Happy Christmas from Training Ground Guru

JORGE RAFFO'S mission is to bring the culture of South American street football to European youth development. The results have been impressive, with the Argentine helping to develop Mykhailo Mudryk at Shakhtar Donetsk and turn Elche into one of the most productive Academies in La Liga

IN October we'll be holding our biggest ever event. The TGG Live Conference, at the iconic Beetham Tower in central Manchester, spans two days and will be a window into the world of high performance in professional football, featuring dozens of expert speakers from leading clubs and federations.

FORMER Stoke City manager Tony Pulis says English clubs are “not doing enough to protect” youngsters who are released from Academies and is lobbying the Premier League to introduce a “dual scholarship system.”

OUR guest on Episode #48 of the Training Ground Guru Podcast is Norwich City's Stuart Webber, who we've often described as the 'purest' example of a Sporting Director in this country.

AJAX have created a bespoke app that enables players to take control of their own data, Head of Sport Science and Data Vosse de Boode has explained.

WHEN Stuart Webber arrived at Norwich City in 2017, staff worked out of 49 Portakabins at the training ground. Now the Canaries have a state-of-the-art facility that is the envy of rivals. TGG was given a tour.