Football stars in academy ‘fraud’

A former Wales star took part in a £5m football academy fraud involving apprenticeships for stars of the future at clubs across the country, a court heard today. Mark Aizlewood, 56, who won 39 caps between 1986 and 1994, is said to have claimed payments from further education colleges in his role as director of Luis Michael Training Ltd (LM Training). LM Training, which went ceased trading in 2011, claimed to provide young people with football-based apprenticeship schemes at 80…