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Thank you. Terms and conditions apply subject to availability. The Hello and welcome to the Football for Kids podcast with me, Darren Reese,

and welcome to the 2025-26 humongous EFL championship preview episode.

We did this for the first time last year,

and it was one of the most listened to and liked episodes that was released,

along with the massive Premier League preview.

And don't you worry, the massive Premier League preview is on its way as well.

And you Patreon supporters and Apple podcast subscription subscribers, you will get your ears on that before anybody else.

So, before we get going, just a very quick message to say, if you haven't already, please do make sure that you check out my brand new show, Soccer for Kids, where I cover everything possible on soccer in the

United States of America. Just search for soccer for kids wherever you're listening to this,

and you'll be able to hear episodes on Christian Policic, Weston McKenney and plenty of others as the weeks go by.

So then, the humongous EFL championship preview. The three teams that tumbled down from the

world famous Premier League last year were Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town.

Those three find themselves in one of the toughest and hardest and most competitive leagues on earth.

Every single team battles in the championship, like there is no tomorrow,

because dropping points means the risk of dropping closer and closer

to non-league football, where teams have less and less of a chance of surviving overall.

And of course, all of these teams want to win the league and maybe some of them, realistically,

even don't want to win the league and want to be in the playoffs

because it's better for their bank balance.

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