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Ruud van Nistelrooy has left Leicester nearly 10 weeks after they were relegated from the Premier League, the club announced on Friday.... more »

English Championship club QPR on Wednesday announced the appointment of Frenchman Julien Stephan as their new head coach.... more »

Sunderland reached the Championship play-off final in the most dramatic fashion as Dan Ballard's goal in the final seconds of extra-time sealed a 3-2 aggregate victory against Coventry on Tuesday.... more »

Championship club Watford hired former Real Valladolid boss Paulo Pezzolano as their new head coach on Tuesday.... more »

Luton suffered a second successive relegation as their slump from the Premier League to League One was confirmed with a 5-3 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on the final day of the Championship season on Saturday.... more »

Championship club Norwich on Tuesday sacked manager Johannes Hoff Thorup after three straight defeats, with former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere taking temporary charge.... more »

Leeds United and Burnley won automatic promotion to the Premier League on Monday as faltering Sheffield United were forced to settle for a place in the Championship play-offs.... more »

Burnley moved to the top of the Championship with a 2-1 win at Coventry as promotion rivals Sheffield United and Leeds both stumbled on Saturday.... more »

Leeds fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against QPR on Saturday as the Championship leaders kept their promotion push on track.... more »

Bristol City moved into the Championship play-off places with a 2-1 win against Norwich at Ashton Gate on Friday.... more »

Leeds powered back to the top of the Championship as Ao Tanaka's superb strike sealed a 2-0 win against Millwall on Wednesday.... more »

Burnley conceded a goal for the first time in 13 Championship games, but still bolstered their promotion charge with a 2-1 win at Cardiff on Tuesday.... more »

Middlesbrough's under-fire manager Michael Carrick earned some breathing space as Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway gave the Championship side a 3-1 win at Stoke on Tuesday.... more »

Japan's Ao Tanaka and Dutch forward Joel Piroe scored late goals as Leeds came from behind to win 3-1 at promotion rivals Sheffield United on Monday leaving them five points clear at the top of English football's second tier.... more »

Leeds took a huge step towards a return to the Premier League after Pascal Struijk's dramatic 95th minute winner defeated Championship promotion rivals Sunderland 2-1 at Elland Road on Monday.... more »

Championship strugglers Swansea sacked head coach Luke Williams on Monday after a poor run that has plunged the Swans into a relegation battle.... more »

Anel Ahmedhodzic's 79th-minute goal was enough to give Sheffield United a 1-0 win at lowly Luton on Saturday to take them to the top of English football's second-tier Championship.... more »

Leeds took another step towards the Premier League as the Championship leaders won 2-0 at Coventry on Wednesday.... more »

Burnley climbed into the English Championship automatic promotion places on Tuesday after beating Oxford United 1-0 to extend their unbeaten run to 18 league games.... more »

Atlanta United have signed Ivory Coast striker Emmanuel Latte Lath from English Championship side Middlesbrough in a reported MLS-record $22 million transfer, the club announced on Tuesday.... more »

Burnley extended their remarkable run without conceding but failed to land a blow on Championship leaders Leeds in a 0-0 draw at Turf Moor on Monday.... more »