Tag: EFL

EFL fight a ‘credible threat’ to future of Sheff Wed
20 March 2026 Off

EFL fight a ‘credible threat’ to future of Sheff Wed

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday fans feel that every time there is some hope, there is another sledgehammer just around the corner.

Silverwood says that the Trust does not expect the slate to be wiped clean, but there needs to be some “common sense”.

“Minus 15, a transfer fee restriction, and the significant wage cap, both annually and weekly, is excessive and punitive,” Silverwood said.

“Everybody accepts that Sheffield Wednesday will come out

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Sam Parkin’s EFL takeaways, from Southampton to Walsall
18 March 2026 Off

Sam Parkin’s EFL takeaways, from Southampton to Walsall

By Total Football News

Southampton posted a statement win at Coventry, beating the league leaders in their own backyard and are now unbeaten in 10 matches and bearing down on the play-off positions. And manager Tonda Eckert’s tactical flexibility has been a key feature of that run.

Parkin: “I have seen Southampton a few times in recent weeks and I am not overly surprised that they went to Coventry and got something, as they

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Championship: Managers react to the EFL extending the Championship play-offs
5 March 2026 Off

Championship: Managers react to the EFL extending the Championship play-offs

By Total Football News

Neil Warnock is the play-offs’ most successful manager since they were first introduced in 1987, winning four promotions and thinks it will encourage more teams who may have previously thought their season was over.

“I thought it was a bad thing when it first came in but it turned into a good thing – certainly for me anyway. I finished in every position and got promotion so I don’t think

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Championship play-offs: EFL clubs vote in favour of six-team play-off
5 March 2026 Off

Championship play-offs: EFL clubs vote in favour of six-team play-off

By Total Football News

EFL clubs have voted in favour of expanding the Championship play-offs from four to six teams.

The new system is similar to the format used in the National League and will be introduced for the 2026-27 season.

It means teams finishing from third to eighth will compete for promotion to the Premier League.

Clubs finishing third and fourth will progress directly to the semi-final, while a one-legged quarter final will

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What is the worst EFL kit of all time?
27 February 2026 Off

What is the worst EFL kit of all time?

By Total Football News

You might not hear the old terrace refrain of ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ as often as you used to, but it still has a better ring than ‘the shirt’s not fit for you to wear’.

Championship leaders Coventry City launched a new collection on Friday, proudly taking inspiration from a kit widely dubbed the ‘Worst of All Time’.

A take on the club’s infamous brown change strip

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EFL: Rainbow ball returns to EFL as part of anti-homophobia campaign
20 February 2026 Off

EFL: Rainbow ball returns to EFL as part of anti-homophobia campaign

By Total Football News

Puma’s Rainbow ball will return to the English Football League as part of an on-going campaign against discrimination and homophobia.

The special edition rainbow ball was introduced in 2024 to mark LGBTQ+ History Month and will be used at every EFL game from 20 February until 1 March.

Manufacturers Puma will make a donation to Football v Homophobia for every goal scored with their rainbow ball across the Championship, League

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EFL five things: Rescue acts and derby delights
20 February 2026 Off

EFL five things: Rescue acts and derby delights

By Total Football News

The competitive nature of the Championship means you could probably make a case for any team from 16th place to reach the play-offs.

To do that will require a run of consistent form, you know, the kind of run Birmingham City have hit.

One defeat from their past 10 league games has Blues tucked nicely into 11th place, two points short of the top six but with a big test

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