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Sporting Gijon’s defensive structure is the backbone of their promotion push back into La Liga – Anantaajith Raghuraman explains how it works.

Fintan O’Reilly profiles 3x MLS Sporting Directors who are carving out their own recruitment pathways.

And Beth Limb is in Northern Ireland, scouting Glentoran’s academy – she has three potential future stars to remember.

That’s it for now – we’ll be back later with some pieces from the TFA archives.

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