Hull City — club that secured Premier League promotion via play-off final victory and faces six-point penalty risk over profit and sustainability breach.
… The former Spain international won two FA Cups with the Gunners – scoring a free-kick against Hull City in 2014 – and won the Euros twice with his national side. …
… He previously began his senior coaching career at Derby County and Hull City. Chelsea, meanwhile, replaced Rosenior with former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, who is set to begin work on Wednesday, 1 July. …
… Hull City, who went up via the play-offs, host Manchester United on Saturday, 22 August while fellow promoted side Ipswich are at home to Sunderland on the same day. …
When Hull City won promotion back to the Premier League by beating Middlesbrough in the play-off final it came with guaranteed riches of about £200m. …
… Despite defeat, Wrexham remain sixth, above seventh-placed Hull City on goal difference and a point clear of eighth-placed Derby County with one regular season match left to play. …
Spanish former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has retired at age 41 after a career that included two FA Cups with the Gunners, two Euros titles with Spain, and a remarkable recovery from gangrene in 2016 that required 11 operations. He ended his career with three years at boyhood club Oviedo, where he played on minimum salary and donated his image rights, requesting 10 per cent of jersey sales go to the club's youth academy.
Spanish former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has retired at age 41 after a career that included two FA Cups with the Gunners, two Euros titles with Spain, and a remarkable recovery from gangrene in 2016 that required 11 operations. He ended his career with three years at boyhood club Oviedo, where he played on minimum salary and donated his image rights, requesting 10 per cent of jersey sales go to the club's youth academy.
Former Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior is nearing a move to Paris FC with a two-year contract offer plus an optional extra season, returning to management after four months at Stamford Bridge. Paris FC delayed pre-season as they finalize the appointment to replace Antoine Kombouare.
Newly promoted Coventry City will travel to champions Arsenal on Friday, 21 August in the opening match of the 2026-27 Premier League season, marking the Sky Blues' first top-flight match in 25 years.
Hull City's promotion to the Premier League via the play-off final victory has created a £6m overspend under profit and sustainability rules, putting the club at risk of a six-point penalty unless they sell players before the month's end.
Marco Silva, 48, has agreed to become Benfica's new head coach following Jose Mourinho's departure to Real Madrid, with Real Madrid paying Benfica £13m in compensation. Silva, who left Fulham after five years when his contract expired, will sign a contract until the end of the 2027-28 season with an option to extend.
Fulham manager Marco Silva has confirmed he will leave the club after five years in charge, with a move to Benfica imminent. Silva steered Fulham from the Championship to Premier League promotion in 2021 and has since established them as a top-flight side.
An independent disciplinary commission ruled that Southampton's spying on rival clubs' training sessions was authorised by head coach Tonda Eckert as a "contrived and determined plan from the top down". The club was expelled from the Championship play-offs and deducted four points for the 2026-27 season for observing opponents including Oxford United, Ipswich Town, and Middlesbrough.
An EFL arbitration panel dismissed Southampton's appeal against expulsion from the Championship play-offs for breaches of regulations. Middlesbrough, whom Southampton had beaten 2-1 in the semi-finals, have been reinstated and will face Hull City in the play-off final on Saturday for a place in the Premier League.
Southampton were removed from the Championship play-offs after admitting they filmed training sessions of Oxford United, Ipswich Town, and Middlesbrough without authorization. The club received a four-point deduction for next season, and Middlesbrough were reinstated to face Hull City in the play-off final.
Coventry City secured their championship title with a 4-1 win over Wrexham at home, with Brandon Thomas-Asante scoring his 13th league goal of the season. The victory extended Coventry's unbeaten run to seven matches and took them to 92 points, while Wrexham remained in sixth place despite the defeat.