to be in yet another troublesome game. At the age of 18, Januzaj must really have been...

Jack Wilshere Secures Top Place For Arsenal Arsenal have been on such a high the last few games that it comes as no surprise that they felt a little hurt yesterday when struggling against the pushing West Brom team. But never fear… Wilshere is here! Jack Wilshere managed to score a winning goal for Arsenal to take them back to...