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This summer, they took england to theirfirst tournament final for 55 years. also in the england squad is 21—year—old reece james. he came through chelsea's academy, starting out atjust six years old. his dad nigel has been with him every step of the way. we're fortunate that it's worked for reece. from the age of 13 to 15, he had some tough times. but that's what made him the person he is today, was it hard for you as a parent going through thatjourney? yeah, it's a journey. i wouldn't like to go through it again. the vast majority of youngsters whojoin premier league academies will never ...

A professional match. parents like nigel are on a constant knife edge. is it not exhausting as a parent? it's exhausting and it's a relief if your son's successful. and if not? if not, it could be a disaster. nine years ago the premier league and the football association introduced the elite player performance plan — or eppp. academies were expanded, money was ploughed in and ambitious targets were set. the first is for the england team to at least reach the semi finals of the euro

Superstars like rashford, sancho, foden, grealish and saka. this summer — they took england to theirfirst tournament final for 55 years. also in the england squad is 21—year—old reece james. he came through chelsea's academy, starting out atjust six years old. his dad nigel has been with him every step of the way. we're fortunate that it's worked for reece. from the age of 13 to 15, he had some tough times. but that's what made him the person he is today, was it hard for you as a parent going through thatjourney? yeah, it's a journey. i wouldn't like to go through it again. the vast majo...

Sam Pierce was busy drawing away top soil from the site of a proposed seven bay slatted shed for his 63-head Hereford Cross suckler herd when we spoke last week. The original herd on the farm at Newtown, Bannow, Co Wexford was around half that number, says Sam (27). “Going back to my grand-uncle’s time, the family have always run a mixed farm enterprise with cattle, sheep and tillage. My father’s uncle William ran a pure-bred suckler Hereford herd alongside a pure-bred sheep enterprise. When my father and mother took over in 1987 they continued the beef enterprise but they dropped the s...