Brian McDermott insisted on Monday he wanted to carry on as Leeds United manager after an extraordinary weekend where he appeared to be 'sacked' by the English Championship club.... more »
Leicester moved five points clear at the top of the Championship with a 1-0 win over Leeds, while promotion rivals Reading thrashed Bolton 7-1 on Saturday.... more »
Manchester United paid tribute to late Portuguese legend Eusebio, who died on Sunday aged 71, with a minute's applause prior to their FA Cup tie at home to Swansea City.... more »
Leicester City strengthened their grip on top spot in the Championship with a 3-1 win at Millwall, while promotion rivals Derby County slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Wigan Athletic on Wednesday.... more »
QPR returned to the top of the Championship with a 2-0 win at Blackpool, while promotion rivals Leicester and Burnley shared a 1-1 draw on Saturday.... more »
Championship leaders Burnley were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest as the race for promotion to the Premier League heated up.... more »
Manchester United great Bobby Charlton believes the champions' 1-0 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal is proof they will make a sustained title defence in manager David Moyes's first season in charge.... more »
Burnley's advantage at the top of the Championship was cut to one point on Saturday as the leaders were held to a 2-2 draw at Millwall, while second placed Leicester won 3-0 at Watford.... more »
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson launched his new autobiography on Tuesday, in which he looked back on his record-breaking 26-and-a-half-year tenure at Old Trafford.... more »
Sean Dyche believes Burnley are being rewarded for doing the dirty work as the Championship leaders continued their best start in more than 115 years with a 1-0 win at Ipswich.... more »
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe was furious after defender Steve Cook was hit by a coin thrown by a Millwall fan during the Cherries' 5-2 win at the Goldsands Stadium.... more »
Derby County produced a storming comeback in front of new manager Steve McClaren to claim an improbable 4-4 draw against Ipswich Town in the second-tier English Championship on Tuesday.... more »
On-loan Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard made a stunning debut for Birmingham as his four-goal haul inspired a 4-1 demolition of Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.... more »
Leicester manager Nigel Pearson saluted his players' fighting spirit as they preserved their unbeaten start to the Championship campaign with a dramatic 3-2 win over Birmingham.... more »
Leicester scored three times in the last 12 minutes to move joint top of the Championship with a dramatic 3-2 win against Birmingham on Saturday.... more »
Premier League champions Manchester United face FA Cup winners Wigan in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday. Here we look back at five previous classics in the annual curtain raiser to the English top-flight season:... more »
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