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NEWPORT COUNTY skipper Mark O’Brien has had to call time on his playing career at the age of 27. The Exiles say the defender needs to have heart surgery that requires him to retire. Mark O’Brien’s retirement comes less than a year after former team-mate Fraser Franks quit football due to a heart condition O’Brien, […] More
LEAGUE TWO clubs have voted by an “overwhelming majority” to curtail their season. Sides voted to end the campaign amid the coronavirus pandemic with promotion and relegation settled via points per game and play-offs to be held. ⚠️ Read our Coronavirus in Sport live blog for the latest news & updates Crewe Alexandra are celebrating […] More
LEYTON ORIENT will not top many people’s lists for ‘Team of the Year’ — but they should. The O’s have managed to consolidate their place back in the Football League after one of the most tragic and traumatic seasons in their history. Justin Edinburgh was just 49 when he passed away after suffering cardiac arrest […] More
PHIL PARKINSON reckons League One promotion and relegation places should be decided by a mini-tournament. Third-tier clubs are divided on whether to complete the season or to follow League Two and draw a line under it. Sunderland boss Parkinson wants a mini-tournament to work out what should happenCredit: Getty Images – Getty But the Sunderland […] More
EFL chiefs are heading for a war with League Two clubs over relegation after the season was scrapped. The teams yesterday voted 20-4 AGAINST one of their members dropping into the National League. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus in sport live blog for the latest news & updates EFL chief Rick Parry could be set to […] More
LEAGUE TWO clubs have decided unanimously to END their season. The 24 outfits decided to stop the campaign now rather than pick up a massive bill to play out the final games. League Two clubs have decided unanimously to end their season ⚠️ Read our coronavirus in sport live blog for the latest news & […] More
FOOTBALL LEAGUE clubs face decimation unless they get a financial lifeline from top-flight outfits within the next seven weeks. That is the bleak warning from an anxious executive working within the Championship, who fears football is on the brink of disaster. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus in sport live blog for the latest news & updates […] More
LEAGUES One and Two will be called off next week when the 47 clubs vote to end the season with immediate effect. The EFL executive committee have been canvassing teams in the two lower divisions for their views on trying to complete the campaign. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus in sport live blog for the latest […] More
