Football League Championship

Sir Elton John keeps a low profile as he ditches trademark glasses and sits with Ed Sheeran and his kids Zachary, eight, and Elijah, six to watch beloved Watford take on Ipswich Town

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Sir Elton John was spotted sitting with Ed Sheeran and his two sons Zachary, eight, and Elijah, six, to watch Watford take on Ipswich Town on Tuesday. The singer, 76, has long held a deep devotion to Watford FC, having become the club’s chairman in 1976 and taken on the title of Honorary Life President. And in … Read more

Derby owner Mel Morris claims he has put the in-debt Rams into administration to attract buyers

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Derby owner Mel Morris claims he has put the in-debt Championship club into administration because their financial plight is putting buyers off Derby owner Mel Morris has taken criticism for putting them into administration Morris has claimed that would-be buyers have been put off by their £50m debts Rams manager Wayne Rooney is one of … Read more

Derby owner Morris writing off £100million loans as administrators reveal expressions of interest

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Derby owner Mel Morris is writing off £100m of loans as administrators reveal they have received ‘seven or eight credible expressions of interest’ in the Championship club Derby County owner Mel Morris is writing off soft loans of £100million  Administrators have received ‘seven or eight credible expressions of interest’  Some potential bidders are UK-based and … Read more

Cardiff academy manager James McCarthy leaves the club six months amid bullying claims

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Cardiff academy manager James McCarthy leaves the club six months after he was suspended amid probe into bullying claims and two years after ex-Under 18 coach Craig Bellamy stood down Cardiff’s academy manager James McCarthy has left the club It comes six months after he was suspended amid an investigation into bullying Allegations of bullying … Read more

Premier League and Championship clubs invited to trial safe standing areas from January 1

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BREAKING NEWS: Select Premier League and Championship football clubs will be allowed to have safe-standing areas from January for the first time since standing was banned in 1994 Premier League and Championship clubs have been invited to trial safe standing Persistent standing in stadia has been banned in English football since 1994  Safe standing was … Read more

Swansea suffer setback in pursuit of MK Dons boss Russell Martin

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Swansea suffer setback in pursuit of Russell Martin as MK Dons boss rejects their advances, but Championship side still hope they can convince him to move with new season looming Russell Martin set to stay at MK Dons after turning down approach from Swansea Swans are hunting for new boss following departure of Steve Cooper … Read more

Wayne Rooney faces MORE scrutiny as it emerges he injured one of his OWN Derby players

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Wayne Rooney faces further scrutiny at Derby County after he reportedly injured one of his own players during a training session. Derby boss Rooney, 35, is understood to have tackled midfielder Jason Knight in a practice game, and the fallout leaves his first-team star now facing up to 12 weeks on the treatment table. The Telegraph have … Read more

Bristol City teenager scores against his own club after Portsmouth borrowed him for their friendly

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Can we have our player back? Bristol City lend short-handed Portsmouth Marlee Francois for their pre-season friendly against each other… before Aussie youngster comes on and EQUALISES against his own club Bristol City loaned Marlee Francois to Portsmouth for their friendly on Tuesday The 18-year-old was allowed to play for Pompey with the visitors low … Read more

Everton are nearing the signing of Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic on a free transfer

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Everton are nearing the signing of Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic on a free transfer – with former Chelsea man set to provide cover for current No 1 Jordan Pickford Begovic underwent a medical on Saturday after being allowed to talk to Everton The 34-year-old will provide competition for Pickford after Robin Olsen left  Cherries star … Read more

Billy McKinlay returns to David Moyes’ coaching setup at West Ham following two-year spell at Stoke

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Billy McKinlay returns to David Moyes’ coaching setup at West Ham on a three-year deal after bringing the curtain down on his two-year spell at Stoke City where he worked as Michael O’Neill’s assistant manager Billy McKinlay has returned to West Ham to re-join David Moyes’ coaching team McKinlay spent seven months with Moyes during … Read more

Barnsley appoint Markus Schopp as their new head coach on a three-year deal

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Barnsley appoint Markus Schopp as their new head coach on a three-year deal… with former Austria star taking the reins from Valerien Ismael after successful spell with TSV Hartberg  Markus Schopp has been officially unveiled as the new Barnsley head coach  The Austrian manager has penned a three-year deal to take charge at Oakwell  Schopp … Read more

Scott Parker ‘to leave Fulham in the next 48 hours before joining Bournemouth’ as manager

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Scott Parker ‘to leave Fulham in the next 48 hours before joining Bournemouth’ as manager to replace Jonathan Woodgate who is out of contract at the Vitality Stadium Scott Parker is all but certain to leave Fulham as he prepares for exit Parker set to take over from Jonathan Woodgate at Bournemouth this week  Woodgate … Read more

Wayne Rooney ready to walk away from Derby if they relegated to League One

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Wayne Rooney ready to walk away from Derby if they are handed retrospective points deduction and relegated to League One – as crisis-hit club hit a new low and face starting pre-season with just NINE players Rooney is ready to walk away from Derby if they are relegated to League One The Rams could be … Read more