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THE PLAN It feels surreal for fans to consider it, but the plan is to build on a first major trophy win in 56 years by launching a legitimate challenge for the Premier League title and qualifying for

The rise of Union Saint-Gilloise from the second tier to Belgian champions has been one of European football’s most remarkable stories of recent years, and their English centre-back has been at the heart of it

BEST: Darryl Flahavan, Simon Francis, Alan Moody, Adam Barrett, Chris Powell, Mark Gower, Kevin Maher, Ryan Leonard, Roy Hollis, Freddy Eastwood, Stan Collymore. WORST: Nathan Bishop, Elvis Bwomono, J

THE PLAN Chelsea are back where they belong, but getting there was far from smooth. Enzo Maresca & Co crawled over the finish line, never looking convincing but delivering a top-four finish nonetheles

THE PLAN Return to dominance. Manchester City were widely tipped last term to extend their unprecedented four consecutive top-flight English titles to an equally unprecedented five – then they finishe

The 2024-25 Championship was a split league. The second tier produced an unprecedented two 100-point campaigns, with Leeds and Burnley pulling clear of play-off finalists Sheffield United and Sunderla