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Birmingham City to host Barcelona in pre-season
6 May 2026 Off

Birmingham City to host Barcelona in pre-season

By Total Football News

Birmingham City are set to host European giants Barcelona this summer as part of the Spanish club’s pre-season schedule.

Hansi Flick’s side will be based at St George’s Park, England’s national training centre, for approximately two weeks, with their arrival scheduled for 27 July.

They are also expected to play two additional friendlies, one in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and another in Morocco, after departing England.

The exact date of

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Championship fixtures 2025-26: Wrexham at Southampton, Birmingham City host Ipswich Town on first weekend
26 June 2025 Off

Championship fixtures 2025-26: Wrexham at Southampton, Birmingham City host Ipswich Town on first weekend

By Total Football News

Wrexham’s first second-tier match for 43 years will be at Southampton on Saturday, 9 August – a day after Birmingham City open the Championship season by hosting Ipswich Town.

Leicester City’s return to the second tier begins at home against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, 10 August.

League One play-off final winners Charlton Athletic mark their return to the Championship after a five-year absence with a home game against a Watford

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Premier League 2025-26 fixtures: Liverpool host Bournemouth, Manchester United face Arsenal on opening weekend
18 June 2025 Off

Premier League 2025-26 fixtures: Liverpool host Bournemouth, Manchester United face Arsenal on opening weekend

By Total Football News

The devil can sometimes be in the detail with a set of fixtures.

For instance, how will England boss Thomas Tuchel feel when he realises Liverpool must play Arsenal at home, Chelsea away and then old rivals Manchester City away from home immediately before the international windows in September, October and November.

The Premier League confirmed within their fixtures announcement that, with nine teams in Europe – and six in

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EFL Preview: Burnley host Sunderland before Yorkshire rivals meet
17 January 2025 Off

EFL Preview: Burnley host Sunderland before Yorkshire rivals meet

By Total Football News

Attention turns to the foot of the table on Saturday lunchtime (12:30 GMT) when three of the bottom four are in action.

Cardiff host Swansea in the south Wales derby, having climbed out of the drop zone courtesy of Tuesday’s draw against Watford, who equalised late on.

Although the Bluebirds have squandered leads lately, they are unbeaten in their past five matches in all competitions.

Boss Omer Riza said of

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Gary Lineker: BBC Match of the Day host to leave at end of season
11 November 2024 Off

Gary Lineker: BBC Match of the Day host to leave at end of season

By Total Football News

The Premier League season ends in May 2025.

The news comes after Lineker entered negotiations with the BBC over a new contract in October.

Lineker told Esquire magazine in August, in an interview published this month, that he accepts he will “have to slow down at some point”.

The broadcaster has hosted the BBC’s flagship football show Match of the Day since 1999.

The 63-year-old is one of the corporation’s

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