An Independent Disciplinary Commission has today expelled Southampton from the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs after the Club admitted to multiple breaches of EFL Regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other Clubsโ training.
In addition, the Club has received a four-point deduction that will be applied to the 2026/27 Championship table.
The effect of todayโs order is that Middlesbrough are reinstated into the 2026 Play-Offs and will proceed to the Play-Off Final against Hull City. The final remains scheduled for Saturday 23 May, with the kick-off time to be confirmed.
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Chris Wilder has returned to Bramall Lane. โ๏ธ
He has signed a contract until the summer of 2027 to kick-off a third spell as Sheffield United manager. ๐ค
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Sheffield United have moved swiftly to fill the managerial hot seat at Bramall Lane, appointing a boss with Premier League and Championship experience. Rubรฉn Sellรฉsย is the new Blades manager and moves to S2 having signed a three-year deal with the club. Further coaching appointments will follow in due course.
Spaniard Sellรฉsย successfully kept Hull City in the Championship last season, despite taking over with the club bottom of the league, with an impressive win against United key to their survival.
Prior to his arrival on Humberside, he led Reading impressively despite a lengthy period of off the field turmoil, leaving the Royals in sixth place in League One. His coaching CV is extensive, and includes working in the Premier League with Southampton, whilst he also boasts a background across several areas of the game.
On his arrival, our new boss said: โWhen we first heard about the possibility of coming here, it was a no brainer for us to join a club with this kind of history and with a mission to move forward and try to be even more competitive.โThis is a very powerful and ambitious project. It was very important at the start of the conversations that everyone is on the same page.
โWe need to embrace data and new technologies, but the most important thing is not to forget the football essence. I think we are capable of deliveringย a good model and optimise our performance by using all the tools that we have. โOur identity is always very clear. We want to be aggressive,ย we want to make things happen. So, the fans can expect a team which is not going to wait or be reactive, we will be proactive, we are going to go and try and be as competitive as we can in every single game. If we can do that then weโll give ourselves a very good chance of winning games.โ
Born in Marxalenes, a neighbourhood in Valencia, Sellรฉsย played for local side Parretaย CF before a short stint with Burjassot. At the age of just 16, he was already coaching youth sides locally.
In 2002, Sellรฉsย entered the University of Valencia and enjoyed a promotion as coach of the organisationโs football team.
Academically, Sellรฉsย has a Masterโsย degree in Sports & Physiology and furthered his CV when graduating from UEFAโs Pro Licence programme when he was just 25.
Sellรฉsย has enjoyed a wide range of coaching experiences during stints in Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan, Norway โ where he combined his coaching role as head of analysis โ Denmark and Spain prior to coaching and managing in the Premier League with Southampton followed by stints with Reading and most recently Hull.
There will be a full interview with Rubรฉn available shortly with further communication from our owners COH Sports.
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Sheffield United can confirm a mutually agreed decision has been reached for manager Chris Wilder to leave the football club.
Chris will leave alongside coaches Alan Knill and Matt Prestridge, and in doing so depart with the best wishes and gratitude of everyone connected with Sheffield United.
A Blade through and through, the legacy Chris and his staff have created here will never be forgotten, going right back to 2016 when he initially took the job with the club rooted in League One.
Between 2016 and 2021, he guided the club to two promotions and a ninth-place finish in the Premier League, creating an era which will go down as one of the most fondly remembered in the clubโs history.
After returning to the club during a difficult period in 2023, he has provided stability and created a new team which earned a Steel City derby double amongst other notable highlights last season.
Showing his calibre as a manager, he guided the club to third place finish, collecting 92 points, before a heartbreaking conclusion in the play-off final.
Our owners, COH Sports, would wish to place on record our thanks to Chris and his staff for their efforts whilst at the helm and will be extending their own appreciation in due course.
Sheffield United Football Club is shocked and extremely saddened to learn of the passing of former player, George Baldock.
The defender left the club in the summer after seven years at Bramall Lane and was extremely popular with supporters, staff and team-mates who pulled on a red and white shirt alongside him.
The sincere condolences of everyone associated with Sheffield United are extended to Georgeโs family and friends.