Sheffield Wednesday

Where out-of-contract players, including Dwight Gayle and Ciaran Clark, go to get their pre-season training...

What is Fantasy EFL? How is it different from FPL? And how do you come up with that all-important punny team name? The Athletic explains all

The Athletic runs down the summer fortunes of Jesse Marsch's squad: who's on the move and who will be staying put?

Sky Sports will show live games during the 3pm blackout across the opening weekend of the English Football League (EFL) as part of a new TV deal. The broadcaster announced on Wednesday that every game from all three EFL divisions will be shown on the opening weekend of the 2024-25 season — including those matches scheduled to take place at 3pm on Saturday. Matches kicking off at 3pm on Saturday are not allowed to be shown by domestic broadcasters under Article 48 of UEFA’s statutes, which allows its member nations to select a two-and-a-half-hour weekend slot where live football is...

The 35-year-old German has worked wonders to keep Wednesday in the Championship - and his list of admirers is growing

A new agreement with Sky Sports will bring an end to iFollow for domestic football fans

The 2023-24 Championship campaign has reached its final hurdle. Leicester City will be returning to the Premier League after their 3-0 victory over Preston North End on Monday secured the league title — their first game since promotion was confirmed following Queens Park Rangers‘ 4-0 win against Leeds United on Friday night. Rotherham United’s 1-0 defeat by Plymouth Argyle on April 5 confirmed their relegation to League One. However, there are still several things to be decided heading into the league’s conclusion this week: a final automatic promotion spot, four play-off places...

Fortunes turn at Wednesday, volleyball skills at Sunderland, namesakes at Walsall - what you missed outside the top tier...

Sheffield City Council says an overcrowding incident in the Leppings Lane End of Hillsborough was a “near miss” after a licensing body investigation. The incident occurred on January 7, 2023, when Newcastle United travelled to Sheffield Wednesday in a third-round FA Cup tie, with away fans reporting safety issues before kick-off, with some having to rip nets away from seating to make space. The Leppings Lane stand is where 97 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed during the 1989 FA Cup semi-final due to a crush. Initially, Wednesday commissioned a review with Sheffield City Council, which...

The Labour Party has challenged the UK government to hurry up and introduce an independent regulator for football or the opposition will make it “an election issue” in constituencies with crisis-hit clubs. Speaking during a parliamentary business debate on Thursday, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell asked her opposite number Penny Mordaunt why the government had not yet introduced the Football Governance Bill that was promised in November’s King’s Speech, the formal statement of the government’s intended programme of legislation. “The much-needed and heralded...

Three teams will leave via the Championship exit door but as many as 10 remain in danger - expect a grandstand finish

The English Football League (EFL) has secured record deals of at least £148million ($188m) for its international TV rights across a four-season period. The new deals ensure record guaranteed international rights fees for EFL clubs, with two agencies, Pitch International and Relevent Sports, representing the organisation across global TV markets until the conclusion of the 2027-28 campaign. The deals could see the EFL — which runs the second, third and fourth tiers of English football (the Championship, League One and League Two), as well as the League Cup and the EFL Trophy — bank more...

The Championship club want to sign German left-back Nico Schulz — but the move has led to criticism

Sunderland's manager says he didn't see player who wanted a handshake, Sheffield Wednesday sub has a stinker, and Derby close in on Gayle

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for teams to be forced to automatically forfeit a match if their supporters commit acts of racism and cause abandonments. Infantino’s remarks came after high-profile incidents on Saturday involving AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and Coventry City midfielder Kasey Palmer. Maignan temporarily led the Milan side off during their Serie A match at Udinese, later alleging he had been targeted by “monkey noises” from fans behind his goal. Palmer alleged he was targeted by similar abuse from Sheffield Wednesday supporters during Coventry’s away...