2 h. ago How much money Leeds United have earned by securing Premier League promotion

Leeds United were promoted back to the Premier League on Monday after Sheffield United's defeat to Burnley confirmed the Whites' spot in the top flight for next season

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2 h. ago Relegated players who will be targets for Premier League clubs this summer

Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich are returning to the Championship. Which of their players deserve to stay up?Leicester were relegated at the weekend and will join Southampton in the Championship next season. Ipswich are 15 points from safety with five games to play, so it’s only a matter of time before they too are consigned to the second tier. The three sides have been extremely disappointing this season, picking up just 10 wins between them, but they have some talented players who will be targets for Premier League sides in the summer transfer window. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago St Andrew’s stardust: Birmingham eye records and Premier League push

Chris Davies’s dominant side have secured League One promotion but the club hope that is just the startOn day one in the job, as Chris Davies surveyed St Andrew’s for the first time last summer, the Birmingham City manager was struck by a damning statistic courtesy of the club historian, Malcolm McHenry: no league side had lost more matches across the previous five seasons. Birmingham were relegated to League One a month earlier after circling the drain for a while. “When you hear something like that, it’s powerful because you think: ‘Wow, there are 92 teams,’” Davies says. “Everyone has suffered so much I suppose I saw an opportunity to change that and this season we’ve won more games than any other team in the country.”Talk about a turnaround. Birmingham, runaway champions, have returned to the Championship at the first attempt and it is now 30 league wins and counting. Only Leeds have scored more goals than Birmingham this season across the top four tiers and only Arsenal, Leeds ...

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8 h. ago The cost of relegation from the Championship to League One as Cardiff City face disaster

The Bluebirds are staring down the barrel of relegation to League One after Monday's set of results

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19 h. ago Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta's classy message to Aaron Ramsey after 'brave' Cardiff City decision

The Arsenal boss spoke ahead of his side's game with Crystal Palace on Wednesday night

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20 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan holds narrow lead over Ali Carter in World Snooker Championship

O’Sullivan leads 5-4 on his return to competitionBoth players compile centuries in tight opening sessionRonnie O’Sullivan had to settle for a single-frame overnight advantage as the opening session of his World Snooker Championship first-round clash against his old foe Ali Carter failed to live up to its pre-match hype.The seven-time champion, returning to the tour for the first time since dumping his cue after losing a Championship League match in January, looked to have scrapped out a 6-3 lead to take into Wednesday afternoon’s scheduled conclusion. However, Carter dug deep after O’Sullivan missed a long red to the top corner in the final frame of the day, gradually reeling in a 51-point deficit and nervelessly clearing the colours to cut his overnight deficit to 5-4. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as Ramsey brings in new coach and Salech makes future admission

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

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23 h. ago What Cardiff City now need to happen to pull off survival miracle

The Bluebirds suffered an agonising draw against Oxford United which has left them perilously close to the drop

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24 h. ago Arsenal and Chelsea face uphill battles in Champions League – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Tom Garry and Emma Sanders to discuss the Champions League semi-finals, the Women’s Championship and the latest WSL actionOn this week’s Guardian Women’s Football Weekly, Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Tom Garry and Emma Sanders to review disappointing first-leg semi-final results for both Arsenal and Chelsea in the Champions League. They are trailing in their ties with Lyon and Barcelona respectively. But can they turn it around? The panel preview this weekend’s must-win second legs.And after teasing you for weeks, the panel take a deep dive into the Women’s Championship as we approach the final two games of what’s been a thrilling season. They also round up the very latest from the WSL. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago 'Serious assault' in basement of popular Cardiff city centre bar investigated

South Wales Police is appealing for information

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27 h. ago Leeds and Burnley return to the Premier League: Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, George Elek and Sanny Rudravajhala as Leeds and Burnley confirm their return to the Premier League over a busy Easter weekend in the EFLRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; the panel briefly summarise Nottingham Forest’s huge win over Spurs that propelled them back into the Champions League qualification spots before moving on to the Championship and Leeds and Burnley being promoted back into the Premier League. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago 'Boring' Burnley secure Premier League return as win seals Championship promotion for Leeds

Burnley and Leeds back in Premier League as Sheffield United left to rely on play-offs

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33 h. ago Ruud van Nistelrooy faces easy Leicester decision as Man Utd icon’s worst fears come true

Manchester United icon Ruud van Nistelrooy has led Leicester to an instant return to the Championship after their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed with defeat to Liverpool

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42 h. ago Burnley’s ‘boring’ label brings sweetest of rewards as Clarets secure promotion to Premier League

Burnley 2-1 Sheffield United: Clarets’ iron defence has proved the key to success as a double from captain Josh Brownhill fired them back into the top flight

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43 h. ago Brownhill’s double sinks Sheffield United and earns promotion for Burnley

When Burnley last escaped the Championship for the promised land of the Premier League, they blew a hole in the wall under Vincent Kompany. Scott Parker decided it was more sensible to chisel their way out, inch by inch, completing their route to freedom with a tense victory over Sheffield United.Amid the change of owners, managers and styles, the captain Josh Brownhill has been a mainstay throughout and it was fitting his two goals completed the painstaking job. Parker’s promotion push has been the polar opposite to Kompany’s approach. The Belgian’s all-conquering side played fast, aggressive, attacking football, whereas the current style is based on discipline and defensive organisation. Burnley have conceded 15 goals in 44 games, a record anyone would be proud of and the foundation of their success. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago BREAKING Leeds and Burnley promoted to Premier League during Championship's manic Monday

Championships sides Leeds United and Burnley are both Premier League football clubs once more after a manic matchday on Easter Monday

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44 h. ago Leeds and Burnley promoted to Premier League during Championship's manic Monday

Championships sides Leeds United and Burnley are both Premier League football clubs once more after a manic matchday on Easter Monday

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45 h. ago Aaron Ramsey press conference in full: Message to Cardiff City fans, Bellamy talks and questions on future

The Bluebirds were held to a 1-1 draw at Oxford United during Aaron Ramsey's first game in charge

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45 h. ago Cardiff City player ratings as midfielder stars and striker impresses on day of huge frustration

Here is how the Bluebirds players rated in the clash with Oxford United, which ended in a 1-1 draw

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51 h. ago Cardiff City v Oxford United LIVE: Updates as Aaron Ramsey takes charge of crucial clash

Aaron Ramsey takes charge of his first game as Bluebirds boss as they welcome Oxford United to Cardiff City Stadium

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