With clubs struggling financially and facing a salary cap in the Football League, academy players are in demand

Barnet’s failure to earn promotion back to the Football League means their young players no longer have a home

Wembley will not be hosting any fans this summer. For much of the 20th century, it was packed full for Under-15s games

After years of waiting for his Football League debut, Paco Craig was finally getting his chance aged 27. Then a pandemic arrived

Sports consultant Jamie Edwards is running online courses every week to help Football League players improve their mental habits

The pandemic will have a huge financial impact on footballers, with many already fearful of losing their livelihoods

The winner and runner-up on the latest series were both footballers. Why is sport such a natural fit for reality TV?

The days when John Terry was the only academy graduate in the Chelsea team are starting to feel like ancient history

Fifteen of the 20 managers in the Premier League started out coaching youth teams, reserves or part-time sides

While the top clubs are sending dozens of players on loan, Under-23 sides are being scrapped further down the pyramid

Héctor Bellerín played well for Arsenal Under-23s while returning from injury, but not every big star is a great example

The best teenagers at Ajax, PSV, AZ and Utrecht do not play in a youth league. They face men in the country’s second division

Five years ago Konsa, Grant, Gomez and Lookman played for Charlton’s Under-18s. Now they are bringing in big transfer fees

Brighton coach Simon Rusk explains how he encourages young players while also preparing them for life outside the game

Former Garforth Town boss Adie Costello has built an exciting team of young Englishmen ... in an isolated village in Sweden

Millwall are one of many clubs to see first-teamers and benchwarmers dropping down to keep their eye in when teammates are away

Pep Guardiola says Premier League clubs should have reserve teams in the Championship, but his argument doesn’t hold up

Some youth players are given their chance in the FA Cup, others are sent on loan and the unlucky ones are shown the door

Fifa wants to prevent clubs from stockpiling young players and using the loan system for ‘commercial exploitation’

Pitting top academy sides against Football League clubs was controversial but it gives young players invaluable experience