BELGIUM’S 'golden generation' will take their coaching badges while on international duty under a pioneering scheme introduced by the Red Devils.

The Football Association has decided not to bring charges against former Crystal Palace Head of Coaching David Muir, who resigned in March following allegations he made a racial comment while on a Premier League course last year.

CRAIG SHAKESPEARE is to join new Watford manager Nigel Pearson as his assistant, with the rest of the new coaching staff due to be named within the next 48 hours.

TRAINING GROUND GURU is launching a new jobs section, aimed at showcasing the best opportunities in coaching, performance, medical and analysis available in professional football.

PEPIJN LIJNDERS has revealed how counterpressing - the foundation of Liverpool’s playing philosophy - “comes back in every exercise” at their training ground.

MATT CROCKER, one of the driving forces behind England’s recent successes at age group level, is leaving the Football Association after six years to become Director of Football Operations at Southampton.

STEVE HARPER has returned to Newcastle United as first-team coach to provide a link between the Academy and first team.

JOSE MOURINHO has chosen long-time lieutenants Carlos Lalin, Giovanni Cerra and Ricardo Formoshino to join him at Tottenham, with Joao Sacramento and Nuno Santos coming in from Lille to work with him for the first time.

MANCHESTER CITY had one significant weakness last season - which is why they hired set piece specialist Nicolas Jover from Brentford.

JIMMY SHAN looks back on his 13 years at West Brom, which took him from the Under-7s to first-team manager.

NATASHA PATEL, Southampton’s Head of Performance Analysis, has left the club after eight years to join the New York Red Bulls.

ENGLAND Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd says it is unfair to pigeon-hole Sean Dyche as a long-ball manager.