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Southampton 2-1 Plymouth, Cardiff 0-2 Leicester, West Brom 1-0 Leeds: EFL – as it happened

Southampton won, Leeds lost and Leicester extended their lead atop the Championship on Friday night

The Guardian - UK

Rebecca Welch to make history as first female to referee Premier League game

Sam Allison will also become the Premier League's first black referee since 2008 on Boxing Day

Evening Standard

Football dissent rules lead to more yellow cards but less confrontation

Tougher rules on dissent, introduced by football authorities last summer, have sparked a drastic rise in yellow cards but a reduction in on-field confrontation

The Guardian - UK

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What is football's Saturday 3pm TV blackout? UK's archaic rule explained

Why are UK broadcasters not allowed to show Premier League matches at 3pm on Saturdays?

Evening Standard

In the mag: Awards! We celebrate the players, managers and cyborgs who dominated 2023! PLUS McTominay! Winterburn! Samways and MORE!

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How to improve VAR? For everyone's sanity, remove its power to intervene on handball

VAR dramas over the handball rule have already gone on plenty long enough: FourFourTwo's Chris Flanagan on how to improve technology in football

FourFourTwo

Premier League appears fractured as external pressures continue to mount

The failure of a vote on multi-club loans and the absence of an agreement to redistribute wealth to lower-league clubs point to a lack of consensus regarding the future of the top flight

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Football clubs failing to hit ethnic and gender diversity targets, reveals FA

Premier League, EFL and WSL clubs who pledged to improve diversity in recruitment have collectively failed to hit their agreed annual targets

The Guardian - UK

Clubs must be punished for failure to meet diversity requirements – Kick It Out

The 53 clubs signed up to the Football Leadership Diversity Code collectively failed to meet any of the eight hiring targets set for them.

The Independent UK

WATCH: Hilarious moment sleeping fan is woken up during Championship game

Possibly the funniest football moment of the weekend came during West Brom's trip to Southampton on Saturday

FourFourTwo

Independent regulator for English football outlined in King's Speech

The creation of a new regulator is at the core of the Football Governance Bill

Evening Standard

Rotherham’s game with Ipswich off and Scottish matches postponed due to storm

The area has been hit with torrential rain over the last 24 hours.

The Independent UK

Four out of five players want more done to keep them safe on the pitch

One hundred players split across the Championship, League One and League Two were surveyed by the PFA.

The Independent UK

Leyton Orient ordered to replay Lincoln match in full after tragic death of fan

EFL statement confirms decision after death of Derek Reynolds, 74, at Brisbane Road

Evening Standard

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Paul Elliott: ‘When I came back to Charlton it was like the values had been ripped out’

Paul Elliott tells Paul MacInnes some of the priorities are to reconnect with the Charlton fanbase and embrace diversity after returning to the club as a director

Evening Standard

Leyton Orient fan dies after medical emergency at League One game as tributes pour in

O’s “devastated” to announce death of Derek Reynolds, who was 74

The Independent UK

Leyton Orient fans storm pitch after fan suffers heart attack

Play was eventually stopped with the fan appearing to get CPR yards away from the linesman

AAP

Australian buying English fifth tier club Southend

Struggling English soccer club Southend United, whose town is more famous for its pier than its sport, has been rescued by Australian businessman Justin Rees.

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The Guardian - UK

The whole pyramid powers Premier League’s success and merits a fairer share

The top flight’s offer to the EFL has been rejected by fans as inadequate and does not truly reflect the lower leagues’ worth

The Independent UK

League One club Cheltenham pass 1,000 minutes of new season without a player scoring and set EFL record

Rock bottom without a win in league or cup this season, the Robins have set a new unwanted record

The Guardian - UK

Premier League offers EFL extra £358m over three years – with strings attached

The Premier League has presented a plan to increase financial redistribution to the English Football League

Evening Standard

Why is VAR not being used in the Carabao Cup tonight?

This week saw the start of the Carabao Cup for many Premier League teams.

The Guardian - UK

Premier League confident of closing financial redistribution deal with EFL

A long-awaited settlement that would see about £130m a year go from the top flight to the 72 EFL clubs could soon be agreed

The Independent UK

Reading hit by another points deduction in staff payment row

The Royals drop into the League One relegation zone after having another three points docked for failing yo comply with an EFL order over staff wages

The Guardian - UK

How to buy a football club: new EFL guidance offers ‘clearance, not approval’

Several EFL clubs have changed hands this year but regulations have toughened up to stop them falling into the wrong hands

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