Ipswich are on the up again thanks to a former Manchester United coach and inspiration from Germany

Ipswich Town are back on the up - The Athletic has been given access to see how the club has been transformed since US investment in 2021

Garry Monk has been sacked by Sheffield Wednesday after just over a year in charge of the Championship club, Nancy Frostick can reveal. Wednesday played out a goalless draw with Millwall on Saturday,...

Women's football may be ahead of the men's game in terms of openness but that doesn't mean we should take it for granted

No pair in the top four divisions are as lethal as Summerville and Rutter - they are all about fun and finesse, according to Daniel Farke

Walsall have found a sponsor in a local company done good that will top any amount they have received before. What's the problem?

In the last week alone players, managers and officials have spoken out over online abuse. It leaves you numb and shaken - more must be done

Football’s relationship with gambling is under increasing scrutiny. Enforced change could be on cards when a government-led review concludes

Leeds lost against Chelsea in the FA Cup - but Mateo Joseph and Archie Gray were two huge positives for Farke's side

Luton Town are in the Championship play-off final under Rob Edwards - nine years after promotion from non-League

Dejphon Chansiri vowed to end Wednesday's stay in the Championship when he took over - he has, but back to League One. What has gone wrong?

Second in the Championship after finishing runners-up in League One, Ipswich are looking on course to join the back-to-back promotion club

Michael Carrick has turned Middlesbrough from Championship strugglers to promotion challengers — with an attractive, attacking playing style

Jay Bothroyd is into the 21st year of his career and at his 13th club - and says a move to Japan has helped him on and off the pitch

Plymouth Argyle have come a long way, quickly. The second tier and the likes of Leeds and Leicester holds no fear for them

The League One promotion battle is between five of the biggest clubs and poised to go to the wire - who will prevail?

In West Brom's 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers, Alex Mowatt showed his quality in spades as The Athletic watched his every kick of the ball

He won titles at Leeds and Man United, but Eric Cantona was supposed to start at Sheffield Wednesday. It is the nearly deal of the century.

Luton's midfielder is aiming to become the first player to go from National League to the top flight with the same club – this is his story

The midfielder was 'the furthest from the first team' he had been in his career until Kieran McKenna called - now he's set to face England

Coventry's impressive unbeaten run has moved them into the play-off race - Mark Robins' side are easy on the eye and ready to push on...

It's time to talk about improving safety for women in football - night matches are a worry when parking on dimly lit side streets

US-Danish businessman Thomas Sandgaard promised stability but as his club visit Man United in the Carabao Cup, all he has brought is chaos

Tony Pulis' 45-day reign came to abrupt end but the manager is believed to have had doubts before that. Wednesday have new consultants too

Coventry's impressive unbeaten run has moved them into the play-off race - Mark Robins' side are easy on the eye and ready to push on...

Sam Allardyce was right about one thing in his short spell as Leeds manager – the French youngster would come to the fore this season

Why did a verdict take so long? Why weren't Wednesday relegated? And what will Charlton and Hull do now?

There is so much more to admire about Kenilworth Road than to mock - Luton's home ground has a soul, and that should be treasured

Brown burst onto the scene at 16 at West Bromwich Albion and won a title with Chelsea. A decade on, he's having to retire due to injury

Hannah Dingley has been announced as Forest Green Rovers' new first-team manager – making her the first female manager in the EFL

Does this paint too bleak a picture? It is the reality for the women who work in the men's game - and it feels like it is only getting worse

The Burnley loanee provides Daniel Farke with quality and experience and could free up Archie Gray to play more in midfield

The promotion battle is hotting up so The Athletic asked the supercomputer to crunch the numbers - here's the results

Luton Town are in the Championship play-off final under Rob Edwards - nine years after promotion from non-League

It all started when six cutlers and silversmiths gathered on a Wednesday afternoon and started a cricket team

Derby are a club transformed - Paul Warne, players and fans explain how they are attempting to bring the good times back

The 18-year-old was not fazed by his first step up to the under-21s - further honours surely await in the future

None of my family has even a passing interest in football but I was born with the bug – and it's Sheffield Wednesday that stole my heart...

Trans players and fans talk about their positive experiences in the game

The National League is now League Three in all but name - another automatic promotion place should come in and its play-off system is better

With most tackles and most free-kicks won, the Australian's performance is worthy of a promotion to the first XI...

Maligned and mocked in the Premier League, the left-back has proved an important figure in the promotion push – and a source of assists

The young forward pulled rank on a vital late penalty last night but clearly feels he is the man to help seal club's Premier League return

Mike Brownlee has supported Barrow for 82 years. The wait for league football had been long. Now it is over

Chester were an established EFL club before ownership issues led to their demise. They are now fan-owned and fighting their way back up

The Athletic explains why the wives of two high-profile England strikers are set to battle it out at the High Court this month

Luton Town are in the Championship play-off final under Rob Edwards - nine years after promotion from non-League

Rebecca Welch made headlines as the first woman to be appointed to referee a Football League game

Key figures at Wigan explain how they have come through the dark times of administration to rebuild the club they love again

The top flight has a rare three-team fight for the title, but it's not even the most dramatic race thanks to Leeds, Ipswich and Leicester

Khan was about to play a historic game for Pakistan - then FIFA stopped him due to an 'eligibility case they haven't seen before'

England have thrashed North Macedonia 7-0 at Old Trafford to extend their perfect record in qualifying matches for the 2024 European Championship. Bukayo Saka scored his first career England hat-tr...

Billy Kee quit Accrington Stanley to put his family first. He's still scoring goals and hoping more can be done to help lower-league players

Ipswich thought their days as a Premier League club were behind them but the 2021 arrival of manager Kieran McKenna changed everything

A frustrating 0-0 draw with Sunderland denied Leeds top spot in the Championship, but their manager has spoke of the need for level-heads

Opponents knew how to 'make him angry', but the coaches who helped shape Summerville explain how his talent can take him to the top

Gareth Southgate and England are benefiting from the involvement of players whose confidence is pepped by club success and silverware