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Kevin Nolan sacked as Notts County manager after four straight defeats

Unai Emery picked up his first win as Arsenal manager as his side spluttered past West Ham at The Emirates.

Neil Etheridge came up big for Cardiff as he denied Newcastle’s Kenedy in the last minute of stoppage time to secure a point in Wales. Former West Ham and Newcastle midfielder Kevin Nolan has been sacked as manager of Notts County with the club bottom of League Two.
Nolan initially joined as player-manager in January 2017, but a 3-1 loss to Lincoln on Saturday signals the end of his career at the Magpies.
A statement from Notts County confirmed Nolan, as well as assistant manager Richard Thomas, had been dismissed.

“This is a decision we’ve made with the best interests of Notts County at heart,” owner and chairman Alan Hardy said….

League Two club Forest Green Rovers become world’s first carbon neutral team

A look behind-the-scenes at the newest members of the Football League, who happen to be football’s first eco-club.
NAILSWORTH, England — It’s one-nil for the environmentalists here.
An English football team has become the first professional sports team in the world to be certified carbon-neutral by the United Nations.
Forest Green Rovers, who play in League Two — English football’s fourth tier, have adopted a number of environmentally-friendly measures, from using electric vehicles, to vegan-only meals for players, staff and fans.
The club’s 2,000-seat stadium in the quiet town of Nailsworth, England, is powered…

Exeter City 3-1 Lincoln City: Exeter are Wembley bound

Exeter City scored a trio of goals to win the second leg of their League Two playoff semi-final and advance to Wembley for the playoff final.

Wembley sale money must boost clubs’ youth and community work – EFL chief

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan reveals the conditions he wants the FA to guarantee before the potential sale of Wembley.

Mark Ogden explains the positives of the potential sale of Wembley to the owner of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pep Guardiola believes Wembley will always be a special part of English football following a bid from Shahid Khan to buy the stadium.

Former England manager Roy Hodgson says he has faith that, if the FA choose to sell Wembley Stadium, it will be for the right reasons.
The chief executive of the English Football League (EFL) has told the Times that the Football Association must distribute half the money from the sale of Wembley to clubs in the EFL and the Premier League.
Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham and the Jacksonville Jaguars, has made the Football Association an £800 million offer to purchase the 80,000-seat stadium.
EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey said funds from the sale would help clubs in the EFL, boosting their community work and youth football…

Accrington promoted to League One for first time in club history

Accrington confirmed promotion with a 2-0 victory over Yeovil on Tuesday.
John Coleman hailed a team effort as Accrington secured promotion to League One for the first time in their history with a 2-0 win over Yeovil.
On a historic day at the Wham Stadium, a quickfire double from fans’ favourite Billy Kee sent unfancied Stanley, who have one of the lowest budgets in League Two, into the third tier.
It was Coleman’s fourth promotion in two spells with the Reds — he has led them all the way from the UniBond First Division and now into League One.
They are still going for…

Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon wins nearly every prize on offer at EFL awards

With Mohamed Salah a strong favourite for the PFA Player of the Year, the FC crew direct their attention to the Young Player of the Year award.
Ryan Sessegnon swept the board at the EFL Awards after a stunning season with Fulham.
The 17-year-old wideman has followed up his success with England at last summer’s European Under-19 Championship by scoring 14 goals to date in the Cottagers’ promotion push.
His efforts were rewarded on Saturday when he became the first player on record from outside the top flight to be nominated for the PFA young player of the season award, so it was no surprise that he should be among the big winners at the…

Chesterfield 3-1 Notts County: Spireites boost survival hopes

Chesterfield took a giant step toward staying in the Football League, beating Notts County, whose hopes of automatic promotion to League One took a costly hit.

Luton Town 2-0 Barnet: Hatters to the top

Luton Town are level with Accrington Stanley at the top of League Two thanks to two second-half goals against bottom-of-the-table Barnet.

Sol Campbell: Inexperience cost me Grimsby Town manager’s job

Sol Campbell was interviewed by Grimsby but did not get the job.
Sol Campbell has told Sky Sports he was turned down for the manager’s job at League Two side Grimsby Town because he lacked experience.
Former Tottenham, Arsenal and England defender Campbell, also linked with the job at League One Oxford United, said he would consider going overseas to land his first managerial post.
The 43-year-old said he had been interviewed by Grimsby before they opted to appoint Michael Jolley as their new boss.
“I didn’t have much time to prepare,” he said. “It could be experience,…

Sol Campbell waiting to hear on Grimsby job: ‘If they give it to me, I’ll be ecstatic’

Sol Campbell says he is prepared to ‘start from the bottom again’ to get his managerial career going.
Sol Campbell says he is waiting to hear back about the Grimsby job as he searches for a way into football management.
Former England international Campbell recently called himself “one of football’s greatest minds” and has been active in stating his desire to land a job.
Grimsby said they would talk to him with regard to replacing Russell Slade and he says has spoken to the League Two strugglers.
The 43-year-old, who has also been in contact with Oxford about their managerial vacancy, had a brief…

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