Tag: championship

The PFA warns non-league players about upcoming contract changes

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The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has warned its members about changes to the standard contract for non-league players that will reduce money for players with long-term injuries and make it easier for clubs to terminate their contracts. Under the new contract, which comes into force on 1 July, injured players in the National League will only be paid full wages for 12 weeks, before moving to ‘club sick pay’ of £99.35 per week for up to 28 weeks. For players below the fifth level of English football, full salary will…

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Unpaid wages, debts, and a deluge: Welcome to the junk of championship relegation

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They are narrower than ever at the bottom of the tournament with eight matches remaining. Six teams could be at risk of relegation to League One, and the price of getting things right – or wrong – is high. Rough estimates put exit from the second tier costing an immediate drop of around £7m ($8.5m), and that’s before spending on players fit to advance into the league below is taken into account. Take a look at the mix of unpaid wages at Wigan Athletic, seizing uncertainty at Huddersfield City and…

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Notts County, a title charge and a giant two-way struggle with Wrexham

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A huge clearing can be found along Meadow Lane, the road that gives the Notts County home its name, a life-size statue of two men sitting on a bench. Drive past with only a brief look in that direction and two old friends can be out of breath. Maybe waiting for the bus, maybe catching up. Instead, the statue pays tribute to Notts’ greatest management team of Jimmy Sirrel and Jack Wheeler. Together, the duo led the world’s oldest major club to the First Division in 1981 for the first…

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Blackpool fan dies after the incident after the Burnley match

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A Blackpool fan has died following an incident following Saturday’s Premier League Championship match with Burnley. The club confirmed the death of Tony Johnson in the early hours of Monday morning. “Blackpool are deeply shocked and saddened to learn the news that their fan, Tony Johnson, tragically lost his life earlier this morning,” a club statement read. “All thoughts of everyone at the football club go to Tony’s family and friends. Rest in peace, Tony.” Lancashire Police confirmed that an altercation broke out between around 15 people and one man…

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino watches Millwall at the tournament after the IFAB meeting

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino was a surprised spectator in Millwall for Saturday’s game against Norwich. The FIFA President was in London this weekend for the recent annual general meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB). But after joining the Football League’s legislators to discuss VAR, concussion replacements and extra time, Infantino made the trip to The Den to watch chaser Gary Rowett in the playoffs. It is my pleasure to welcome you @tweet The boss, Gianni Infantino, to the den for today’s match…#millwall pic.twitter.com/K7nSZq0zkt – Millwall FC (@MillwallFC) March…

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Gareth Ainsworth has been appointed as the new Director of QPR

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Queens Park Rangers have appointed Gareth Ainsworth as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal. Ainsworth, 49, played for QPR between 2003-2010 and made 152 appearances for the West London club over that time. He also assumed caretaker responsibility twice in 2008 and 2009. “It’s all a little fictional,” Ainsworth told QPR’s website. “It was a whirlwind two days and leaving Wycombe Wanderers was very difficult because of the connection there. “But this QPR and when I talked about something special that forced me away from Wycombe, that was very…

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Rick Parry, chairman of the Football Association, wants the UK government to support plans for a new system to redistribute wealth in the Premier League.

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Premier League chairman Rick Parry has called on the government to help the professional game fix a “broken system” by backing his plan to radically change how Premier League wealth is redistributed. Parry, who was the Premier League’s first chief executive in 1992, was speaking ahead of the long-awaited publication of the UK government’s white paper on football, which was postponed earlier this month due to a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but from Scheduled for release now. Thursday. The white papers are official plans for legislation and this…

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The deficit is down to seven points – should Sheffield United worry?

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Sheffield United fans are not the type to get carried away. The general consensus is often “if it goes wrong, it will”. Made a life of hard strikes this way. Whether it was the Carlos Tevez affair or the season in which Sheffield Wednesday edged out their promotion neighbors after United star Ched Evans was jailed during Round 2, it has often felt that events tend to conspire against the club. Even when things appear to be going United’s way, there could be something in the tale – such as…

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Arianette Muric: The Burnley goalkeeper who will take you for a spin

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A long ball over the top from Watford’s Ryan Porteous appeared to be comfortably handled by Burnley goalkeeper, Arijanit Muric. But doing the easy thing is not Morik’s style. With Keenan Davis and Joao Pedro pressuring him, instead of letting the ball bounce into his area and collect it, or direct it wide, the Kosovo international tried to clear it with a knee. It ballooned straight into the air and within seconds, after Moric could not recover, João prodded Pedro past him to give Watford the lead. “This is the…

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The case of a soccer player who was arrested for multiple child sex offenses has been referred to CPS

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The professional footballer who was arrested in July 2021 on suspicion of multiple child sex offences, has referred his case to the Crown Prosecution Service. CPS will now determine whether or not to file a criminal case against the player. A player cannot be named until they have been charged. There is no timeline for any decision. The player was suspended by his club shortly after his arrest and has since been released on bail. A CPS spokesperson said: “We received an evidence file from Greater Manchester Police on 31…

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