League

“Leeds were being dragged down to the relegation zone, and due to mismanagement were losing the quality that had pushed us up the Premier League” Lucas Radebe on Leeds United’s 2000s downfall

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Leeds United will start the 2026/27 season on the up following last year’s successful return to the Premier League. The club failed to establish themselves back in the top flight following their previous promotion in 2020, as their return from a 16-year Premier League exile ended after just three seasons, but supporters will now be … Read more

“Dougie Freedman was blocking my transfers, so I texted him that he wasn’t my manager I’d be playing for myself. Within two days I was at West Ham” Michail Antonio on dark arts that got him his Premier League move

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What’s a footballer to do when he has a great move on the table and his manager won’t let him go? It’s a position that many professional players find themselves in at some stage or another – and for Michail Antonio, it was particularly frustrating given his chairman and manager were at odds as to … Read more

Women’s Super League: Birmingham sign Chancelle Effa Effa for £100k

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Birmingham City have signed France youth international Chancelle Effa Effa from Le Havre. It is understood the Blues, who won the WSL 2 title last season, paid just over £100,000 for the 19-year-old striker. She progressed from Le Havre’s academy and made her debut for the senior team at the age of 15. Effa Effa … Read more

Quiz! Can you name every club in the Football League right now?

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It’s time for another big quiz from FourFourTwo and this one’s all about the professional game outside the Premier League. Now known officially as the EFL, the Football League is a true original. Since 1992, it has been formed of the second, third and fourth tiers of the professional game, propping up the Premier League … Read more

Women’s Super League: Gabby George completes Brighton move

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Manchester United defender Gabby George has completed a move to Brighton before the start of the Women’s Super League season. BBC Sport reported this week that Brighton would pay an undisclosed fee, believed to be six figures, for the 29-year-old. The versatile defender, who joined United in 2023, had a year remaining on her contract … Read more

Tottenham: ‘Shark’ Roberto De Zerbi hopes to drag Spurs up from the Premier League depths

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Spurs have undergone radical change over the past 12 months amid understandable fan anger, with new chief executive Vinai Venkatesham leading the organisation on behalf of the Lewis Family Trust. Venkatesham, alongside technical director Johan Lange, is leading negotiations. Lange is the only senior figure from the previous regime to remain in post. They are … Read more

Ipswich Town have returned to the Premier League as fast as they fell from it in 2025, but will they be better prepared for survival this time around? Ipswich Town 2026-27 season preview

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Compared with their promotion in 2024, Ipswich return to the Premier League stronger in some ways, but weaker in others. Pound-for-pound, the Tractor Boys should be a closer match for this level. They’ve got a stronger squad on paper, as well as the banked revenue that increases their spending capacity. However, in terms of cohesion … Read more

Champions League: Jacob Bergstrom aims to continue Mjallby fairytale against Slovan Bratislava

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Last season’s surprise title triumph made headlines around the world, mainly because of Mjallby’s remote location. The club is based in Hallevik, a coastal village in southern Sweden with fewer than 1,000 residents. As the strongest football team in Blekinge County, Mjallby attract fans from across the region, averaging home crowds of 5,000 last season. … Read more

Coventry City fought valiantly to make it back to the Premier League, but will surviving the drop prove to be an even greater task? – Coventry City 2026-27 season preview

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Championship title winners with room to spare, Coventry City are back in the Premier League after a quarter of a century away. Frank Lampard’s leadership attracted the spotlight, as the former England midfielder steered his team through an immediate response to defeat in the 2024-25 play-offs. While his first full season at the helm wasn’t … Read more

Women’s Super League: Manchester United boss Marc Skinner steps down

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Manchester United manager Marc Skinner has stepped down from his position before the start of the Women’s Super League season. The 43-year-old has been in charge of United for five years and led them to their first major trophy with victory in the Women’s FA Cup final in 2024. He helped them reach the Women’s … Read more