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    ‘We have to move’ – Championship club could be left without a stadium as EFL deadline looms

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    OXFORD UNITED’s chief executive Tim Williams has warned the club is in danger of being homeless after plans stalled for a new ground.The Championship side’s lease on the Kassam Stadium expires in June 2026. Oxford United are hoping to move away from the Kassam StadiumCredit: PAThe club have submitted plans for a new 16,000-seater groundCredit: AFL Architects / Oxford UnitedOxford were promoted to the second tier last season for the first time since 1999.The U’s have more than held their own this term and currently sit 19th, two points above the drop zone.CEO Williams admits the club are currently in limbo in regards to a new home – and will soon need to inform the EFL where they intend to play from next summer. Oxford have submitted plans for a new 16,000-seater stadium to Cherwell District Council.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLA decision on the plot, located just outside the city, was delayed in February as the council requested more time to review the application.Williams told The Dub podcast: “There is nothing more important – and I mean literally nothing more important. “We don’t have a stadium to be in if this doesn’t work out. “I don’t particularly like binary decisions. But this really is that binary.Most read in FootballBEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK”We are in a position where we have to move. This actually isn’t now about moving into a stadium that will allow us to generate more revenue. This is about getting into a stadium.”Fundamentally, if we don’t have a stadium, we don’t have a football club. It’s appallingly as binary as that.” ‘You f***ing clown’ – Mick McCarthy reveals team-mate lost it with him after awkward communication blunderWilliams added that extending the club’s licence at the Kassam was his favoured option in the short term.And he was also keen to avoid any possibility of a groundshare. He continued: “I think for everybody involved, none more so than fans and supporters, the path of least resistance would be to see if we can stay where we are for the couple of years that we need to.”I don’t particularly want to groundshare anywhere, that’s not a particularly good option – that’s an understatement.”So, for me, the most attractive option is to stay where we are, assuming that we can.”Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds last month claimed the club should be allowed to move.The club are now awaiting a decision from the council, which is expected in June at the earliest. More

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      Steve Evans axed by Rotherham after embarrassing home defeat with Millers sliding down League One table

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      ROTHERHAM have sacked manager Steve Evans.The Millers have struggled this campaign following relegation from the Championship and have fired Evans following a 4-0 home defeat to Crawley.Rotherham have sacked manager Steve EvansEvans was appointed in April last year but could not prevent Rotherham from avoiding the drop.He was entrusted with a huge rebuild in South Yorkshire and signed 14 players in the summer.But he could not deliver on expectations to challenge for promotion, and he leaves with Rotherham 16th in League One.Rotherham have won just 12 league games this season and failed to pick up three points in their last four fixtures.Evans, 62, apologised following the mauling against his former side Crawley and accepted his “credit” may have run out.He said post-match: “The fans have watched an abject performance.“The fans don’t want to hear apologies – they want the performance to be right.“I will always protect my players. I think a lot of those players have not got credit in the bank at this football club. Maybe my credit will run out, I don’t know.Most read in EFL“I thought we defended poorly. Our players have played with a really heavy weight on their shoulders.“The facts are they have not played in a Rotherham United fashion for much of the season.’I wish he would have hung on for one more year’ Alan Shearer chokes up in tribute to his dad at Newcastle parade“In the games that they have, we have won games comfortably.“We won’t make excuses. I offer my apologies. The performance was limp and way off the minimum standards.”Evans’ second stint at the New York Stadium failed to reproduce the success of his first spell, when he led Rotherham to back-to-back promotions from League Two to the Championship.Matt Hamshaw has been appointed interim Millers boss until the end of the season as the club searches for a permanent replacement.Former boss Paul Warne has been mooted by fans – the manager was sacked by Derby this season but has been successful at Rotherham in the past, guiding the club to three promotions. More

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      New football regulator could see teams thrown out of the league and stadiums closed down – the game doesn’t need it

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      FOOTBALL has flourished for a century and a half.It is the world’s biggest sport and certainly one of its greater preoccupations.Stars like Man City hitman Erling Haaland have made the Prem special around the world and we must be careful about any changes we makeCredit: APIt is loved by players, ­spectators, TV viewers and children from an early age.It gives £8billion to the Treasury every year.And it provides livelihoods, dreams and dramas, excitement and disappointments.To some it is a life in itself.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLSo, what does it need?It is easier to tell you what it does not need — a regulator as judge and jury of professional clubs.Problems are plentiful — they always have been — and our first occupant is due to take their bow fairly soon.There is no question a revolution is on its way and a heck of a lot of money to go with it.Most read in FootballBEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKIt will become law towards the end of the year.The bill passed through the House of Lords this week and they sent it to the Commons.Man City launched probe into Erling Haaland after he ‘left club’s mascot with whiplash’ after hit to back of headI sit in the Lords and the debate convinced me that the introduction of a regulator for professional leagues will bring little reward and a lot of work and expense.Our game has been settling wrangles forever.A regulator hasn’t been required before and isn’t now.He or she will have considerable power in granting each of the 116 clubs a licence to operate — each with separate conditions governed by the law of the land.Breaches of licence conditions could result in teams being thrown out the league, stadiums being closed down or even a stint in jail — although a few nights in the Scrubs do not seem likely.However, a serious offence could result in a named director being fined as much as £75,000 a day.The regulator also has a duty to ensure that each club is sustainable.If it is not, the club may look to sell assets, probably stars players.That’s when the riots could start.Regulators have a patchy record. One of them, Ofwat (the water services regulation authority), has been paddling round the question of dumping waste into many rivers, lakes and the sea.Swimming filthy rivers such as the Wye has become a risk to health. And the post under Ofcom has become slow and indecently expensive.Regulators are seen by many politicians as a cure-all.But, frankly, they would, wouldn’t they?Many fans may also feel this way although I suspect there will be considerable mind-changing when they realise what interference might do to their club.The Premier League’s riches and status have caused envy elsewhere — most obviously within the EFL.Many EFL clubs I speak to hate the idea of being answerable to a regulator with untold powers to tell them what to do and how to run their clubsThis is partly understandable — even if Championship clubs are reasonably well off.That  is, after all, the sixth richest league in the world,  having just signed a new £1billion TV rights deal.But while nine clubs in that division are owned by billionaires, quite a few in the lower divisions are hard up.Accrington Stanley, one of the founding members of the Football League, have not had a home crowd anywhere near 3,000 this season.And for one League Two night game in September their gate was just 791.Of course such poor relations should be propped up — and most Premier League clubs appreciate the fact.That is why we send £1.6BILLION down the pyramid while the PL Stadium Fund has contributed more than £207m towards projects including 577 clubhouses and changing rooms, 832 stands, 682 floodlights and 480 pitch improvements.Further talks on an alternative to politicians’ pet scheme should be held between the FA, the Premier League and the EFL.Many EFL clubs I speak to hate the idea of being answerable to a regulator with untold powers to tell them what to do and how to run their clubs.The initial plan for the new regulator is that a report will be published on the state of the game.This will take 18 months but there is such a lack of detail and clarity in the bill that the bundles of legal challenges will be a nightmare!Neither are the outcomes at all promising.And who would pay for the grandiose schemes?Well, it will be the Premier League of course.READ MORE SUN STORIESEvery penny spent on the regulator is a penny taken away from all the good causes, and all the pyramid funding.And, that’s the real tragedy. More

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      Reading FC reveal that transfer embargo is imminent as club break silence on EFL disqualification threat

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      READING face a fresh transfer embargo amid uncertainty around their potential EFL disqualification.The club have shared an update on the ongoing crisis at the club, which saw owner Dai Yongge disqualified by the EFL due to his debts in China.Reading have provided an update amid their ongoing takeover situationCredit: Reading FCOwner Dai Yongge was disqualified by the EFLCredit: Rex FeaturesYongge failed the owners and directors test and must sell up or Reading will be disqualified from the EFL.The Royals are subject to a takeover and the sale is still ongoing.An exclusivity period is in place that will see the prospective owner buy the club, the stadium and the training ground.However an ongoing litigation case with Rob Couhig is holding up the sale process.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLCouhig, who previously owned Wycombe Wanderers, had agreed a £30million deal to buy the Royals.But the deal subsequently collapsed with Couhig claiming he lost more than £12m in potential profits after Reading broke their exclusivity agreement.Reading released a statement providing an update which read: “Exclusivity remains in place with the proposed purchaser, with the sales proposal including the club, Select Car Leasing Stadium, and Bearwood Park Training Facility. “All parties remain positive in the desire to complete a transaction at the earliest possible opportunity.Most read in EFLBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS”Regarding the ongoing litigation case with Mr Couhig and last Friday’s Commercial Court hearing, the club can confirm that a formal proposal for alternative security has been made to Mr Couhig via his legal representatives. “It is hoped that the proposal will be agreed quickly in resolution of the current security impasse, to facilitate the sales process.EFL goalkeeper concedes ‘most embarrassing goal ever seen’ as fans fume ‘get him off that pitch now’ “The club would also like to clarify the current position with the EFL, and Mr Dai’s disqualification as a Director. “Under the terms of the disqualification, Mr Dai must now divest his interests in Reading Football Club and is committed to doing so to meet this requirement.”Reading also confirmed their transfer embargo was lifted after they published their 2022/23 accounts to Companies House.However they face another transfer embargo if they fail to file their accounts for the 2023/24 season before the EFL’s March 31 deadline – the club state it is “highly unlikely” they will meet the requirement. More

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      Top 15 things fans would do it they could own their club for a day revealed including name a stand after themselves

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      FOOTBALL fans are dreaming of becoming chairman for a day – and have revealed their ultimate wishlist. A poll of 2,000 footie enthusiasts revealed the things they would do if they held all the power at their EFL clubs. Football fans have revealed their biggest priorities – and what they would do if chairman for a dayCredit: GettyThe fan poll saw the majority wanted fairer ticketing for supporters across the EFLCredit: GettyNearly 30 per cent of respondents to the poll believe clubs across the English pyramid could do better when it comes to spending their cash. Player transfers, team kits, and marketing were just some areas fans believe their club invests too much in.While reducing ticket prices for fans and pumping money into youth academies topped the wishlist. Supporters also want teams to offer free tickets to those who can’t afford them, while a cap on players’ wages was equally popular. READ MORE ON FOOTBALLAnd some cheekily claimed they would name a stand after themselves or build a statue if given free rein. Chris Houghton, CEO of Egg, which commissioned the research, said: “We’ve loved hearing what fans would do if they were club owners for a day.”Football plays such a big part in many of our lives.”So it’s no wonder there is so much passion and inspiring ideas about what would make the nation’s favourite teams even better.”Most read in FootballEven if being the owner is a far-off dream, the study found 48 per cent would like to have more of a say in how their club is run.A large part of this would be changing how the money is spent, with fans wanting to see bigger investments in local community initiatives (41 per cent).Todd Boehly gives major Chelsea stadium update and vows to leave Stamford BridgeStadium upgrades were also on the agenda, (34 per cent), as well as the addition of mental health and wellbeing services (33 per cent).And a whopping 78 per cent believe sustainability is important in football and should be prioritised by clubs.It also emerged that fan-focused advisory boards would be an avenue for increasing supporter involvement, with 78 per cent believing more clubs would benefit from this.That model is utilised in Germany, where the 50+1 rule ensures that clubs are majority-owned by their members. Supporters are also eager for a shift towards valuing eco-friendly policies, especially in terms of sponsorship. TOP 15 THINGS FOOTBALL FANS WOULD DO IF THEY COULD BE OWNER FOR A DAY1. Reduce ticket prices2. Put more money behind youth academies3. Offer free tickets to those who can’t afford them4. Put a cap on players’ wages5. Arrange fan and player interactions6. Improve toilet facilities7. Better recycling facilities e.g. dedicated bins for paper, food waste, glass, plastic8. Make the club green with improvements like installing solar panels on the roof of the stadium9. Add live music performances at half time10. Install heated seats in the stadium11. Give more vegetarian and vegan options at the stadium12. Name a stand after myself13. Erect a statue of my favourite player14. Change the kit15. Invest in new players47 per cent said they wouldn’t be happy if their clubs partnered with a fossil fuel company – instead of a green alternative.And if clubs are set on investing in fossil fuels, 61 per cent believe these should be offset by doing more for the environment.This was also reflected in the changes fans would like to see by the year 2030, with 22 per cent dreaming of solar-powered stadiums.While 18 per cent hope for better recycling facilities, and 16 per cent expect to see players travelling more sustainably in the next five years.READ MORE SUN STORIESHoughton added: “This data shows that it isn’t just the scores and wins – every aspect of the club is important to fans, including sustainability.”As more and more of us become aware of the issues affecting the environment and take steps to be more eco-conscious, we also want to see this mindset shared by the players and teams we love so much.” More

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      ‘Don’t let Man Utd see this’ – EFL club’s team coach spotted as rail replacement bus in Manchester city centre

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      CARLISLE UNITED’S team coach has been spotted acting as a rail replacement service in Manchester city centre.A coach with the League Two outfit’s team name, badge, and colours was snapped at Manchester Victoria station being used as a rail replacement service.Fans joked Sir Jim Ratcliffe would replicate the move for Man UtdCredit: GettyThe EFL’s bottom club played at home to Bromley on Saturday, winning 2-1.This left the coach free to be used elsewhere, which led to it being deployed for transport as engineering works left a number of lines closed over the weekend.The affected lines included between Manchester Victoria and Bolton (calling at all intermediate stations) and Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate via Atherton.Fans on social media spotted it all over the area, with fans reporting sightings in Wigan, Ardwick, Cheadle Hulme, and even taking the Manchester Storm ice hockey team to an away game.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHowever, football fans on social media saw the funny side relating to one football club, Manchester United.Following the extensive cuts made at the club following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival, fans have often poked fun at the British billionaire’s perceived stinginess.And fans took the opportunity to highlight this when reacting to the photo of Carlisle’s team bus.One fan said: “Don’t let @ManUtd see this. They will be all over it.”Most read in FootballBEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKA second said: “Don’t give Sir Jim ideas.”A third said: “Jim Ratcliffe is going to try steal it for United isn’t he?”Andy Goldstein insists Sir Jim Ratcliffe has got everything wrong at Man Utd after drastic cuts Others were astonished by the photo in general, with one commenting: “Brings a tear to your eye. What a nation.”Another said: “Can’t beat this country sometimes.”Carlisle are playing away at Doncaster next weekend, so despite more engineering works scheduled on lines coming out of Manchester Victoria, the coach may be missing in action.Before that, Mark Hughes’ side play MK Dons at home on Tuesday evening.They are currently seven points adrift of safety, sitting level on points with Morecambe but with an inferior goal difference.Tranmere in 22nd place currently represents the team Carlisle need to overtake to stay in the football league.They have not fallen outside of the EFL since 2005, while they were only relegated from League One last season. More

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      Who is Bruno Andrade? Baller League No 1 pick and QPR youth graduate with a lengthy Football League resume

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      THE No1 pick in the newly-formed UK Baller League comes with pedigree.Bruno Andrade is set to garner a lot of attention when he suits up for SDS FC, managed by YouTuber and Sky Sports regular Sharky.Bruno Andrade (right) was part of the Lincoln side that got promoted to the Sky Bet League One.Andrade was in the same academy as Raheem SterlingCredit: QPRThe Football League journeyman was the first pick in the newly-formed UK version Baller LeagueCredit: X: @SDSFootballClub
      Not only because he was the league’s first pick in a draft selection sprinkled with former Premier League players but also because of the numerous teams he has played for in the past.Andrade, 31, has a lengthy resume in various leagues across the English football league pyramid.So, who is the newest Baller League recruit?Former Queens Park Rangers player Born and raised in Viseu, a small city located in the heart of Portugal, Andrade joined the Queens Park Rangers’ development teams upon arriving in the UK. READ MORE IN BALLER LEAGUEThe Portuguese forward was attempting to establish himself at Loftus Road during a time when the team was investing heavily in an effort to succeed in the Premier League.He would proceed to play in the club’s first team four times during his nine-year association with the West London side.”I’m not trying to sound big-headed but I 100 per cent think I would be playing there if I was coming through now,” he said in a sit-down interview with Sky Sports in 2019. “But at the time it was hectic because QPR were signing players left, right and centre and it made it really hard for youngsters like myself trying to come through. Most read in Football”I had players like Park Ji-Sung, Adel Taarabt, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Junior Hoilett in front of me so it was hard to make an impact.”One local Portugese paper at the time earmarked Andrade as someone to watch in regards to the national team during the time.”The year after I left things starting changing and there has been a bit more stability with youngsters getting a chance. For me the timing was all wrong, but everything happens for a reason.”Football League journeyman During his time with the R’s, Andrade went on a series of loans that would make him known in the lower league circles. In 2015, eager for first-team experience, Andrade joined Woking in the National League. A year later, he moved to Boreham Wood in the same tier.He had a breakthrough season in 2017–18, scoring 22 goals, which earned him a return to the Football League with Lincoln in the summer of 2018. Lincoln City and the Cowley brothers gave him an opportunity following Danny and Nick’s promotion from the National League in the season prior. However, upon the Cowley brother’s departure in 2019, Andrade would be on the move again in January 2020 as he joined the Class of ’92-owned Salford City.An underwhelming stint at the Manchester-based club would see the former teammate of Raheem Sterling tumble down the leagues with Bedford Town in level 7 of the national football pyramid, providing a new hunting ground for the 17-club man at the start of the year.Personal life José, Andrade’s father, played football professionally as well. He was a particularly prodigious striker in the 90s for local side Académico de Viseu and earned a move to English football with Stoke City in 1997.The career climax was followed by a move to various clubs across Europe before retiring in 2010 as a two-capped man for Cape Verde. Baller League managersLuis Figo – Trebol FCTBJZL – VZN FCAlan Shearer, Gary Lineker, Micah Richards – DeportrioSharky – SDS FCJohn Terry – 26ersAngry Ginge – YanitedJens Lehmann, Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg – N5 FCMiniminter – M7 FCDave – Santan FCClint 419 – FC Rules the WorldIan Wright and Chloe Kelly – Wembley Rangers AFCMaya Jama and Alisha Lehmann – MVPs UnitedWhat is the Baller League?Youtube sensation and boxer KSI will be the president of the Baller League.Games will consist of two 15 minute halves.After 11 games, the top four placed teams will meet in the play-offs to determine the winner of the competition.Games will be played weekly every Monday from March 24, and will stream live on YouTube and Twitch, as well as be shown on Sky Sports in the UK.READ MORE SUN STORIESFootball icon Luis Figo is one of the star-studded names involved in the event.Credit: Getty
      Celebrities, futsal players, and former players will compete in the indoor football tournament. Premier League legends such as John Terry, Alan Shearer, Robert Pires and Ian Wright are all managers in the Baller League with the likes of Luis Figo, Alisha Lehmann, Chloe Kelly, r More

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      Reading FC could become one of the most tragic stories in football history if EFL lose game of chicken with Dai Yongge

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      READING and their fans are being held hostage by a Chinese owner  edging them closer to what would be one of the most tragic stories in English football history.Supporters are genuinely scared they could become Bury The Sequel after the EFL told owner Dai Yongge to sell up by April 4 or else.Reading vs Port Vale was abandoned after home fans invaded the pitchCredit: AlamySupporters vented their fury over club owner Dai YonggeCredit: PAThe Chinese businessman has rightly been disqualified from owning a club in the Football League and ordered to sell his shares by next month.And if he fails to do so the EFL management board will meet in late April to consider the options — which include suspending the club or booting them out altogether.It has worrying echoes of the spring and summer months of 2019 when the EFL were trying to force Bury owner Steve Dale to sell the League One club that he paid only a pound for.Dale was unable to provide proof of funds to finance the club then failed to sell up and the Shakers were expelled from the League after 125 years of continuous membership.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSNow they’re plying their trade in the North West Counties League Premier Division, the ninth tier of English football.Such an Armageddon scenario doesn’t bear thinking about for a club believed to be the  seventh oldest in England.The EFL are clearly trying to force his hand — with league chiefs, Reading fans plus  club players and staff fed up after more than 500 days of Yongge failing to enact a sale.A clear choice is on the table for Yongge: sell up today for somewhere around £25million as a League One club which has potential to climb to the Premier League or get booted out of the EFL and then  pocket only a fraction of that amount.Most read in EFLThe message from Reading fans is clear as they demand actionCredit: RexBEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKMost sensible people would at this point know the game is up.But on evidence so far,  applying the law of common sense — or even showing an ounce of business acumen — is something that deserts Yongge.Alan Pardew calls out the EFL amid controversial situation at Reading football clubThe Chinese businessmen — and his sister Dai Xiu Li — incredibly allowed 99-year-old Belgian team KSV Roeselare to go bankrupt with debts of only £17,000!Beijing Chengfeng, another club he owned, tumbled from the Chinese Super League to their third tier before they were dissolved in 2021.Then you only have to look at how he signed players like Liam Moore on wages believed to be around £40,000-£50,000 a week — then failed to sell him to Brighton for a fee of £9MILLION with only a year left on his deal.The defender then got crocked and walked away on a free.Yongge is known to be stubborn, which leads to all common sense going out of the window.And there are genuine fears he could dig his heels in.He has already stripped the club of its main assets — their stadium and training ground.So he could be minded to not give a hoot what happens to the club in the safe knowledge he has a couple of decent chunks of land to sell.Yongge is pictured with former Royals manager Jaap StamCredit: RexA big problem as things stand is the gaping hole between corporate law and competition rules.The EFL regulations say they can disqualify an owner and order him to sell — but cannot take the shares off him like a compulsory purchase order.Yongge could just ignore them — and, in the meantime, hold Reading FC as hostages. You take me down, you take down the club.It has become a dangerous game of chicken.And it brings into sharp focus why there must be changes in the law to protect community assets such as football clubs.So a compulsory purchase can be enacted if an owner is behaving recklessly.The good news is Yongge’s excuse that any progress on selling the club is being held up by a legal dispute with American Rob Couhig has now been  officially rejected by a court.New laws must be passed so teams like Reading cannot be held hostage by an unruly owner.The former Wycombe owner — whose takeover bid fell through last summer — wants the  £5million back he lent the club, with the training ground and stadium being put up as  securities by Yongge.Couhig’s Redwood Holdings is currently suing Yongge’s Renhe Sports Management for allegedly breaking exclusivity rules while negotiating the sale of the club last year.That is now a side issue and Yongge cannot blame that  dispute in holding up any sale.The Royals owner was finally disqualified by the EFL after it was found he had been added to a bad creditors list by the Chinese government.It is something Caroline Parker from fan group Sell Before We Dai has been lobbying the EFL over for some time.Let’s hope that Yongge finally sees sense and releases the  hostage that is Reading FC.READ MORE SUN STORIESAnd for crying out loud can Parliament and the football authorities work together to close every single loophole that allows such a person to treat one of our oldest clubs in such a reckless way.New laws must be passed so teams like Reading cannot be held hostage by an unruly owner. 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      Who is Ciaran Clark? Ex Aston Villa and Newcastle star with over 200 Premier League games now in playing Baller League

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      CIARAN Clark is one of several former EFL players who have joined the Baller League. For the former Republic of Ireland international, who last played at Stoke City, it’s definitely a change of scenery. Clark has 36 caps for the Ireland national teamCredit: Sportsfile – SubscriptionClark made just three appearances in the Championship last season despite being hailed as a “valuable addition” to the Potters’ team at the time.With Clark now without a professional club, he signed up for the Baller League draft and was picked up by Trebol FC – who will be managed by Real Madrid and Portugal legend Luis Figo.Clark’s impressive Premier League record is probably what helped him gain interest from Luis Figo. The 35-year-old made 214 Premier League appearances with the likes of Aston Villa and Newcastle across his career. READ MORE IN BALLER LEAGUE Clark made his first appearance for Aston Villa when he was just 19 years old and stayed at the club till 2016 when he moved to the Geordies and was there till 2023. What is the Baller League?Youtube sensation and boxer KSI will be the president of the Baller League. Games will consist of two 15-minute halves.After 11 games, the top four placed teams will meet in the play-offs to determine the winner of the competition.Most read in FootballThe Baller League has been a success in GermanyCredit: GettyGames will be played weekly every Monday from March 24, and will stream live on YouTube and Twitch, as well as be shown on Sky Sports in the UK.Celebrities, futsal players, and former players will compete in the indoor football tournament. Premier League legends such as John Terry, Alan Shearer, Robert Pires and Ian Wright are all managers in the Baller League with the likes of Luis Figo, Alisha Lehmann, Chloe Kelly, rapper Dave and content creators Angryginge and Tobi Brown.Baller League managersLuis Figo – Trebol FCTBJZL – VZN FCAlan Shearer, Gary Lineker, Micah Richards – DeportrioSharky – SDS FCJohn Terry – 26ersAngry Ginge – YanitedJens Lehmann, Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg – N5 FCMiniminter – M7 FCDave – Santan FCClint 419 – FC Rules the WorldIan Wright and Chloe Kelly – Wembley Rangers AFCMaya Jama and Alisha Lehmann – MVPs United More