NEWCASTLE UNITED have become the first Premier League club to put their staff on furlough.

BURNLEY, Crystal Palace and Leeds United will almost certainly have to wait another season to be elevated to Category 1 status, as all audits have been delayed indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

CRYSTAL PALACE’S plans to develop their Academy into a Category 1 site have been supported by Bromley Council’s planning committee.

BARNET have put all their staff on notice of redundancy following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

LIVERPOOL Under-23 coach Neil Critchley has been appointed Head Coach of League One Blackpool on a contract to the end of the 2022/23 season.

UNDER-23 boss Steve Stone has returned to work at Burnley four months after taking an “agreed break” following bullying allegations.

ARSENAL have made a trio of appointments to their new Talent ID Department, including the hiring of scout Phil Antwi from Wolves.

MANCHESTER UNITED are launching a new Emerging Talent Programme to “radically increase the number of schools, grassroots clubs and communities we interact with”.

THE Football Association has issued new guidance banning heading in training for Under-12s and recommended a "graduated approach" for U12s to U18s.

GED RODDY, the architect of the EPPP system, shares his guide to the core functions of an elite football Academy.

SAM ROSE, Professional Development Phase lead at Burton Albion, explains how he has tried to implement the High Performance Model in his work.

EVERY year, 25,000 children try out for a place at the Right to Dream Academy near Accra. With its links to FC Nordsjælland in Denmark, the Academy offers unique opportunities to youngsters in West Africa.