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The alumni project: How the Academy looks after former players

Ranging from simple text messages to help securing university places, Liverpool FC's Academy has exhaustive measures in place to support its former players.

Known as the 'alumni project', the scheme is designed to track and support those who have been part of the Kirkby set-up and departed in years gone by.

It has been led by Phil Roscoe for the past six months under his responsibility as head of player care.

The veteran Academy staffer has studied ways alumni programmes work at American high schools and colleges to help put first-class structures in place regarding the prosperity of ex-Liverpool youngsters.