Middlesbrough

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West Ham will face fellow Premier League relegated side Burnley on the first day of the EFL season, while Wrexham travel to newly-promoted Welsh side Cardiff City as they look to reach the playoffs following a narrow miss last season.

Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert has apologised for his involvement in the 'Spygate' scandal and said that he is "responsible for everything that has happened in this football club."

Australia have been dealt a major blow ahead of the World Cup after confirmation that attacker Riley McGree will miss the tournament through injury.

Hull City completed one of the Championship's greatest underdog stories by securing promotion through the playoffs. But will the 'spygate scandal', through no fault of their own, continue to dominate the rhetoric?

A leg injury has forced Nicholas D'Agostino to withdraw from the Socceroos' pre-tournament training camp, throwing a fresh twist into the race for spots in Australia's 26-man FIFA World Cup squad.

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirović has admitted that he "started to laugh" when he first heard about the 'Spygate' scandal that has engulfed this season's Championship playoffs, adding that if it were to happen in his country "nothing happens."

Oli McBurnie's stoppage-time winner sent Hull to the Premier League at the expense of Middlesbrough.

Hull City captain Lewie Coyle dedicated the Tigers' Championship playoff final victory to his late father Chris.

Hull City emerged from the chaos of the Championship playoffs to beat Middlesbrough in the 'spygate' final at Wembley and seal a return to the Premier League.