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English Football

/ 512 days ago

Wrexham secure Football League promotion via Mullin brace

Wrexham can finally celebrate promotion from the National League. Paul Mullin scored a delightful brace as the Red Dragons beat Boreham Wood 3-1. The result confirmed the club had won the National League title and had been automatically promoted to League 2. Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds were both in attendance to see Wrexham win […]

Business of Soccer

/ 520 days ago

Ryan Reynolds plans to cash in on Wrexham success

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds is reportedly trademarking the club's name, as well as a catchphrase. Such has been the rapid rise of the club's notoriety, the actor has filed paperwork to trademark 'Wrexham FC' and 'Wrexham FC 1864.' These will be officially registered inside both the United States and United Kingdom. Along with the team […]

EFL names Sky Sports as preferred bidder for UK rights

The EFL picked Sky Sports out of potential suitors as its preferred bidder for the UK rights in the near future. The primary competition came from DAZN, which wanted to stream every EFL match on the service. Now, Sky Sports and the EFL will go into final contract details for the rights that start with […]

Apple TV

/ 542 days ago

Apple considers bidding for Premier League and EFL rights in UK

Apple is pondering entering the race to land the Premier League and EFL rights for broadcasts in the United Kingdom. Right now, Premier League rights belong to Sky, BT Sport and Amazon. That deal started in 2022 and runs through 2025. Those three companies paid a combined $6.3 billion for the three-year deal. Now, though, […]

Premier League offers EFL $154 million/year in additional funding

The Premier League has made an offer of over $150 million per year in additional funding towards the EFL, according to Sports Pro Media. The money would go towards distribution, cost controls, calendar issues and work permits. At the same time, it may quell some of the monetary frustration between the top flight and the […]

Football League

/ 570 days ago

English Football League rights expected to double in value in UK

The English Football League looks set to soon cash in on a new media rights deal. Sportsmail is reporting that the league of professional soccer clubs in England and Wales will likely see a major boost in broadcasting rights. Sky Sports currently holds these rights in the United Kingdom from a contract worth about $142 […]

FA Cup

/ 594 days ago

FA Cup 5th Round Draw offers prospect of Wrexham vs Spurs

Drumroll, please. The FA Cup 5th Round Draw has been made, and it has conjured up some very intriguing games including the prospect of either Wrexham or Sheffield United facing Tottenham Hotspur. Six of the games in the FA Cup 4th Round ended in draws, so replays are required to determine the final teams advancing […]

National League

/ 632 days ago

Proposal for 3 Vanarama National League promotion places

The EFL is set to offer three promotional places to the National League as Chairman Rick Parry’s contribution to the financial reset plans. The Daily Mail reports the EFL acknowledges this so called ‘New Deal for Football’ citing their responsibility to assist clubs down the pyramid. Thus, an additional promotion place to the National League […]

News

/ 2687 days ago

EFL iFollow FAQ: Football League's streaming service

Our EFL iFollow FAQ breaks down a now-essential tool to keep up with a number of clubs throughout the English pyramid. With the exciting news that the English Football League (EFL) is launching an exclusive streaming platform for the 2017/18 season onwards, soccer fans around the world will finally be able to watch all of […]