PLAYERS employing their own external support staff is one of the hottest topics in elite football. Martin Buchheit says we have to accept that different teams must now work together around players - and explains how they can do so effectively.

WOLVES Sporting Director Matt Hobbs has been handed a one-game suspension and fined £4,000 for calling referee Anthony Taylor “absolutely f****** useless” after the 2-2 Premier League draw against Newcastle United at Molineux on October 28th.

TIM HARKNESS is leaving his role as Chelsea’s Head of Sport Science and Psychology after 14-and-a-half years. The South African has been one of the great survivors at Stamford Bridge, working under a dozen different managers during a period of considerable change.

PERFORMANCE pioneer Tony Strudwick highlights eight key challenges that face the football practitioner of the present and future.

BRISTOL CITY are the leading team in England’s top two divisions this season when it comes to fielding homegrown players. The CIES has ranked teams around the world according to the percentage of domestic league minutes played by ‘club-trained’ footballers during the current season.

ENGLISH football has agreed ‘in principle’ to make reporting of diversity data compulsory from the start of the 2024/25 season, according to Football Association CEO Mark Bullingham.

KEVIN THELWELL has been Director of Football during a tumultuous period at Everton. In Episode #58 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, Thelwell talked about what his role involves, formulating a long-term plan for the club and what the future might hold.

BRISTOL CITY have split their Head of Medical Performance role in two following the exit of Dave Rennie and promoted Derrick Bonsu.

PATRICK ORME has left Bristol City after seven-and-a-half years to become Head of Sport Science at Swansea City.

MANCHESTER UNITED have launched an Academy Alumni Programme which they say is “unique in English football” and formalises support for their former players.

IN an exclusive interview with TGG, Everton Director of Football Kevin Thelwell outlines a plan for the club that finally includes financial prudence and a long-term strategy.

MATTHEW LEWIS has been appointed Positional Scouting Lead by Norwich City as they continue to build out the department.