If ITV can’t be bothered to do EFL coverage properly then they should give it up – their decision not to show highlights because it was ‘only’ League One and Two is just their latest error and fans have had enough

During England’s run to the Euro 2024 final last summer, it went under the radar that 19 members of Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad had played in the EFL in the formative years of their careers. 

Several of those 19, including goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who now has 80 caps for his country, had even featured in all three divisions. 

The 72 clubs that make up the EFL and often remind us about everything that is good with the game in this country – community, passion and aspiration – are a…