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Fri, 23rd Sep 16

Staff personal profile: Michael Koopowitz

One of the new members of our performance faculty is actually a returner. Michael Koopowitz first arrived to Loughborough as a player of the Nike Academy, stayed as a Loughborough student, and played football and futsal for the University. He now comes back to work at the International Futsal Academy and Loughborough Futsal Club’s FA Futsal Super… View Article
Fri, 23rd Sep 16

Loughborough Academy 10 – 4 Tranmere Rovers

Loughborough Academy faced Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of the FA National League Two on Sunday at Loughborough University. Despite an open first half with both teams creating chances and having even possession, Damon Shaw’s Tranmere Rovers went into the half time break with a 4-1 lead. However Loughborough Academy, comprised of young players… View Article
Tue, 13th Sep 16

Juanan, Loughborough and The IFA in the Spanish press

Canarian newspaper El Dia reported today both in their online and printed editions the imminent arrival to Loughborough of Head Coach Juanan Garcia. Juanan flies today to join the International Futsal Academy and lead the Loughborough Futsal Club Super League team. If your Spanish is up to scratch, you can read about it here  
Mon, 12th Sep 16

Loughborough Uni remains the Higher Education choice of GB’s best athletes

In a report published by The Independent, Loughborough University has been named the higher education institution that produced the most Olympic athletes at the Rio 2016 games. Loughborough, a constant in international sports competitions, was home for 10 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze Rio medal-winning athletes, and would have finished 17th in the overall medal table if it… View Article
Sat, 10th Sep 16

Staff personal profile: Marc Forrest

One of the constants of the IFA in the last few years, Marc Forrest leads the Development group of the Academy and the National League 2 team, aiming to impulse our players to higher levels, whilst he continues his own development completing his degree in Sport Science and Coaching. Full name: Marc David Forrest Position: Development… View Article
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Tue, 13th Jun 17

How the youngest team in the National Leagues qualified to the FA Futsal Cup Finals

Loughborough Academy, the team that serves as competition programme for International Futsal Academy players, are making history after becoming the first ever Development squad to reach the FA Futsal Cup finals.  And they did it in style, after beating one of the powerhouses in the FA Futsal Super League, Genesis Futsal Club. If you haven’t watched the game… View Article
Wed, 24th May 17

Loughborough Students miss on a second consecutive BUCS gold

Loughborough Students Futsal Club BUCS 1s, including many IFA players and coaches, travelled down to the Copper Box Arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park on the 10th May to play Cardiff University in the BUCS Final, with hopes of making history in a fantastic sporting arena which hosted events such as Handball in the Olympics… View Article