EFL Chief Executive Trevor Birch warns of potential suspension in event of further breaches of COVID-19 protocol
• 4 years agoElite 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
• 4 years agoAfter 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
• 4 years agoThe 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
• 4 years agoPlayers 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
• 4 years agoPremier 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
• 4 years agoDerby 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
• 4 years agoA 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’
• 4 years agoThe 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?
• 4 years ago"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
• 4 years agoThe 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.