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Arsenal v Manchester City in Community Shield and athletics gold – follow with us

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 14

A bizarre history of loans: Where did it really all begin?

In the era of Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) loans are a handy mechanism for clubs without bottomless pits of money, but how did it all start?

FourFourTwo · Jul 28

Ken Bates: Outspoken owner of Chelsea and Leeds who was loved and loathed

Ken Bates turned Chelsea from a second-tier also-rans in a ramshackle stadium into a top-flight force, and made both friends and enemies along the way

Evening Standard · Jul 11

Harrogate running out of time to preserve hard-earned Football League status

The league’s lowest scorers continue to punch above their weight in the fourth tier but found Notts County too strong

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28

When is the earliest a team has been relegated in English football?

Sheffield Wednesday's relegation from the Championship could be confirmed this weekend when they travel to rivals Sheffield United

FourFourTwo · Feb 19

Up-and-coming referee is BROTHER of Everton hero with hundreds of Premier League appearances

This Football League referee is the BROTHER of Everton hero with over 400 Premier League appearances

FourFourTwo · Oct 6, 2025

Ekitiké joins another red family: prematurely disrobing before an early bath

In today’s Football Daily: A daft Red and other daft reds

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025

The Championship returns, Palace v Liverpool at Wembley and tennis in Cincinatti

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025

Newcastle fan Sam Dalling hates pre-season friendlies, so why has he taken his ten-month old to Leyton Orient vs Watford?

How football, family and friends can make a 350-mile round trip to watch someone else's club totally worth it

FourFourTwo · Jul 28, 2025

Field Notes: The birth of the playoffs, English football’s biggest weekend

The concept of an end-of-season tournament to determine the final promotions was borne of trial and error

The Guardian - US · May 21, 2025