English Football League ‘concerned and disappointed’ at PFA legal challenge Sport Business The English Football League (EFL) has criticised player union the PFA for taking legal action to block new cost controls for clubs in League One. The PFA is opposing the Squad Cost Management Protocol on the basis it could damage players’ earning potential, having previously defeated a previous rule change in 2021 on the basis [...]
Premier League and EFL set for summit with Football Regulator over new financial deal Sport Business An end to one of the longest-running saga plaguing English football could be in sight after the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) stepped up talks over a blockbuster new financial redistribution deal. Premier League CEO Richard Masters and chair Alison Brittain and their EFL counterparts Trevor Birch and Rick Parry are expected to [...]
Championship play-offs: More clubs to get shot at football’s richest game Sport Business English clubs have been given an extra chance to win the richest game in football after teams in the EFL approved a change to the format of the Championship play-offs. From next season, the play-offs will expand from four teams to six – meaning clubs will only have to finish in the top eight of [...]
Premier League and EFL kick-start talks over billion-pound deal April 4, 2025 The Premier League and EFL are back in ongoing discussions over a new multi-billion-pound financial redistribution deal after more than a year of deadlock. Executives from the top flight and the English Football League, which operates the three divisions directly below, have met twice in the last few weeks and have another summit scheduled for [...]