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STARLETS NEED CHANCE TO SHINE

SPREADING THEIR WINGS
MICHAEL CALLANDER EXAMINES THE DIFFICULTIES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON HOME TURF…

Talent: Manchester City’s Phil Foden and, right, Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi

THE Premier League, and the resulting revenue of its global broadcasting, has presented many challenges to English football. Youth development is just one of them.
The Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) was instigated in 2011 and was eventually accepted by all 72 Football League clubs.
It aimed to strengthen English academy- level football by creating a hierarchy of academies...

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