Confused Quote by Per Mertesacker

Most of my players have come through academies with clubs. That's not a bad thing, but it's very different to what I grew up…

— Sol Campbell

The quality of our academy system is very high, as good as anything in the world. Around the country, lots of people in youth…

— Gareth Southgate

I want players to think: 'OK, this has happened now, what is next for me?' That's a very big target because what are academies…

— Per Mertesacker

There are quite a lot of young players around now with undoubted talent who get stuck in academies at big clubs.

— James Maddison

There's always something special when the service academies play each other that's not in any other game. This is not a regular game, and…

— Roger Staubach

That's something that I just can't underestimate the importance of, the staff continuity. I really think that the players feed off the coaches.

— Pete Lembo

Top players earn huge sums but it's about stressing that everyone's important, staff member or player, young or old.

— Eddie Howe

I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is…

— Arsene Wenger

If you havent already join the 1Goal squad. Its a team of soccer players and fans united this world cup to support education for…

— Tim Howard

Ever since I was a young kid, I've been playing for an academy with scouts all over the world that are looking for top…

— Danny Welbeck

When some kids get a sniff of the first team at a big club, you see them change. They can become big-time, especially so…

— Peter Crouch

Academies can also flog off land and buildings, if the much weakened local authorities agree. Serious money can be made, management salaries are high,…

— Michael Rosen