WEST BROM Head of Academy Sports Science and Medicine, Nick Irwin, is leaving the club to join the Academy Audit Company.

JAMES BUNCE has stepped down from his role as US Soccer’s first Director of High Performance after three-and-a-half years.

SENIOR PHYSIO Chris Morgan is leaving Arsenal after two years to return to Liverpool.

FORMER England doctor Robin Chakraverty has been appointed to a full-time position by Wolves.

ONLY six Premier League clubs have a Director of High Performance, or equivalent. David Slemen, founder of Elite Performance Partners, explains why more should.

THE third and final stage of Project Restart gets underway tomorrow, with Aston Villa taking on Sheffield United to mark the return of Premier League action after the coronavirus pandemic.

DAMIAN RODEN has been appointed Director of Performance at Anderlecht, where he will be reunited with manager Vincent Kompany.

PHYSIO Paulo Barreira has left Arsenal at the end of his two-year contract with the club.

FLO NEWTON has been promoted from the Academy to become first-team doctor at Arsenal.

PREMIER LEAGUE shareholders have voted unanimously to return to small-group training from tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday 19th) as the first step towards restarting the Premier League.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE clubs will have to foot the bill for coronavirus testing, despite the EFL stating that it would fund the programme on Wednesday.

A range of new roles and responsibilities will emerge at training grounds in the coming weeks as football resumes in a COVID-19 world.