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The Premier League says it wants to reach agreement with the EFL over a new funding deal “as soon as possible”.
A 10-year offer, that would mean the doubling of solidarity payments to the 72 EFL clubs, was presented to them last week.
After years of stalemate over the level of support the Premier League provides to the rest of the football pyramid, England’s top-flight clubs agreed on a deal
West Ham have made a disappointing start to the Championship season following relegation from the Premier League. After squandering a two-goal lead in their opening draw against Burnley, the Hammers lost 2-1 at home to Charlton on Saturday.
McLean: “I look at West Ham and think last season they were relegated because they weren’t good enough. They have come into the Championship, they almost need to hit rock bottom. I
Having just been promoted from the National League South, Bromley finished 14th in the National League in the 2015-16 season.
That same year, Leicester City were upsetting the odds with their famous Premier League title win.
Such has been the rise of Andy Woodman’s Bromley, they can expect plenty more comparisons like that this season and, such has been the Foxes’ fall from grace, they will get similar.
While the
Bolton won on their return to the Championship, but how can they compete with their big-spending rivals?
Listen to the newest episode of the 72+ podcast as Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Bolton manager Steven Schumacher to break down the opening weekend of league fixtures in the EFL.
The panel also discuss Will Lankshear’s dream start at Middlesbrough, how Southampton will deal with being pantomime villains after
Espanyol sporting director Monchi believes Spanish clubs should be paying closer attention to England’s Championship, describing it as one of football’s “least understood” competitions and an increasingly attractive source of talent.
The former goalkeeper has returned to his native Spain after two years as president of football operations at Aston Villa, having previously held sporting director roles at Sevilla and Roma.
Barcelona-based Espanyol, who finished 11th in La Liga
Engels is West Ham’s fourth summer signing after the recruitment of Venezuela midfielder Keiber Lamadrid, Dutch defender Joel Veltman and Israel winger Manor Solomon.
West Ham director of player recruitment Nils Koppen told the club website:, external “Arne is a player we have been tracking for some time as a key target.
“For a player who is still very young with his best years in front of him, he
There is no uniform approach to youth development among Premier League clubs.
International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) figures for 2025-26 show club-trained players accounted for 16.2% of Manchester City‘s Premier League minutes, followed by Chelsea on 15.5% and Brighton on 12.5%.
CIES defines a club-trained player as someone registered with their current club for at least three full seasons, or 36 months, between the ages of 15 and
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West Ham are expecting David Sullivan to attend Saturday’s Carabao Cup first-round tie against Portsmouth despite him being advised to stay away from home matches at London Stadium.
Sullivan, 77, resigned from his position as co-chair of West Ham in June after a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and The Times revealed that seven women have accused Sullivan of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour.
He has categorically denied the allegations.
