Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna is set to end speculation over his future and sign a new long-term contract at Ipswich Town. McKenna, 38, has become one of the most highly regarded coaches in English football after leading Ipswich back to the Premier League for the first time since 2002. The hugely impressive job he’s done at Portman Road — in his first managerial position — has understandably drawn admirers from other clubs interested in prising him away. He was considered a frontrunner to replace Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea while he was linked to a return to former club Manchester United as well...

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Chelsea’s process to appoint a new head coach is rapidly approaching a conclusion, with the club no longer considering Kieran McKenna among a small number of final candidates for the role. That leaves Leicester City’s Enzo Maresca and Brentford’s Thomas Frank as the only known options remaining to take over. McKenna became an early favourite to succeed Mauricio Pochettino after guiding Ipswich Town to the Premier League, having secured promotion from League One in his first full season at the helm 12 months earlier. It encouraged Chelsea to enter talks with the 38-year-old...

Manchester United have contacted Kieran McKenna’s representatives as they explore possible replacements should they decide to part company with Erik ten Hag after this weekend’s FA Cup final. McKenna, the Ipswich Town manager who has overseen back-to-back promotions to take his side into the Premier League, used to work as an assistant at United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The 38-year-old has already attracted significant interest from Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion this summer and was named manager of the year at the League Managers Association’s awards night on May 21. McKenna...

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Sky Sports will show live games during the 3pm blackout across the opening weekend of the English Football League (EFL) as part of a new TV deal. The broadcaster announced on Wednesday that every game from all three EFL divisions will be shown on the opening weekend of the 2024-25 season — including those matches scheduled to take place at 3pm on Saturday. Matches kicking off at 3pm on Saturday are not allowed to be shown by domestic broadcasters under Article 48 of UEFA’s statutes, which allows its member nations to select a two-and-a-half-hour weekend slot where live football is...

Sky Sports are planning to announce scheduled English Football League (EFL) TV picks from August up until the third round of the FA Cup in January before the start of the 2024-25 season. The broadcaster, who will also show every game from all three EFL divisions on the opening day of the new campaign, are taking this action to avoid any potential fan disruption. By November, Sky plan to announce TV picks for January to March, and the rest of the season will follow a ‘traditional’ notice period as they keep up with main storylines. Every match from across all three leagues — the...

Ipswich's young player of the year is wanted by the newly promoted side for a further season-long loan, but other suitors are gathering

Ipswich Town have been promoted to the Premier League after a 22-year absence from England’s top flight. Kieran McKenna’s side headed into the Championship season’s final day on Saturday needing to avoid defeat to secure the division’s second automatic promotion spot behind champions Leicester City. And goals from Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson sealed a 2-0 victory over Huddersfield Town to spark jubilant scenes at Portman Road. We are @premierleague. pic.twitter.com/bHbComlHh2 — I(P)SWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) May 4, 2024 Ipswich were most recently in the Premier...

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The 2023-24 Championship campaign has reached its final hurdle. Leicester City will be returning to the Premier League after their 3-0 victory over Preston North End on Monday secured the league title — their first game since promotion was confirmed following Queens Park Rangers‘ 4-0 win against Leeds United on Friday night. Rotherham United’s 1-0 defeat by Plymouth Argyle on April 5 confirmed their relegation to League One. However, there are still several things to be decided heading into the league’s conclusion this week: a final automatic promotion spot, four play-off places...

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