31 m. ago Government take action on Sheffield Wednesday crisis as Owls fans plan 'funeral march'

Sheffield Wednesday fans will step up protests against owner Dejphon Chansiri this weekend while the government has responded to concerns over the club's future

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49 h. ago John Textor teams up with football financier in push to buy Sheffield Wednesday

Working with former investment banker Keith HarrisFormer Palace shareholder Textor keen on crisis-hit clubJohn Textor has teamed up with the football financier Keith Harris in an attempt to buy Sheffield Wednesday.Harris, a former investment banker, has brokered takeovers at West Ham, Manchester City and Aston Villa, and put together a consortium to buy Everton last year, although that bid was unsuccessful. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Wout Faes fires late winner as Leicester sink Sheffield Wednesday amid protests

Martí Cifuentes has cleared his first hurdle as Leicester manager. The former QPR coach took the time to do a lap of the King Power Stadium while his players warmed up, introducing himself to the home supporters. A late header from his substitute Wout Faes ensured that those fans went home happy – but for much of a testing opening game against Henrik Pedersen’s Sheffield Wednesday, who have had to face plenty of obstacles before a ball was even kicked this season, that looked an unlikely outcome.For Wednesday, it was an achievement to even be here. Placed under a transfer embargo by the Football League because of late payments, they have only 15 senior first-teamers on the books and cancelled their final pre-season fixture, against Burnley, after the players refused to play. They and the staff were paid their outstanding July wages on Friday after solidarity payments from the Premier League came in. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Faes fires late winner as Leicester sink Sheffield Wednesday amid protests

Martí Cifuentes has cleared his first hurdle as Leicester manager. A late header from his substitute Wout Faes completed a comeback victory but for much of a testing opening game against Henrik Pedersen’s Sheffield Wednesday, who took a first-half lead amid fan protests against the club’s ownership, that looked an unlikely outcome. There will be no illusions over how difficult an immediate return to the Premier League will be for Leicester.“The Championship is a ruthless league,” said Cifuentes, who succeeded Ruud van Nistelrooy this summer. “It was a good lesson for everyone to understand that we cannot take anything for granted.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'I was at Wrexham's brutal Championship opener and something I heard concerned me'

Wrexham suffered a brutal welcome to the Championship after a late capitulation at Southampton, but one moment was more worrying for the Red Dragons than the result

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3 d. ago Man Utd duo set for loan exits as Championship crisis club eye double swoop

Championship side Sheffield Wednesday are in the grips of a major crisis ahead of their season opener against Leicester but could be helped by two signings from Manchester United

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4 d. ago Southampton vs Wrexham live: Conor Coady and Kieffer Moore start in Championship opener

Having secured back-to-back-to-back promotions from the National League the Welsh side aim to impress in the Championship

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4 d. ago Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Champions prediction, odds and betting offer

Leicester City welcome a depleted Sheffield Wednesday to the King Power as both clubs begin their new Championship campaigns

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4 d. ago Middlesbrough vs Swansea City Championship prediction, odds and betting offer

Rob Edwards begins life at Teesside with a home match at Riverside as Middlesbrough welcome Swansea City in the opening weekend of the Championship season

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4 d. ago QPR vs Preston North End Championship prediction, odds and betting offer

QPR begin life under new manager Julien Stephan as they welcome Preston North End to Loftus Road in their Championship 2025/26 season opener

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4 d. ago Hirst’s late penalty earns Ipswich draw with Birmingham in Championship opener

The last club to secure promotion from League One to the Premier League in successive seasons were ill-prepared for their sudden rise to the summit of English football; it was merely a happy accident of an excellent managerial feat. So it is no surprise that Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich are back in the Championship at the first opportunity.Should Birmingham City emulate Friday night’s opponents, they have no intentions of following the same path. Every bold statement to emerge from the club over the summer makes it abundantly clear that this period in the second tier is expected to be brief. Sights have been set high and, on the basis of this performance against opposition that took points off the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and Aston Villa last season, it is easy to see why. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Birmingham City boss Chris Davies responds to owners' demand ahead of Championship opener

Birmingham boss Chris Davies understands how difficult it is to win back to back promotions and Championship opener against Ipswich will go a long way to showing where newly-promoted side stand

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5 d. ago Crisis club Sheffield Wednesday can’t afford to think about the future

A stormy past few months has seen Wednesday hit with several EFL-imposed embargoes for financial breaches

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6 d. ago ‘The dog ate my passport’: All Blacks rookie sorts pet’s mess to rescue debut

Leroy Carter sorts shock call-up for Rugby ChampionshipCanine chewed passport he needed for Argentina tripLeroy Carter was still coming to terms with his inclusion in the All Blacks squad to play in Argentina in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship when he made the shocking discovery. “The dog ate my passport.”The utility back with the Hamilton-based Chiefs was one of four uncapped players included in Scott Robertson’s Championship squad. The phone call from Robertson informing him of his selection had come as a massive surprise. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The dog ate my passport: Family pooch dogs rookie's All Blacks call

Rookie Leroy Carter was still coming to terms with his inclusion in the All Blacks squad to play in Argentina in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship when he made the shocking discovery

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6 d. ago EFL release passionate Sheffield Wednesday statement and confirm plan for Dejphon Chansiri

Sheffield Wednesday have lurched from one crisis to another in recent seasons and are currently under various EFL-imposed embargoes for financial breaches, including late payment of wages to players and staff

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6 d. ago Former Crystal Palace owner John Textor ‘interested’ in buying Sheffield Wednesday

Textor sold his 43 per cent stake in Crystal Palace in July

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7 d. ago Sheffield Wednesday fans hit out over plans for facial recognition at Hillsborough amid club crisis

The club’s Supporters’ Trust said it has ‘serious concerns’ over the potential infringement of fans’ rights

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7 d. ago Sheffield Wednesday fans to fly plane over season opener at Leicester as protests ramp up

The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust has raised over £13,000 to fund protests against the ownership of under-fire Owls chairman Dejphon Chansiri

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7 d. ago US sports lobby Home Office for travel exemption after golf caddie refused UK entry

Criminal conviction meant Eric Larson was barredNFL teams play in UK and have been alerted to situationSports organisations in the US will press the Home Office to apply exemptions to new travel rules for American citizens entering the UK after the caddie of golfer Harris English missed out on around £130,000 by being denied access for the Scottish Open and Open Championship.The case of Eric Larson has alerted the likes of the NFL and NBA, which stage games in London, that sportspeople or staff can be prohibited from entering the UK under Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) rules if they have a criminal conviction. Larson was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 1995 for involvement in drug dealing and rebuilt his career as a caddie for several leading PGA Tour players after serving 10 years. Continue reading...

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