Last season's beaten FA Cup finalists Manchester City tasted fresh disappointment in the competition on Saturday when they drew 1-1 at second-tier Blackburn Rovers in the third round.... 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 »
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 »
Nigel Clough returned to management as the new boss of English third tier strugglers Sheffield United on Wednesday, just under a month after being sacked by Championship side Derby County.... 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 »
Derby County hired former England manager Steve McClaren as their new head coach on Monday following the dismissal of Nigel Clough at the weekend.... more »
Former England manager Steve McClaren is set to be announced as the new manager of English second-tier club Derby County later Monday, according to Queens Park Rangers' boss Harry Redknapp.... more »
Veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was Tuesday left out of the 24-man provisional Australian squad to play friendlies in France and Canada next month to make room for new players.... 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 »
Former England defender Gareth Southgate has been appointed as the new coach of the England Under-21 team on a three-year contract, the Football Association announced on Thursday.... more »
Blackpool manager Paul Ince has been hit with an FA charge following his post-match rant at Preston, just 24 hours after his son Tom was given a two-match ban.... more »
Highly-rated Blackpool forward Thomas Ince has been handed a two-game ban by the Football Association after making an offensive gesture to a match official during Monday's acrimonious defeat at Preston.... more »
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