Rotherham United Archives - Grant Katanick

EFL secures £117.5m package to help Championship clubs survive

Posted on March 30, 2021 by admin

The English Football League has secured a £117.5million financial package from MetLife Investment Management to help Championship clubs survive the coronavirus pandemic. The loan – provided by the institutional asset management business of MetLife Inc. – matches the figure requested by the 24 second-tier clubs in order to meet PAYE liabilities as they continue to […]

On This Day – 26th November

Posted on November 27, 2020 by admin

The Football Association decided at the start of the 1991/92 season that a penalty shootout at the end of the first replay should settle ties. It was on this day in 1991 that the first penalty shootout in an FA Cup match was played. For many years, some ties had to go through several replays […]