English Football League (EFL)

Drop in advertising against football unlikely to impact media-rights income Value of shirt and LED inventory could increase Exemption likely to drive horse racing media-rights revenue

Sport media-rights could become relatively less valuable in the UK if Britain’s gambling firms follow through with proposals to stop advertising during live sports coverage.

Safe standing is unlikely to be introduced into English football before the 2020-21 season with an independent review into the matter currently taking place, according to multiple reports

English football has once again been hit with the threat of a breakaway by some of its biggest clubs, this time in the second-tier Championship

Attendances at midweek games in the Sky Bet Championship have dropped since the league took the decision to stream them online and make them available via Sky Sport’s red button service.

The English Football League has maintained that the Championship “remains one of the most competitive and unpredictable divisions in world football” after Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani called for…

Debbie Jevans, one of the key architects of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been appointed as the first chairwoman of the English Football League, albeit on an interim basis

Ben Cronin, global lead of network client solutions, Publicis Media Sport & Entertainment, looks at the commercial implications of the EFL's new streaming service

English Premier League football club Leicester City has revealed pre-tax profit of £16.4m (€19.2m/$20.1m) in the year ending May 31, 2016, and also confirmed that it will challenge a Football League charge of breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in 2014.

The formation of the Premier League in 1992 caused an identity crisis at the world’s oldest football league. However, as Kevin Roberts found out, rebranding as the English Football League and a new visual ID are intended to focus and reinvigorate the business.

The 92 professional football clubs in the English Premier League and Football League were able to generate more than £4bn (€5.2bn/$5.8bn) in revenue for the first time in 2014-15, according to a report from financial services firm Deloitte.

The Football League, which operates the three club divisions below the English Premier League, is to be re-named the English Football League (EFL) as part of a wider corporate and competition re-brand.

Richard Heaselgrave has left his position as chief commercial officer of the English Football League by mutual agreement.

The English Football League is reportedly considering whether to introduce goal-line technology (GLT) in the latter rounds of the Capital One [League] Cup.

English Football League clubs have spent £21.5 million on agent fees during the 2012/13 season, which is £170,000 down on last season.

English Championship football team AFC Bournemouth's chairman Eddie Mitchell has resigned and has sold his stake in the club.

English League One football club Sheffield United has acquired a new joint owner, Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.

English Championship football club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) plans to build a new stadium.