Interviews

Mainz 05’s Benjamin Hoffmann on style of play

FC Basel’s Remo Gaugler on academy principles

VfB Stuttgart’s Timothy Kirk on developing players as people

Valencia CF’s Miguel Ángel Angulo on supporting players

Olympique Lyon’s Antoine Capinielli on creative freedom

FC Zürich’s Dean Santangelo on goalkeeping

09 May 2025

Olympique Lyon’s Joé Labiani on mixed-gendered approach

09 May 2025

Player pathways

Aron Winter on his journey through Dutch and Italian football

13 Aug 2026

Tobin Heath on the US player pathway

25 Nov 2025

Gilberto Silva on his journey from factory work to FIFA World Cup winner

02 Sep 2025

Júlia Bartel on her path to excellence on and off the pitch

29 Apr 2025

Sara Ortega on her rise to stardom

11 Mar 2025

Silvia Lloris on her development as a centre-back

Markus Neumayr on being a prodigy at Manchester United

Lara Dickenmann on becoming Switzerland’s record international

Jens Lehmann on becoming a goalkeeper

The team behind the team

The role of the head coach

1

The role of the goalkeeper coach

The role of the fitness coach

1

The role of the academy director

The role of the talent identification manager

The role of the performance analyst

2

The role of the safeguarding officer

Inside France U-17

The head coach – Jean-Luc Vannuchi

The assistant coach – Vincent Hamonic

The goalkeeping coach – Pascal Rohn

The fitness coach – Yoan Deloze

The head of youth national teams – Lionel Rouxel

In their own words

I firmly believe that collective strength always outweighs individual strength.

Didier

Deschamps

Our immediate and first target is to give everybody a chance to play.

Arsène

Wenger

As young players, we need to be like sponges, taking on everything that is asked of us.

Silvia

Lloris

What really matters is improving the process and raising standards.

Jorge

Braz

The principal role of a coach is to support the development of the players.

Ben

Bartlett

Developing the women’s game in Spain

Part 1: The Spanish model

Part 2: Football strategy and evolution

Part 3: A progressive structure

Part 4: Leading Spain’s U-17s to victory

Part 5: Developing the game through regional federations

Mamelodi Sundowns & the transition phase

Rulani Mokwena on leadership style and youth development

Paulo Cardoso on shaping the Mamelodi Sundowns academy

David Notoane on transitioning talents

IMG Academy: Strategy, Psychology & Goalkeeping

Scott Dean: “Put the like-minded athletes in one place”

Greg Young: “Don't be scared to talk about the mental game”

Paul Jennison: “Keeping the ball out the net is the easy part”

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Behind the scenes

Dawn Scott on football’s evolving physical demands

Tony Gustavsson on managing a squad and setting core values

Belinda Wilson on the rapid progress of the women’s game

Peter Gerhardsson on embracing new thinking

Francisco Neto on preparing for a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ debut

Jill Ellis on the global growth of women’s football

Bev Priestman on squad preperation

Kari Seitz on the professionalisation of refereeing

FIFA World Cup 2022: Lessons & insights

Lionel Scaloni on lessons learned from Qatar 2022

Didier Deschamps on knowing players as people

Gareth Southgate on England’s World Cup journey

Ivica Olić on his role as assistant coach of Croatia

Chris Hughton on coaching Ghana after Qatar

Walter Samuel on the role of an assistant coach

James Turner on the role of lead analyst

Massimo Busacca on the role of the modern-day referee

The world of futsal

Graeme Dell on Futsal

Jorge Braz on the Portuguese futsal ecosystem

Antonio García on goalkeepers

Venancio López on futsal in Spain

Clàudia Pons on the development of women’s futsal

Gary Phillips on fitness

Graeme Dell on a constraints-led approach

Talking beach soccer

Aaron Clarke talking fitness

Edu Suárez talking technique

Ozu Moreira talking tactics

Ramiro Amarelle and Angelo Schirinzi talking coaching

Aaron Clarke talking beach soccer and football