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EFL Championship: Wayne Rooney's Derby County face relegation after points deduction
A further three-point deduction, which is suspended, will take effect if the club does not comply with the terms of a budget agreement for the rest of the 2021/22 season
Wayne Rooney's Derby County deducted 12 points after entering administration
Derby, twice English champions, had signalled their intention to appoint administrators last week, citing a failure to identify new owners and the continued financial impact of the coronavirus.
English football clubs to stage three-day social media boycott in protest against online racial abuse of players
The blackout, encompassing England's governing Football Association, clubs in the Premier League, English Football League and Women's Super League, will begin at 14.00 GMT on Friday, 30 April and run until 22.59 GMT on Monday, 3 May.
English Football League secures $160M in funding for Championship clubs amid coronavirus-led financial crisis
The 24 Championship clubs have lost around $200 million in gate receipts as well as other matchday revenue streams.
EFL Chief Executive Trevor Birch warns of potential suspension in event of further breaches of COVID-19 protocol
Elite sport has been allowed to continue despite a fresh national lockdown designed to slow down the rate of Covid-19 infections.
Millwall 'dismayed and saddened' after fans boo players for taking knee in support of Black Lives Matter
After issuing no statement in the wake of Saturday's game against Derby, Millwall stopped short on Sunday of directly condemning its own supporters, or mentioning what specifically happened. It was the team's first game with fans since February due to the pandemic.
Premier League, English Football League agree COVID-19 rescue package worth £250 million
The Premier League will provide a further financial commitment to help the EFL secure a £200-million loan facility for clubs in the second-tier Championship.
Premier League, English FA, EFL agree points-based system for signing players from Europe after Brexit
Players from EU countries who want to play in the Premier League or EFL will be required to gain a governing body endorsement.
Premier League 'can't give blank cheque' to lower-league clubs, says CEO Richard Masters
Premier League is in negotiations with the EFL over a financial package to ensure no sides go out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic, though an agreement has yet to be reached.
Abu Dhabi royal family member very close to buying English football club Derby
Derby said a deal “in principle” has been reached with Derventio Holdings Limited, which is controlled by Sheikh Khaled Zayed Bin Saquer Zayed Al Nayhan. He is the cousin of the owner of Manchester City, Sheikh Mansour.
Lower-division football clubs reject Premier League's 50 million pounds bailout package
A package of loans and grants was offered to clubs in tiers three and four, which are struggling without matchday income due to coronavirus.
Premier League: Clubs unanimously reject Liverpool and Manchester United-backed ‘Project Big Picture’
The plan — known as Project Big Picture — was criticised by the government and Premier League leadership ahead of Wednesday's video call between clubs.
What is English football's 'Project Big Picture' and who stands to benefit from proposed reforms?
"Project Big Picture" has been labelled a "power grab" by the Premier League's biggest and wealthiest clubs, taking advantage of the dire financial position of the English Football League (EFL)
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says 'smaller clubs will die' without urgent action to safeguard lower leagues
The controversial "Project Big Picture" plan put forward by Liverpool and Manchester United has been branded a power grab for attempting to change voting structures in the Premier League in favour of the "big six" clubs, also including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham.
Premier League slams Project Big Picture, the radical revamp plan backed by Liverpool, Manchester United
Among the proposals being considered are a reduction in the Premier League from 20 to 18 teams, the abolition of the League Cup and the Community Shield and greater voting power for 'big six' clubs.
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.
League Cup: Tottenham's fixture against Leyton Orient postponed after string of COVID-19 cases at League Two club
Just two hours before Jose Mourinho's side were due to play the third-round match at the Breyer Group Stadium, the English Football League announced it had been postponed.
EFL League One, League Two clubs vote in favour of salary caps, to be introduced with immediate effect
The cap will be set at $3.2 million in League One, the third tier, and $1.9 million in League Two and has been introduced with immediate effect, the EFL said.
Premier League, Football League and PFA launch initiative to increase number of BAME coaches in English football
Sterling’s comments are backed up by figures which show only six head coaches in England’s 92 clubs are from the BAME community. More than a quarter of players in the Premier League are either black or mixed race.
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.