A famous Liverpool and England name is on the Anfield club's new role of
academy youngsters with Thomas Ince following in his father's footsteps.
Ince junior, 16, has been taken on by the club as a first-year academy
trainee, but unlike his father, Paul, who was an England captain as a
midfielder, Thomas is a striker.
Paul, 40, is now manager of MK Dons and took them to promotion from League
Two this season, after previously taking charge of Macclesfield when his
playing career came to an end. Paul played for West Ham and Manchester
United before moving to Internazionale, and cited the fact that he wanted
Thomas to attend school in England as the reason for his return from Italy
to join Liverpool in 1997.
Thomas has worked his way successfully through the Liverpool's schoolboy
teams to the point that he has now started his career as a professional.
Elsewhere, Marcelino Garcia announced he was quitting as coach of Racing
Santander yesterday, days after leading La Liga side to their first Uefa Cup
berth.
"Two months ago I met with the president and told him of my decision as I
wanted to look for the chance of coaching a bigger club which would have a
chance of doing well in bigger competitions," Marcelino told a news
conference.
"We achieved more than we expected and it was a great experience but maybe
things wouldn't have gone so well if I had stayed for another season."
Marcelino has been linked with the post of Valencia coach, but the
42-year-old said it was not clear where he would be working next season.
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