He will work with all technical areas of the football department to achieve the highest standards of performance.

Jason was previously Director of Football at Southampton and before that Academy Director at Manchester City. As a player he won the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1995.

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The England international joined United in summer 2022, scoring two goals on her debut against Reading at Leigh Sports Village.

Maya has gone on to make 59 appearances for us, scoring three goals to date, and was
a key part of the team’s record-breaking 2022/23 season: finishing second in the WSL,
securing Champions League qualification for the first time, and reaching a maiden FA Cup final.

Last Sunday, Maya’s notable performance in our FA Cup semi-final helped create history
for the team with victory over Chelsea, securing a second consecutive FA Cup final.

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“It’s very sad for the British football culture, but also I think it was inevitable,” said Ten Hag.

“No-one can do anything for it, it’s due to the overload in the schedule, and that’s dictated by FIFA, UEFA, and also England is part of UEFA.

“We are a big competition, we have a big influence and a big impact on FIFA and UEFA, but there are so many other countries and they are making the football schedule.

“You see there is so much overload on the players. We talk [about] this issue so often and it has to stop somewhere.

“As I said, I feel really sorry, really sad for the clubs in English football, but for top players, this is a measure of what can make some space in the schedule.”

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Academy staff have dedicated two years to the development of the programme which will see more than 200 former players remain actively engaged with the Academy and receive formal access to support, help and advice. 

A range of events will be held throughout the year under the slogan ‘United Once, United Forever’. The initiative seeks to significantly increase communication with former Academy players, offering access to informal education and workshops on personal development and life skills, further education and qualifications, support in finding new playing and post-playing career opportunities and wide-ranging wellbeing support.

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Now, the Brazilian is looking ahead to the cup semi-final against Coventry City, at Wembley.

Antony knows the importance of the occasion, having played in two of our three visits to the national stadium last season, and isn’t taking the opposition for granted as we seek to reach a second consecutive final.

“Playing in a semi-final in such a historic stadium is really important,” he said.

“Even though they are in the Championship, we have to respect them as they didn’t reach an FA Cup semi-final by chance.

“I’m looking forward to the game and how good it will be, we’ll study the opposition to be prepared to meet our objective.

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