Championship

Championship playoff final: Brentford and Swansea want more finals at Wembley

The match will be played in front of a maximum crowd of 10,000 spectators because of COVID-19 regulations, compared to the 21,000 allowed in Leicester's FA Cup final win over Chelsea at the home of English football earlier this month.

Wayne Rooney calls time on playing career to focus on full-time role as Derby manager

In accepting the manager's role, Derby said the iconic forward had "elected to call time on his illustrious playing career to fully focus on his job".

Milwall fans boo as players take knee during Championship game in support of fight against racism

Players at Premier League and English Football League games have been taking a knee since football restarted in June following the coronavirus shutdown.

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano calls for Premier League B teams as part of EFL revamp

Soriano suggested following the Spanish model of having B teams in the lower leagues to aid the development of players and halt the number of young English players moving to Germany for more first-team opportunities.

Championship club Barnsley defender Bambo Diaby handed two-year doping ban

The 22-year-old returned a urine sample last November that was found to contain higenamine, a natural stimulant that is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA's) list of banned substances.

Championship playoff final: Fulham beat Brentford to secure Premier League promotion after one season away

Brentford, who boasted a 59-goal strike force in Said Benrahma, Bryan Mbeumo and Ollie Watkins, were kept in check in the most important match of the season.

EFL Championship: The capacity of players made the difference, says Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa after title win

Leeds secured promotion on Friday after second-placed West Bromwich Albion’s loss at Huddersfield Town before being confirmed as champions with Brentford’s defeat by Stoke City.

EFL announces eight new positive COVID-19 tests from Championship clubs ahead of league's resumption

In a statement the EFL said 2,213 players and club staff from the 24 second-tier clubs had been tested in the past week.

EFL Championship: Pep Clotet to step down as Birmingham City manager after completion of ongoing season

Spaniard Clotet was named head coach on a permanent basis in December following his six-month stint as caretaker manager at St Andrew’s Stadium.

Coronavirus Outbreak: British government keen on Premier League resuming in June

In a statement, Dowden says football authorities need to finalize their plans before government approval will be given for the Premier League to start up again.