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Lee Lynch

Lee Lynch Signs Up with the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain

Aspiring professional footballer Lee Lynch, aged 18, from Shannon, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, a unique professional football development centre, based at the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain...read more

Sam Clucas

Sam Clucas Secures A Place at the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain

Aspiring professional footballer Sam Clucas, aged 19, from Lincoln, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, a unique professional football development centre, based at the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain...read more

George Thomson

George Thomson Secures A Place at the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain

Aspiring professional footballer George Thomson aged 18, from Leicestershire, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, a unique professional football development centre, based at the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain...read more

james cronesberry

James Cronesberry Secures A Place at the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain

Aspiring professional footballer James Cronesberry, aged 19, from Thornaby, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, a unique professional football development centre, based at the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain...read more

james tyrrell

James Tyrrell Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy For A Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer James Tyrrell, 19, from Calcot, Reading, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, a unique professional football development centre, based at the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain...read more

Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy For A Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer Ben Williamson, 21, from Champion Hill, London has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, a unique professional football development centre, based at the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain...read more

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GHA Squad Players Continue Pre-Season Success

Players from the Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre have continued to impress with their pre-season clubs...read more

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GHA Players Kick Off Pre-Season

Players from the Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre have kicked off pre-season with professional clubs in the UK...read more

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Bisham Abbey Trials Success for Aspiring Footballers

The Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre is continuing with its UK trials at the impressive facilities at Bisham Abbey, the National Sports Centre...read more

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More Trials Set For Released Professional Footballers

Following the recent success of its initial UK trials, the Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre will be holding a number of further trials at the impressive facilities at Bisham Abbey, the National Sports Centre...read more

Bisham Abbey

Bisham Abbey Trials Success for Aspiring Footballers

The Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre has now completed its second round of UK trials at the impressive facilities at Bisham Abbey, the National Sports Centre...read more

trials

April Trials Kick Off At Warwick University

The Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre has begun its search for the next group of players to join its ranks at the first trials of the season this week held at Warwick University...read more

Jerez

GHA Lads Inspire Jerez Victory

Players from the Glenn Hoddle Academy are continuing to influence results for their new side Jerez Industrial as the clubs battles to save its League One league status in an exciting conclusion to the season...read more

april trials

Glenn Hoddle Academy April Trial Venues Set

The Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre has opened registrations for the next round of UK trials for players being released from professional clubs...read more

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Glenn Hoddle Academy Players Go Back To School

Six Glenn Hoddle Academy players, who previously signed to Jerez Industrial in February have returned to school as part of the club’s community programme, designed to encourage students to support their local team and at the same time learn more about the game of football, and how players can achieve a career in the game...read more

Jerez

GHA Players Help To Secure Jerez Industrial Survival

Players from the Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre are making a real difference to the results of Jerez Industrial as they continue their battle to maintain their League One status in Spanish football...read more

1goal

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Adds Its Support To 1GOAL

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Professional Footballer Development Centre has added its support for 1GOAL, the project designed to raise awareness of the 72 million children around the world who are not in school...read more

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Glenn Hoddle Academy Trial Registration Now Open

The Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Academy has opened registrations for the next round of UK trials for players being released from professional clubs...read more

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UK Trials Offer Released Players A Football Lifeline

The Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Academy is embarking on a range of UK trials following a successful start to the year that has seen half of its squad successfully move to professional clubs...read more

jerez

GHA Secures Unprecedented Move For Six Players To Jerez Industrial

The Glenn Hoddle Professional Football Development Centre has followed up its superb week with an unprecedented further six players signing full-time professional contracts for Spanish League One side Jerez Industrial...read more

dynamo kiev

GHA Generate Interest From Ukraine Champions Dynamo Kiev

The Glenn Hoddle Development Academy faced one of its toughest ever challenges this week in a match against Dynamo Kiev, the current leaders of the Ukraine Premier League, during their brief mid-season tour in Portugal...read more

galicia somozas

Glenn Hoddle Academy Scores a Spanish Brace

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club has continued its growing success with confirmation that two more players have secured a return to the professional game in Spain this week...read more

juanse pegalajar

Spaniard Juanse Pegalajar Joins the GHA For A Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer Juanse Pegalajar Valero, age 20, from Jean, Andalusia, is the first Spaniard to receive a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, based at the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain...read more in English or Spanish

pierre hall

Pierre Hall Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy For A Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer Pierre Hall, 19, from North London, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, based in the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain, and joins a squad of players who share the goal of a career at the very highest levels of the game...read more

GHA

New Year Players Resolute in Planning For Future Football Career

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club players are leaving snow covered Britain behind as they return to sunnier climes in Spain to resume their training and development programmes as they continue to improve their chances of a return to professional football...read more

Adriano Moke

Cadiz Challenge for Academy Squad

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club came through a tough challenge from a strong Cadiz side as the academy plans for its final fixture of the season against Sevilla FC...read more

soccerex

South African Soccerex Success for Glenn Hoddle Academy

The Glenn Hoddle Academy was the talk of the town in South Africa following the academy’s eagerly anticipated presentation at Soccerex, the football exhibition event of the year. South Africa, the centre of the footballing world this month, hosted both Soccerex in Johannesberg and the draw for the FIFA World Cup, which took place in Cape Town...read more

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Glenn Hoddle Academy Face Sevilla Test 

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club is facing another tough footballing challenge as the squad prepares for its fixture next week with Sevilla Atletico, the reserve side of the La Liga team at the Sevilla FC Training Ground...read more

barcelona

Barcelona Team Triumph After Visit to Glenn Hoddle Academy Base

La Liga leaders FC Barcelona visited the base of the Glenn Hoddle Academy at the Montecastillo Resort this week ahead of their fixture against bottom side Xerez on Wednesday evening at the Chapin Stadium...read more

sam beasant

Sam Beasant Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy for a Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer Sam Beasant, 21, from Denham, Buckinghamshire, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, based in the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain, and joins a squad of players who share the goal of a career at the very highest levels of the game...read more

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Glenn Hoddle Presents At Soccerex South Africa

Glenn Hoddle has joined an illustrious group of international football stakeholders and opinion formers at the global football event Soccerex in Johannesburg, South Africa...read more

glenn hoddle

Hoddle looks to kick soccer shcool onto next level

Eighteen months ago former England football star Glenn Hoddle was touring the City of London looking for funding to open a football school with a difference...read more

james dayton

James Dayton Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy for a Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer James Dayton, 20, from Cheshunt, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, based in the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain, and joins a squad of players who share the goal of a career at the very highest levels of the game...read more

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Top-Flight Spanish Fixtures for GHA in 2009 Finale

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club has returned to Spain to conclude its final fixtures of the year with some high profile matches on offer for the academy players to showcase their exceptional talent...read more

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Glenn Hoddle Academy Provides Much Needed Player Development

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club is continuing its innovative player development programme, returning players to the game after they had previously been released from top-flight clubs...read more

Matt Richards

Matt Richards Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy For A Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer Matthew Richards, 19, from Derby, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy...read more

nathan woolfe

Nathan Woolfe Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy For A Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer Nathan Woolfe, 20, from Manchester, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy...read more

GHA

Glenn Hoddle Academy Returns to Spain After Tours

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club is returning to Spain to resume training and development of its squad, following successful tours of Madrid and the UK over the past three weeks...read more

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Glenn Hoddle: Videogame Star

In a football first, Football Manager 2010, the most successful football management simulation, is delighted to reveal that the Glenn Hoddle Academy is the final, officially licensed club in Football Manager 2010...read more

alex fisher

Atletico Madrid Prove Tough Opposition For The GHA

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club concluded its two-match tour of Madrid with their final fixture against Atletico Madrid today on the Atletico Madrid Training Ground....read more

Adriano Moke

Real Battle Against Real Madrid

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club began its tour of Madrid with a hard fought match against a Real Madrid XI at the Real Madrid Training Ground today...read more

alex fisher

Alex Fisher Joins the Glenn Hoddle Academy For A Top-Flight Football Future

Aspiring professional footballer Alex Fisher, 19, from Oxford, has received a scholarship to the prestigious Glenn Hoddle Academy, based in the Montecastillo Resort in Jerez, Southern Spain, and joins a squad of players who share the goal of a career at the very highest levels of the game...read more

Madrid challenge

Glenn Hoddle Academy to Face Madrid Challenge

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club is embarking on its toughest challenge to date with a week-long tour of Madrid next month, which will see the academy face opposition from teams from both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid...read more

Ryan Burge

Winning Start for Glenn Hoddle Academy Season

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club has kick started its new season with four wins out of four against Spanish opposition as the academy begins its second full season as a unique football development centre for aspiring professional footballers...read more

spanish

Por Favor Profesor! GHA Players Swap the Training Pitch for the Class Room 

Players from the Glenn Hoddle Academy Club have begun a new course in Spanish to prepare them for a future footballing career that may well see them move on from the academy to senior Spanish club....read more

New Season

Glenn Hoddle Academy Club Kicks Off New Season in Spain 

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club has kicked off the new season in Spain with new players joining its professional football development programme to replace those who have successfully moved on to clubs....read more

Harrison Bayley

Onisillos Sotiras Sign Glenn Hoddle Academy Club Player Harrison Bayley

Glenn Hoddle Academy Club player Harrison Bayley 19, has become the latest player to join the professional ranks as he joins Cyprus club K.N. Onisillos Sotiras. ...read more

James Simmonds

Former Chelsea Player Secures Spanish Signing

Former Chelsea Academy and Reserve team player James Simmonds has sealed a move to Spanish club Écija Balompié following his professional development programme at the Glenn Hoddle Academy Club in Spain. ...read more

Ikechi Anya

What Do Seville Say About Former GHA Player Ikechi Anya

Sevilla Manager Diego Rodriguez has been quick to offer praise for new signing Ikechi Anya. Speaking in the Spanish Press, Rodriguez said: “Without doubt, the player creating the most attention this pre-season is Ikechi Anya.. ...read more

Spanish showcase

Glenn Hoddle Academy Club Players Showcased to Spanish Clubs

Players from the Glenn Hoddle Academy Club are currently showcasing their talents at a number of clubs across Spain ahead of the new football season as clubs finalise their squads for the forthcoming campaign. ...read more

Morocco challenge

Glenn Hoddle Academy Club Supports Morocco Community Challenge

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club has donated a range of football equipment and clothing to the newly established Gibraltar Charity ‘RifCom’ as part of its ongoing support for football development. ...read more

Cowley & Goncalves

Glenn Hoddle Academy Club Scores A Spanish Brace

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club has followed up its superb week with two more players leaving the squad for full-time professional contracts in Spain. Dave Cowley and Lino Goncalves have today joined Real Club Recreativo de Huelva FC on two year contracts with a further two year option ....read more

Ikechi Anya

Sevilla Sign Glenn Hoddle Academy Club Player Ikechi Anya

Glenn Hoddle Academy Club player Ikechi Anya 21, has joined Spanish La Liga high fliers Sevilla FC on a two year contract with a further two year option, following recent strong performances for the Academy. ...read more

tournament

Glenn Hoddle Academy Club Joins International Tournament

The Glenn Hoddle Academy Club will be competing in a new international football tournament this weekend in the Spanish resort of Estepona. ...read more

Chris Fagan

First Glenn Hoddle Academy player is back in the game

Striker Chris Fagan has become the first of Glenn’s players to sign a permanent deal with an English professional club. ...read more


Talent search

Glenn Hoddle Kicks Off Latest Talent Search

The Glenn Hoddle Academy has held its latest UK trials this week at the Walkers Stadium Leicester. ...read more

Chris Fagan

Glenn Hoddle Academy Player Signs Hamilton Deal

Glenn Hoddle Academy player Chris Fagan has joined Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academicals until the end of the season. ...read more

new intake

New Intake Trial for a Place at the Glenn Hoddle Academy

Glenn Hoddle has invited 12 players to his Academy in Spain for a period of further assessment, following successful trials held recently in Loughborough. ...read more

Chris Fagan

Glenn Hoddle Academy Player Scores Hat-trick on Huddersfield Debut

Glenn Hoddle Academy player Chris Fagan has joined League One side Huddersfield Town for a trial, scoring a hat-trick on debut in their Reserve match against Hartlepool Reserves yesterday. ...read more

Ikechi Anya

Glenn Hoddle Academy Player in Northampton Loan Deal

Glenn Hoddle Academy player Ikechi Anya 21, has joined League One side Northampton Town on a month long loan, following recent strong performances for the Academy both in Spain and the UK. ...read more

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Glenn Hoddle Academy Players Showcased

The Glenn Hoddle Academy squad have returned to Spain this week after showcasing its players during a tour in England, playing four matches against high quality English opposition. ...read more

Chris Fagan

Glenn Hoddle Academy Player Receives Irish Republic Call Up

Glenn Hoddle Academy player Chris Fagan has been called up by the Football Association of Ireland in their Under 21 squad to play against Germany in a friendly international on February 10, 2009. ...read more

Lino Goncalves

Glenn Hoddle Academy Player Has Trial With Ipswich

Glenn Hoddle Academy player Lino Goncalves has joined Championship side Ipswich Town for a trial, following recent strong performances for the Academy. ...read more

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John Gorman

Glenn Hoddle Academy coach John Gorman has signed with Ipswich Town Football Club, in a move that sees John leave Spain and return to the English game. ...read more

Inigo Idiakez

Spanish Star Teams Up with the GHA

Spanish journeyman Iñigo Idiakez has teamed up with the Glenn Hoddle Academy to improve his fitness as he awaits his next club appointment. ...read more

football pitch

New Chief Scout is Latest Glenn Hoddle Academy Recruit

The Glenn Hoddle Academy has appointed George Foster in the role of Chief Scout. George joins the Academy immediately. ...read more

new season

Kick Off for the New Season of the Glenn Hoddle Academy

The first 30 full-time footballers have now arrived in Spain to begin their quest for a career at the very highest levels of the game at the Glenn Hoddle Academy. ...read more

Hummel

Glenn Hoddle Academy scores with Hummel partnership

The Glenn Hoddle Academy has joined forces with international apparel supplier Hummel to provide sports clothing and footwear for players and staff at the new Academy based in Jerez, Southern Spain. ...read more

First intake

Glenn Hoddle Academy First Intake Have Top-Flight Goal

The first intake of 20 players have been selected to receive full-time scholarships to attend the Glenn Hoddle Academy, following four days of successful trials at the Chelsea FC training ground in Cobham last weekend. ...read more

Mitre

Glenn Hoddle Academy Partners with Mitre

The Glenn Hoddle Academy launched its initial football trials at the Chelsea training ground in Cobham this weekend kitted out by a range of top quality apparel and footballs, generously provided by international sports equipment provider Mitre. ...read more

Carnegie

Glenn Hoddle Academy Kicks Off Talent Search

The Glenn Hoddle Academy is giving 60 young players from professional football clubs in the UK a second chance to make it into top-flight football at the first of its Academy trials, held in Cobham, London this week. ...read more