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News for you from various sources. I know you could go and find them yourself, but I've gone and found them for you, so you don't have to.
- 2012-13 season in review: Bolton Wanderers Despite having to replace Owen Coyle early in the season, Bolton Wanderers were eventually disappointed to miss out on the play-offs on the final day It tells you all you need to know about this season's Championship that Bolton were masters of their o...
- Racing Santander facing back-to-back relegations Absent owner finally agrees to sell 23 May ~ In 2008 Racing Santander beat Manchester City 3-1 in the UEFA Cup group stages, narrowly missing out on qualification to the knockout rounds; now they are on the brink of successive relegations. Los Racinguistas are two points from safety with only three games remaining of the campaign, ...
- Enjoying a title-deciding match in Moldova for free When your preconceptions are wrong 22 May ~ It's not that often you find yourself on a business trip in an unfamiliar city on the same day that a title-deciding football match is played – and admission to the game is free. In fact, it had never happened to me until last Thursday – when I watched ...
- 2012-13 season in review: West Bromwich Albion In the first of a series of articles looking at various clubs' fortunes over the past season, James Baxter assesses West Brom's new status as "best of the rest" At 3-0 and 5-2 down to Manchester United last Sunday, West Bromwich Albion's season looked ...
- More pain for Brentford as Yeovil reach Championship Bees fail for seventh play-off campaign 21 May ~ In recent years, it's become an established pattern that Brentford just don't win promotion via the play-offs. In their seventh play-off campaign they have failed again, this time in a tense match a...
- PSG title celebrations marred by violent clashes But plenty changed at Parc des Princes 21 May ~ Paris Saint-Germain were crowned French champions last week for the first time in 19 years. I didn't celebrate too much, having secretly hoped for a more exciting finish on the last day, similar to Manchester City last season. The celebrations at the Trocadéro square in Paris turned ...
- Hearts face points penalty and relegation from SPL Parent company declared insolvent 20 May ~ Hearts closed their SPL season on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Aberdeen and the immediate threat of administration hanging over them. The club's parent company UBIG has requested to be declared insolv...
- Aland Islands’ IFK Mariehamn reach Europe Finnish province overcome challenges 20 May ~ IFK Mariehamn's Europa League debut, achieved by topping Finland's Fair Play standings, will be the first time a men's club from the self-governing province of Aland has taken part in European competit...
- Eintracht Braunschweig return to the Bundesliga Former champions almost fell to fourth tier 19 May ~ Eintracht Braunschweig are back in Germany's Bundesliga for the first time in 28 years. One of the league's founding members in 1963, Braunschweig won the title in 1967 but since the mid-1980s h...
- Northampton’s season has already been successful Northampton Town v Bradford City, 1.30pm 18 May ~ Northampton Town's League Two play-off final fixture today has sparked something of a week-long nostalgia trip across the town. It was 1997 the last time Cobblers went up via the play-offs, courtes...
- The David Beckham media circus From WSC 289 17 May ~ Considering that virtually every move David Beckham makes is tracked by the media, it was not at all surprising that they went into overdrive after he announced his retirement from playing football yesterday. Today's newspapers, f...
- New Kuwaiti owner takes over at Ebbsfleet United MyFootballClub experiment over 17 May ~ Ebbsfleet may be most famous for its international railway station but the town's football team will soon be welcoming visitors from much further afield. The majority shareholders of Ebbsfleet United yesterd...
