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Jamie Carragher's son is on course to follow his father into the world of professional football after he signed youth papers with the academy of a well-known football club.

But the bad news for Carragher senior is that his son HAS NOT signed for his Dad's beloved Liverpool .

Carragher posted a picture of his son James on to Instagram with the words, 'Proud of you son well done,' as he signed papers to join Wigan's football academy.

Carragher senior knows all about the days as an academy undergraduate, having came up through the ranks at Liverpool following a previous spell on the books of rivals Everton.

He went on to make over 500 appearances for the Reds as a one-club man, retiring in 2013 after a 17-year career which saw him win the Champions League, as well as several domestic trophies.

The former England international has since built a successful career as a pundit for Sky Sports and has gained plenty of followers due to his forthright views.

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Liverpool suffered a blow recently as the club were hit with a two-year ban on signing any players to their academy from other English Premier and football league clubs.

The ban was imposed after Liverpool were found guilty of making an illegal approach for an 11-year-old member of Stoke City's academy.

Whilst both clubs agreed the transfer, Liverpool contravened FA rules by offering an illegal inducement in the form of offering to pay for the player's private school tuition fees.

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A Premier League statement read, “The League found evidence demonstrating regular communications between representatives of the club and members of the player’s family.

"This included hosting them at Anfield for a match with expenses paid and other efforts to encourage the player, via his family, to sign for Liverpool.

"League rules strictly prohibit the offer of any inducements to encourage a move."

The club were fined £100,000 on top of the ban which will see the second year suspended for a period of three years and only activated if the club commit a similar breach of protocol.