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Brooke House College Football Academy
The Brooke House College Football Academy is an association football academy in Market Harborough. History The Brooke House College Football Academy was formed in 2008, with eleven initial players on the course, led by manager Ben Watts. The students, who now number over 150, study at the Brooke House College during the mornings, with a focus on football in the afternoons. Initially only accepting male applicants, the college opened its footballing programme to female footballers in 2019. Though the fees for the college can be upwards of £40,000 per year, the college offers scholarships based on footballing ability. The Brooke House College FA has links to a number of other academies across the world, most notably the Pepsi Football Academy in Nigeria and the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. They also have a link with former footballer Nwankwo Kanu's academy, taking one student per year. Due to the nature of the academy's recruitment process, most of the players are unable to pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire. Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in 2020. It is the administrative headquarters of the larger Harborough District. The town was formerly at a crossroads for both road and rail; however, the A6 now bypasses the town to the east and the A14 which carries east-west traffic is to the south. Market Harborough railway station is served by East Midlands Railway services on the Midland Main Line with direct services north to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield and south to London St Pancras. Rail services to Rugby and Peterborough ended in 1966. Market Harborough was formerly part of Rockingham Forest, a royal hunting forest used by the medieval monarchs starting with William I, whose original boundaries stretched from Market Harborough through to Stamford and included Corby, Kettering, Desbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
