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Jeremy Wisten's death and inquest has focused more attention on the reality of Premier League academies and the stories of some of the thousands of young footballers who don't make it - as well as the 0.012% who do. It's estimated that of the 1.5 million players who are playing organised youth football in England at any one time, around 180 will make it as a Premier League professional. BBC Sport has covered several academy players' stories - including Deese Kasinga's release by Newcastle and Ben Johnson's journey to a top-flight debut with West Ham. More than three-quarters of academy players are dropped between the ages of 13 and 16. In 2017, Deese Kasinga, who was playing at Newcastle United's academy, became one of those players. "You think you're mentally prepared for it until you go into the office and it actually comes out of their mouth and they're like, 'we're not going to extend your contract' and reality hits y...

Aston Villa are stepping up moves to appoint Rangers manager Steven Gerrard and significant developments are expected in the next 48 hours. Villa are using the international break to consider their next move but expect to have a manager in place for the home game against Brighton on 20 November. It looks increasingly likely former Liverpool and England captain Gerrard, 41, will be in charge for that game. Dean Smith was sacked on Sunday after a run of five successive league defeats. Belgium coach Roberto Martinez also figured in the Villa hierarchy's discussions but Gerrard has always been the favourite and efforts to finalise an appointment will intensify before the weekend. Gerrard's work in revitalising Rangers and recapturing the Scottish title in 2021 from Celtic - who had won it for each of the previous nine seasons - has impressed Villa's hierarchy and put his name at the forefront of list of targets. He is admired and respected by Villa chief executive C...

It has been an enthralling gameweek 2 in the English Premier League and  Your News brings you FPL Gameweek 3 Tips and Tricks, and insights to making the perfect team for gameweek 3 of the Fantasy Premier League. Next weekend contains some exciting match-ups at both ends of the table. There is, obviously, the big showdown between two title favourites, Liverpool and Chelsea. Then, we have Manchester City take on Arsenal in what will be the curtain-raiser for the third gameweek. There are other tricky match-ups for the big teams as well. Manchester United have a troublesome trip away at Molineux against Wolves after an underwhelming draw against Southampton. Tottenham Hotspur face Watford at home, while Leicester City travel to Carrow Road to take on Premier League new boys in Norwich City. West Ham United vs Crystal Palace is another London derby we are looking forward to. FPL Gameweek 3 Tips and Tricks: Full Lineup We would advise you to go with a 4-4-2 formation this t...

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is set to be available at the weekend as the Blues make the short trip to London rivals Arsenal Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is hopeful that the club's new record signing Romelu Lukaku will be available to face Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. The Blues kicked off their Premier League campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, but Lukaku was not eligible to play following his £97.5million signing that was announced on Thursday evening. Meanwhile, the Gunners suffered the worst possible start to their season as Mikel Arteta 's men were beaten 2-0 at the hands of newly-promoted Brentford on Friday evening. Things do not get easier for Arsenal, with the reigning champions of Europe, Chelsea, and the Premier League title holders, Manchester City, up next in the top-flight. Now, Tuchel has issued the latest team news ahead of Sunday's all-London clash and it's good news for the Blues, b...

A brilliant opening weekend for Fantasy Premier League players, as Your News brings you FPL Gameweek 2 Tips and Tricks, and insights to making your squad for gameweek 2. The first matchday of the Premier League was full of excitement, with all the teams performing as expected, especially the clubs who are expected to fight for the title. This week brings interesting matches, with Arsenal facing London rivals Chelsea, while Tottenham take on Wolves. Manchester United travel to Southampton, while Manchester City take on minnows Norwich. Another match to look out for is West Ham against Leicester City, with both teams being the dark horses for this year’s campaign for the Premier League. FPL Gameweek 2 Tips and Tricks: Full Lineup The formation chosen for my FPL would be a 3-4-3, a diamond formation with the attacking players expected to give more points than the defenders. Especially with the amount of quality signings by Premier League clubs, this formation look...