English Football League (EFL)

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Governance

The Premier League and English Football League have reportedly held talks to discuss scrapping the parachute payments system and replacing it with a more equitable solution
Football
Governance

The UK Government has been called on to create a new independent regulator (IREF), while a solidarity transfer levy has been proposed for Premier League clubs as part of the Fan-Led Review of English Football…
Football
Finance & Law

Football’s English Premier League has committed to providing a further £20m (€23.8m/$26.9m)
Football
Media

Rick Parry, the chairman of the English Football League, has not ruled out an end to the 3pm blackout when the league’s next media cycle starts from 2024 onwards.
Football
Finance & Law

Clubs in the Premier League are calling for the English top-flight to create a central fund worth more than £1bn (€1.2bn/$1.4b
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The UK government's review of its gambling law is likely to result in an outright ban on sponsorships by so-called ‘white label’ betting brands from overseas markets, particularly in Asia.
Football
Media

The English Football League has launched a channel on short-form video platform TikTok
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The English Football League has signed a sponsorship deal with e-commerce giant eBay that will afford advertising space to small businesses
Football
Media

The English Football League has issued its Request for Proposals for international broadcast rights from the 2022-23 season onwards
Football
Finance & Law

The UK government’s fan-led review into football has called for an independent regulator for the game and suggested fans be given powers to veto important decisions as part of a suite of preliminary r…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Thai energy drink Carabao has extended its title sponsorship agreement for the EFL Cup, English football’s league cup, for another two seasons.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sportswear manufacturer Puma has become the new official match ball supplier of the English Football League, displacing Mitre, the UK-based sports equipment supplier, in the process
Football
Finance & Law

SportBusiness has conducted a series of interviews with senior figures from European football, asking them to define a ‘sustainable’ economic model for the game on the continent. In the first article in the series, Rick Parry, chairman of the English Football League (EFL) outlines a three-point plan for the professional game in England and calls for more transparency from the game's governing bodies.
Football
Finance & Law

The English Football League has hit out at the Premier League’s new domestic broadcast rights deals, claiming that the agreements will preserve an “unfair financial distribution model” across English footb…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Unilever-owned hygiene soap brand Lifebuoy has agreed a multi-year sponsorship of English football’s second-tier league body, the English Football League, aimed at helping clubs provide a safe return o…
Football
Finance & Law

The English Football League has secured a £117.5m ($161.7m/€137.8m
Football
Finance & Law

Toby Duthie, founding partner of accounting and consulting firm Forensic Risk Alliance and Matthew Coomber, associate with the firm, say there is a clear opportunity to change governance in English football and secure the long-term financial health of the game
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The English Football League has signed up online used car retailer Cazoo to its sponsorship portfolio