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But the EFL have managed to make their premier end-of-season tournament even better\u2026 No one asked FIFA to change the World Cup and the expansion of the competition will lead to plenty of pretty meaningless games in the summer before we get to the &#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-championship-play-offs-not-broke-new-changes-improve-premier-league-race\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the saying goes, \u2018If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it\u2019. 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