Language is an extremely powerful tool in bringing out the best in Top Flight Academy footballers.  Used intelligently, language can accelerate the learning process and help a young athlete reach their potential.

Juventus fans must have felt that they were staring down the barrel of a humiliating defeat after 20 minutes of the 2014/2015 Champions League Final.

The FIFA U-20 World Cup is promoted as the chance to see the world’s very best players before they become household names. In 2022 will you be reminiscing about watching a young Brazilian player way back in 2015 as you watch them dominate on TV?

“We have a big team and we want to win the World Cup.” “We will play each game like it is a final.” Angel Correa, captain of the Argentina U-20 squad, clearly has very high expectations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup that kicks off on Saturday.

The Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport described striker Carlos Tevez as being a man of ‘seven lungs’ after Juventus defeated Lazio 2-1 to win the Coppa Italia this week.

Character.  It is a word often used to describe the player or team that can respond when the going gets tough. Character is a much-prized quality, so how do we instill it in our young footballers?