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The English football league pyramid. The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isle of Man also competing.
On 1 July 2021 he signed for Gabon club Bouenguidi Sport. [4]On 1 July 2022, Mbongui signed with Stade Mandji on a free transfer. [5] [6]In February 2024, Mbongui joined UAE Pro League side Al Wasl on a two-year permanent deal, being initially assigned to Al Wasl Youth setup for development purposes.
The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league in English men's football, which since the 1992–93 season has been called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, [ 1 ] the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa ...
The English Football League, established in 1888 as The Football League by Aston Villa director William McGregor and renamed "English Football League" in 2016, was the first professional football league in the world. Since its founding, however, many other leagues have been founded in England.
The EFL Trophy was inaugurated as the Associate Members' Cup in the 1983–84 season and followed on from the short-lived Football League Group Cup. [1] The competition was renamed to the Football League Trophy in 1992, [2] and to the EFL Trophy in 2016, coinciding with the Football League rebranding to the English Football League (EFL). [3]
In association football, shooting is hitting the ball in an attempt to score a goal. It is usually done using the feet or head. [1] A shot on target or shot on goal is a shot that enters the goal or would have entered the goal if it had not been blocked by the goalkeeper or another defensive player. [2]
Football derby matches in the United Kingdom are often heated affairs, and violence is not uncommon. [6] [7] However, the matches and the rivalries they encompass are frequently listed among the best in the sport. [8] [9] A 2008 report showed that West Bromwich Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers was the number one rivalry in English football. [10]
The 2023–24 EFL Trophy, known as the Bristol Street Motors Trophy [a] for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd season in the history of the competition, and was a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 15 Premier League and one Championship club with Category One status. [1]