Liverpool FC announced plans to open its first ever international football Academy in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
The groundbreaking venture, a first for Liverpool FC in the Middle East, was officially unveiled by Reds legend Ian Rush at a ceremony attended by media from all over the region.
The Academy, when it officially opens early next month, will have a permanent base in Madinaty, a new 33 million square metre ultra-modern extension city being built within New Cairo, with a supporting soccer school in nearby Al Rehab designed to help identify the best young footballing talent in Cairo.

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"Etoile Ultras" with their distinctive banner on matchdays"Etoile's sit out is not a surprise for me."
That was the first comment by Mr Pierre Foucaud, the group leader of "Etoile Ultras" - the independent Etoile FC's fan club on the 2010 S.League Champions' decision to sit out of the upcoming 2012 season.

The inaugural UK Football Academy (UKFA) symposium at Emirates Stadium on February 8th has been renamed The Gary Speed Football Congress by UKFA founder, Raymond Verheijen as a tribute to the manager alongside whom he worked last year to elevate the Wales football team to new heights.

As a player and a manager, Gary Speed was a model professional who embraced a forward-thinking approach and modern methods.

(This feature is formulated from the media release issued by the Football Association of Singapore from which picture and quotes were extracted, unless credited)
Adam (no 10) in action against Juventus in Canon LCCHis glittering performance in the 23rd Canon Lion City Cup is the testament why he is rated as one of the country's brightest footballing prospect.

There's some good news and then some not so good news about Yohan Cabaye today. Terrific shot of Yohan Cabaye in action Cabaye is currently at the French Clairefontaine Football Academy for tests on his groin injury, but French manager Laurent Blanc told the French media yesterday that he would be keeping Yohan with the French squad [.

Jon Flanagan was the guest of honour as Liverpool FC's half-term soccer school kicked off in style at the Academy on Monday afternoon.
The full-back joined star-struck youngsters for a fun-packed session as he became the first player to officially make an appearance at one of the events.
The 18-year-old hot-footed it to Kirkby from a pre-Stoke City training session at Melwood and was keen to tell Liverpoolfc.

Eight Buriram PEA players left for England yesterday to train with Championship side Leicester City for six months.

Buriram PEA players at Suvarnabhumi airport before leaving for England yesterday.

They are Kirati Kaewsombut, Ukrit Wongmeena, Yodsapol Tiengda, Chitiphat Tanklang, Piyapong Homkajorn, Arthit Promkhan, Chaowat Weerachart and Nattawut Sombatya.

Liverpool FC has recently opened a football academy in New Delhi, India. Guest writer Bharat Kapur, who works in grassroots Indian football, looks at the club's motives, and ponders whether the Academy has been set up to nurture players or profits.
A few weeks ago, the Times of India announced that Liverpool was planning to open a football academy in the New Okhla Industrial Development Area (NOIDA) of New Delhi.

Jamie Lawrence Academy 4 UKFF 3

An extremely proud and historic day for UK Football Finder occurred on Saturday 3rd September 2011. At one of the oldest senior clubs in the country, Colliers Wood FC, a new era began as members from UK Football Finder came together to form a side to compete against the Jamie Lawrence Football Academy – the academy of an ex Premier and International footballer.

With Liverpool getting flack for their insensitive handling of their new academy in India, called the Steve MacMahon Football Academy, the time may be right to reproduce, or regurgitate, an article I penned a few years back for ESPN. It is with Paul Shipwright, the guy at Arsenal who oversees their soccer schools around the world.

English Premier League club Liverpool launched their first football academy in India on Wednesday and said the club would have similar "footprints" in every continent by 2014.
"We want to have footprints in every continent in the next three years," Steve Turner, head of Liverpool FC International Football Academy, told reporters after signing a contract to set up the Indian academy on the outskirts of Delhi.

Liverpool launch second football academy in India

The English giants launch a football academy on the outskirts of Delhi, named after former midfielder Steve McMahon, who is also to be the head coach of the centre

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Sidoarjo Deltras are reportedly close to securing the services of a foreign coach for next season even though it is not yet clear what level of competition they will be in.
They aren't revealing the identity of the new guy, only hinting that he is German and has his own football academy in Singapore.

Real Madrid sign partnership agreement with Guangzhou Evergrande to help build China's largest football academy.

Where is Hatem Ben Arfa these days? Ben Arfa - after picking up the ankle injury He's back in Clairfontaine, the top French Football Academy near Paris, recovering from the ankle injury he picked up against Sporting Kansas, and again it was caused by a rather over the top physical challenge. Ben Arfa will miss [.

By Chris Wright

Here we have Cesc Fabregas, busy dodging all of Arsenal's pre-season shenanigans in order to gadabout, pow-wowing in the gardens at 10 Downing Street with his new high-falutin' friends namely Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his British counterpart, old wibble-wobble flubber cheeks himself, David Cameron.

In the last few weeks, we've been constantly made to play a game of "Where's Wally?" with Cescy Fabregas. He was nowhere to be found, said to be crying at a Nou Camp tour weeks ago, on the brink of a move to Barca and recently opted out of Arsenal's training camp in Germany.

Arsenal and Spanish international footballer Cesc Fabregas and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero attended a reception in the garden of 10 Downing Street earlier today in London. The event was to mark the graduation of young people involved in the Street League football Academy, a charity helping young people change their lives through football.

Mariners leading the way in Community/Professional Football.
Can't see Canberra ever get it's stuff together in this area - basically no A-League team - no franchise willing to move things forward.
Capital Football should not run Rep teams in a real football world - but for now they are the best we have and do the best they can.

FAS president Mr Zainudin Nordin (left) received the mock cheque from Mr Andrew Koh (right0, Senior Director and General Manager of the Consumer Imaging & Information Products Divsion of Canon Singapore with NFA U16 skipper Dukhilan Jeevamani (second from left) and U15's captain Adam Swandi (partial hidden).

Can the Hod bring a touch of Spanish sunshine to Hyde?

It might have escaped many people's notice this month, but one of the most intriguing lower-league stories of the week involves the return to England of one Glenn Hoddle, former national team boss and psychic-consulter extraordinaire.

Great news from France, that Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa has been given a clean bill of health by the medical staff at the French Football Academy at Clairefontaine, just south of Paris. Hatem Ben Arfa - now fully fit according to French medics It seems that Ben Arfa got the go-ahead around two weeks ago [.

(This is part one of the three-parter series that featured a story of Singaporean footballer who overcome the odds in bid improve his game in a foreign land.)
A lot of people would think that to be able to play professional football overseas, one would have to be a national player in order to "qualify for that feat".

It's not surprising that Newcastle have been targeting France for some of their new players this summer. French Football Academy Clairfontaine Newcastle have had a number of good buys in France over the years, including wingers David Ginola, Laurent Robert, Charles N'Zigbia and defender Sebastian Bassong, to name just four of the fifteen signings [.

It is safe to say that Liverpool have not been the most adept in the Bosman free transfer market over the last few years. With limited money to spend under former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, the Reds have delved into the free transfer market and come up with some real stinkers. The Ukrainian striker Andriy Voronin came from Bayer Leverkusen in 2007, and he was followed to Anfield by Standard Liege's Milan Jovanovic and Chelsea's Joe Cole last summer.

Gary Neville has attempted to calm the row between Manchester United and Liverpool over Jamie Carragher's tackle on Nani.
Neville - famed for his open disregard for bitter-rivals Liverpool - played down the tackle that left his Portuguese team-mate needing stitches.
Sir Alex Ferguson labelled the over-the-ball challenge a "disgrace" but Neville, speaking at the opening of a football academy in Portugal, refused to be dragged into a war of words.

What have Chichester City, Swindon Supermarine, the Brisbane Roar and a rural agricultural college in the Gloucestershire countryside got in common?

It's a fairly obscure bit of trivia, which helps chart the footballing career of defender Matt Smith, who went from the County League title with Chichester to winning the A-League Grand Final with the Brisbane Roar, via a state league title with Palm Beach, a league title with Swindon Supermarine, a BUSA title with Hartpury College and the 2007 World Uni Championships.

By Chris Wright

Aston Villa's American goalkeeper Brad Friedel has been declared bankrupt in his homeland, after his non-profit football academy in Lorain, Ohio racked up debts of almost £5 million after failing to attract enough hopefuls willing to pay the annual £20,000 membership fee.