Clubs in the Sky Bet Championship are set to benefit from a new £117.5m funding package agreed by the EFL with American insurance firm MetLife. The last Championship games to see fans attend without restrictions date back to March 8, 2020, meaning clubs have played the equivalent of a full season without spectators in attendance. Second-tier clubs have lost approximately £150m in gate receipts and missed out on other matchday revenue streams since the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world of football. In December, the Premier League reached a £50m agreement over a bailout for EFL clubs in League One and Two and a £200m interest-free loan facility for Championship teams. "This is therefore a much welcome, timely package of support for Championship Clubs, whose operations have continued to incur significant costs without generating anywhere near normal levels of revenue.

Source: Sky sports March 29, 2021 19:33 UTC