Welcome back to Life in Sport — Season 2 kicks off with Matt Shepherd, Player Care Manager at Tottenham Hotspur Women’s Academy. In this powerful conversation, Matt opens up about what Player Care really means, why it's essential in modern football, and how the role has evolved to support players as people first — not just athletes.

We discuss:

What Player Care actually involves day to day

The human side of elite football

How clubs can better support youth and academy players Building identity and resilience beyond the pitch

Lessons that apply far beyond sport

Whether you're involved in football, leadership, education, or just passionate about the people behind performance — this episode has something for you. 🔔

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After a long time without an upload T comes to talk by himself addressing some changes made to the LIS Podcast as well as some other chit chat about the podcast and life in this shorter episode.

In todays episode T is joined by the one and only James Cox the founder of Work in Football, who is a former Performance Analyst who then transitioned into Player Care at Portsmouth FC. We discuss his journey through football as he gives us his insight on how to break into the ultra competitive industry and how through Work in Football he is helping the next generation! Like, Subscribe and Comment! Big Love People!

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