How Premier League Futures programme is helping former academy prospects | Soccer
By: Ed Aarons | Published: 2026-07-28 07:00:31 | Source: www.theguardian.com
“Within six months of being the captain at West Ham and playing in the Youth Cup, I was delivery driving at Domino’s,” says Iyiola Adebayo.
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Adebayo had joined at eight the academy that produced Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole and Declan Rice and the defensive midfielder from Tilbury was tipped to follow in their footsteps when awarded a scholarship before anyone else in his age group. However, a…
