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Sunderland and Leeds defied the odds and stayed up last season. Will Coventry, Hull and Ipswich continue the trend?

Kick off the new season in the Championship, League One and League Two with our 16-question quiz ...

Rolling report: Join our writers for the latest football news with the EFL season getting under way on Friday ...

Leeds target Borussia Mönchengladbach defender? | Nottingham Forest agree goalkeeper deal? | Crystal Palace eye reinforcements?

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has declared their support for Gianni Infantino in a development that further highlights world football's civil war ...

They may have sold Robbie Ure, their top scorer, to Sevilla, but the team from Uppsala have good reason to believe they can finish the job ...

The club will be led by two joint head coaches, Tom Shaw and Chris Cohen, during their Championship campaign ...

Modest but sensible-looking recruitment befits the club's new air of stability but a continuation of their spring slump could test David Moyes's appetite for the fight ...

Rangers drew 1-1 with Jagiellonia Bialystok but lost 3-2 on aggregate, Nik Prelec cancelling out Lawrence Shankland's first-half penalty, while Hearts held Benfica but also went out of the competition, having lost the first leg 6-1 ...

With a top-eight finish offering at least a playoff place, the temptation to spend big in pursuit of the Premier League will grow - but so will the risks ...