It’s been dubbed soccer’s “richest game,” but for Luton Town and Coventry City, Saturday’s Championship play-off final means much more than just money
The match at Wembley Stadium in London guarantees a place in next season’s Premier League, but also signals a dramatic rise for both teams, who played each other in the fourth tier of the English football league pyramid just five years ago.
” Returning Coventry has also had quite a journey to reach the play-off final. A regular in English football’s top flight between the late 1960s and the early 2000s, with iconic players in its sides – from Steve Ogrizovic and Brian Borrows to Dion Dublin and Trevor Peake – the club slowly fell down the league system. Like Luton, financial difficulties were a key reason for Coventry’s decline.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Infamous Kenilworth Road stadium could be one of Luton's best weaponsOpinions of Luton Town's Kenilworth Road stadium run the gamut from charming and cosy to a ramshackle dump, but the club's former manager John Still believes it could be one of the team's most potent weapons if they reach the Premier League next season.
Read more »
McCarthy’s Republicans push debt ceiling talks to brink, lawmakers leaving town for weekendA defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the debt ceiling standoff was “not my fault” as Republican negotiators and the White House failed to finish out talks.
Read more »
Mysterious Company Buys California Ghost Town for $22.58 MillionA California company spent $22.58 million to purchase Eagle Mountain, a ghost town that shut down 40 years ago.
Read more »
Musk's 'digital town square' plagued by tech failures in DeSantis launchElon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a 'digital town square,' but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run for president, struggled with technical glitches and a near half-hour delay Tuesday.
Read more »
Police officer in Pa. town arrested for transporting an undocumented immigrant: court documentsA longtime local police officer in western Pa. was arrested by the FBI on Thursday and charged with transporting an illegal immigrant to help the person stay in the United States.
Read more »