The FA promoted the highest-ranking black match official in English soccer, Sam Allison, to referee in the Championship. He was outstanding in Leagues One and Two the previous year. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited, or PGMOL, should announce Allison in that role on Wednesday. PGMOL is the organization that coordinates and assigns referees and […]

While the English Premier League attracts most of the attention in the United States, England's second tier — the EFL Championship is a riveting competition and arguably more entertaining due to the attacking, open-ended to and fro in the games that resemble what the Premier League used to be like before the top four became too […]

The action continues to come thick and fast in the Championship with another five matches taking place on Wednesday. Promotion-chasing Middlesbrough welcome Bolton Wanderers to the Riverside Stadium aiming to return to winning ways after picking up just one point in their last two games. Boro drew 0-0 against Leeds United before falling 1-0 at […]

Given Leicester City were the winners of English football’s Championship in the 2013-14 season, the second tier, while always an absorbing and enthralling sideshow to the Premier League, has been viewed with an added degree of scrutiny this term. After all, with the top flight set be enriched by a money-spinning television deal this summer, […]

QPR will start life outside of the Premier League with a short trip across London to Charlton. Chris Ramsey has been tasked with restoring Rangers' top-flight status and he will start his bid to do so at The Valley on August 8. The other sides relegated from the Premier League, Burnley and Hull, start away […]

As far as supporting acts go, the Championship is just about as good as it gets. English soccer’s second tier is ferociously competitive, home to a host of upcoming young players and bristling with sides beset on making it to the promised land of the top flight and all the riches that accompany it. The […]

After getting 58% of the predictions correct last weekend, I feel I deserve another shot at attempting to predict the outcome of this weekend’s Championship fixtures! All times Eastern. TV/Internet times listed for US readers/viewers. Programming note: For viewers in the United States, select Championship games are available exclusively on beIN SPORT and DishWorld. Even […]

Congratulations everyone, we have survived the international break. Now it’s time to turn our attention back to the bread and butter of the league. We have now reached gameweek 12 of the SkyBet Championship and here are my predictions for the weekend in what is one of the hardest leagues in the world to predict. […]

As part of our summary of some of the deals that have been made in the Championship so far here are some of the players that have bought in the Championship from Cardiff to Doncaster. Cardiff City Don Cowie (Watford) –Free Transfer Craig Conway (Dundee United) – Free transfer Andrew Taylor (Middlesbrough) –Free Transfer Robert […]

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ChampionshipTalk will be doing a series of articles in the next few weeks looking at the relationship between football fans and the clubs they support. Looking at the impact of the contrast between the economic downturn and the increasing costs of running a football club this series will aim to provide a balanced review of […]

For anyone who has watched an episode of The Football League Show on the BBC, you'll definitely get a kick out of the above video which lampoons the show and the hosts. Even if you haven't seen the show before, you'll probably get a few chuckles out of it. Tip of the hat to Il […]

It's difficult to argue too much with Newcastle's recent decision to appoint Chris Hughton as their permanent manager. After all, Newcastle are two points clear at the top of the table, averaging two points per game and are undefeated at home. Yet if I was a Newcastle fan I would have deep concerns about the […]

Newcastle and Middlesbrough entered the Championship from the wrong direction yet still boasted two of the most talented squads in the history of the division. With Newcastle's off-field dramas threatening to do serious damage, many expected Middlesbrough, with their more settled structure, to prosper. Newcastle were always likely to lose the likes of Owen and […]

Things at the Riverside Stadium were always going to be overshadowed somewhat by events further north at St James Park. While the Toon are still figuring out who is going to be in charge at the start of next season Gareth Southgate has quietly gone about his business. Life for a newly relegated club will […]