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2025–26 League Two Playoffs: Fixtures, Dates, Teams in Contention

Four teams go head-to-head battling for one coveted promotion spot.

Sports Illustrated

Strictly Come Dancing has its 2025 finalists – but who will win the Glitterball trophy?

This year’s champion will be crowned in Saturday’s grand final, the last ever live episode to be hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

The Independent UK

Bullying in the NHS results from a systemic problem

Letter: Until you create an environment where staff have access to all the necessary resources to do their job, you will not fix bullying, writes an anonymous former NHS worker

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2025–26 FA Cup Third Round: Full List of Matches, Schedule

The FA Cup third round drawn has pitted eight Premier League teams against one another, but there was no blockbuster tie on offer when the 64 balls were drawn.

Sports Illustrated

La Voix says Strictly was ‘the most extraordinary experience’ of their life

Injury forced the drag artist to withdraw totally from the BBC dancing programme.

Evening Standard

From a ban on long hair to fever threat: Argentina never ease into a World Cup

In today’s Football Daily: Taking the temperature of La Albiceleste

The Guardian - UK

When is the FA Cup draw? Start time, second-round ball numbers and how to watch on TV

The oldest cup competition in football returns for the first round proper with 32 non-league teams dreaming of a magical run

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‘I didn’t want to go in for the next three days after we got beaten 8-0 by Newcastle, I just wanted to hide under my bed’ James McAtee opens up on his Sheffield United loan spells

The midfielder spent two seasons on loan at the Bramall Lane side

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The Longest Penalty Shootouts Ever

Penalty shootouts are already nerve-wracking, but the tension in these marathon contests must have been almost unbearable.

Sports Illustrated

It can get worse: Blackpool’s latest defeat recalls Mick McCarthy meme

Blackpool had high hopes in August under Steve Bruce but, now managerless, are second bottom of League One after losing at Stockport

The Guardian - UK

Blackpool sack Steve Bruce after one year in charge of League One club

Blackpool have sacked Steve Bruce after a poor start to the League One season, a year after the veteran manager took over at Bloomfield Road

The Guardian - UK

Every Ballon d'Or Winner from England

Only a handful of English players have won the Ballon d'Or since the award’s inception in 1956.

Sports Illustrated

Which football teams have met in fixtures at the most different home grounds?

Plus: offside goalkeepers, long-distance English away-days and the Charity Shield curse

The Guardian - UK

Football fan jailed for five years after fatal pub fight

Jake Balmforth punched Tony Johnson during trouble after Blackpool played Burnley in 2023.

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The Guardian - UK

McClean sparks Wrexham victory at Blackpool to boost promotion dream

James McClean and Ollie Rathbone scored for Wrexham in a 2-1 League One win at Blackpool that boosted their hopes of promotion to the Championship

Sports Illustrated

Wrexham Standings: EFL League One Table After 44 Games

Wrexham's massive 2–1 victory over Blackpool puts the Red Dragons back in second place in the EFL League One standings.

The Guardian - UK

Leeds on verge of promotion after 6-0 win over Stoke in Championship: football – as it happened

Clockwatch: Leeds United all but confirmed their return the top flight, while four of the Championship’s bottom five sides won on a day Morecambe’s exit from the Football League was confirmed

The National (Scotland)

It is 'ridiculous' to say Neil Critchley must beat Aberdeen or face Hearts sack

There is a narrative that Neil Critchley must beat Aberdeen at Hampden today to save his job at Hearts, but a Tynecastle favourite thinks that is…

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Sports Illustrated

When Can Wrexham Get Promoted to EFL Championship?

Wrexham can get promoted to the EFL Championship as early as Monday, Apr. 21, if a few results go their way.

The Guardian - UK

George Robledo: Newcastle great with a record beyond Salah and Henry

Born in Chile, shaped by poverty and hard graft, the prolific inside-forward holds a scoring record unbroken to this day

FourFourTwo

‘I joined Salford, initially on loan, from Derby U21s – I may be the only manager who’s ever gone out on loan! I loved the history and where the club came from’: Football League boss recalls bizarre managerial move in 2021

Salford City bizarrely signed a manager on loan in 2021 as they attempted to turn their League Two fortunes around

The Guardian - UK

Preston and Burnley’s FA Cup clash evokes memories of a golden age

Two founder Football League members reconvene in the fifth round on Saturday, adding to a long history of Cup rivalry

The National (Scotland)

A summary of Barry Ferguson's managerial career amid Rangers appointment

Barry Ferguson is Rangers' interim manager - but when was his last job in football?

USA Today Sports Media Group

The most riveting finals in FA Cup history

The FA Cup, the world's oldest national football competition, has given fans decades of entertainment with countless unforgettable finals - since its inception in 1871. At the time of writing (January 23, 2025), the current campaign is hurtling ...

The Guardian - UK

Have any father-son combos scored against other father-son combos?

Plus: dramatic downturns in form, non-football athletes wearing crests on their kit (2) and much more

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