Tag: vote

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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11 February 2026 Off

Championship play-offs: Clubs to vote on expanding play-offs from to six teams

By Total Football News

The quarter-finals, or eliminator round, would feature one-legged ties, with fifth hosting eighth and sixth at home to seventh.

In the two-legged semi-finals, third place would take on the lowest-ranked team remaining, with fourth facing the highest.

The final would still take place at Wembley at the end of May.

The change has been approved by the EFL board and the Football Association.

It requires a majority of clubs in

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26 May 2025 Off

Premier League end-of-season awards vote

By Total Football News

The 2024-25 Premier League campaign is over and, before we all switch focus to summer plans, it is time to cast your vote in our end of season awards.

Who was the best player and best young player? Who was the manager of the season? Which team caught your eye the most and who was the best signing?

The nominees were decided by a group of BBC Sport journalists and

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12 May 2025 Off

Middlesbrough fans vote for change to club crest

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough have notified the Football Association of its plans to change the club crest from next season.

The decision comes after a survey sent to 21,000 supporters came up with a 57% majority in favour of changing the design, which dates back to 2007.

Research company YouGov carried out the survey, which found 19% of supporters opposed to a new crest, which would coincide with Boro’s 150th anniversary next year.

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6 June 2024 Off

Premier League: Clubs vote to trial new spending cap system

By Total Football News

Premier League clubs have agreed to trial an alternative financial system which operates like a spending cap in the 2024-25 season.

The Squad Cost Rules (SCR) and Top to Bottom Anchoring Rules (TBA) will operate alongside the existing Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) on a “non-binding basis”.

Top-flight clubs have faced difficulties with the PSR this season, with Nottingham Forest and Everton both receiving points deductions for breaches.

Teams will

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6 June 2024 Off

Premier League vote in favour of keeping VAR

By Total Football News

It is no surprise Wolves’ proposal to get rid of VAR was rejected.

Given the Premier League was committed to paying for it, whether they used it or not, any likelihood of clubs joining Wolves was non-existent.

However, Wolves’ secondary aim was to generate a wider debate and they have achieved that aim.

No-one, whether it is clubs, match officials or the Premier League, is happy with what is happening

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20 May 2024 0

Premier League 2023-24: Vote for your player of the season and more

By Total Football News

The Premier League is done and dusted – and what a season it has been.

There was a dramatic title race and a scramble for survival, with plenty of stunning goals, video assistant referee controversy and memorable matches thrown into the mix.

But now the season is over, we want you to have your say in our end of season Premier League awards.

The nominees were decided by a group

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17 May 2024 0

Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says he would vote to scrap VAR

By Total Football News

Klopp said it has been the “most intense” week of his life as he prepares to take charge of Liverpool for the last time.

The 56-year-old German will leave the club after Liverpool’s Premier League season finale against Wolves at Anfield at Sunday.

“Saying goodbye I don’t think is ever nice but saying goodbye without feeling sad or hurt, that would just mean the time we spent together was not

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