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EFL storms back to whet the appetite
WITH the Euros and Olympics taking centre stage this summer, there’s been plenty of sport on offer.
But you still can’t beat the start of the football season, can you? The opening EFL games on Friday night certainly whetted the appetite, with Blackburn romping to a 4-2 Championship win against new-boys Derby and Sheffield United easing to victory at Preston.
In League One, promoted Mansfield couldn’t have asked for a better start, earning a 2-1 victory at Barnsley, while, in League Two, Chesterfield had to settle for...

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