Southampton is where it all began for Phil Parkinson — his first steps in a playing career, which would eventually top 500 senior appearances, having come as a teenage apprentice on the south coast.

The fight for Premier League promotion begins here as the Championship returns for the 2025/26 campaign. Two promotion hopefuls kick things off on Friday night as Birmingham City host Ipswich Town at ...

The Championship is a natural breeding ground for talent to progress to the top tiers of world football, with some of Europe’s elite coming from England’s second tier. The likes of Jude and Jobe ...

The English Football League (EFL) is considering a plan to add an eliminator round to the Championship play-offs, a move that would extend the number of teams in the play-offs to six. The proposal, ...