The following is an official statement released earlier today from the EFL regarding the future inclusion of Premier League B Academy sides in the football pyramid: The EFL and the 72 clubs it represents have collectively ruled out including Premier League B teams in future plans to reform ...
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Mass Boycott in Checkatrade Trophy could have bigger implications than first expected
On Tuesday and Wednesday night, the first group game of the newly formatted ‘Checkatrade Trophy’ kicked off, but with varying degrees of success. After the EFL announced that, unlike in previous seasons as the Johnstones Paint Trophy where each round would be on a knockout basis, there would be ...
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Embed from Getty Images The EFL have today confirmed the format of the reformed EFL trophy for the upcoming season. A total of 64 clubs, including sixteen invited teams from clubs with Category One Academies, will compete in the competition, which begins with sixteen groups of four teams. Each ...
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