[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-hull-city-storm-back-premier-league-2026":82,"category-counts-nav":95,"related-hull-city-storm-back-premier-league-2026":106},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. 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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":15,"badge":55,"author":85,"excerpt":86,"date":87,"readTime":88,"image":89,"imageAlt":83,"tags":90,"body":93,"_path":94},"Hull City Storm Back to Premier League After 10 Years","hull-city-storm-back-premier-league-2026","Jordan Blackwell","Oli McBurnie powers Hull to their first Premier League season in a decade on a sweltering EFL playoff weekend, with Bolton and Notts County also rising.","2026-06-10","1 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002F4f5487ef178fed8d2d098483df7a417f34967cd6\u002F1285_0_6424_5139\u002Fmaster\u002F6424.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b6ffe7de4c8322cf08439ad69c021414",[91,37,92],"Championship","League One","## The Hull City Resurrection\n\nThe **10-year exile** is over. Hull City are back in the Premier League after a playoff final that tested every ounce of their resolve.\n\nOli McBurnie delivered the decisive blows, his goalscoring instincts cutting through the sweltering bank holiday heat to send the Tigers into English football’s top flight for the first time since **2016**.\n\n### Conditions That Tested Limits\n\nWith temperatures soaring, the match became a war of attrition. Both sides battled cramp and fatigue, but Hull’s composure in the key moments proved the difference.\n\n> \"A lot of cramp and sweat and in the end it’s Hull City, Bolton Wanderers and Notts County who are promoted.\" — Max Rushden, Football Weekly Podcast\n\n- **McBurnie’s ruthlessness**: The striker now has **12 goals in his last 10 appearances** at Wembley\n- Hull kept **four clean sheets** in their final five playoff matches\n- Bolton and Notts County also sealed promotion from League One\n\n## What Hull’s Return Means\n\nFor a club that has yo-yoed between divisions, this promotion carries extra weight. The financial injection and global spotlight of the Premier League will reshape their ambitions instantly.\n\nManagerial stability and smart recruitment in the summer will determine whether this is another fleeting visit or the start of a sustained top-flight chapter.\n\n### The Immediate Focus\n\nHull must now navigate a transfer window where the vultures will circle their key players. Keeping core assets like **McBurnie** will be priority number one.\n\n- Contract talks already underway for the match-winner\n- Stadium expansion plans moving forward to meet Premier League requirements\n- Pre-season schedule adjusted to include high-profile friendlies","\u002Farticles\u002Fhull-city-storm-back-premier-league-2026",[96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","football","general","golf","mma","long-reads","tennis",[107,120,132],{"id":108,"stem":108,"path":109,"title":110,"category":15,"badge":55,"badgeType":111,"author":112,"authorRole":113,"authorInitials":114,"date":115,"readTime":116,"image":117,"imageAlt":110,"tags":118,"excerpt":119},"saka-england-training-ghana-world-cup-boost-tuchel","\u002Farticles\u002Fsaka-england-training-ghana-world-cup-boost-tuchel","Saka Trains: The Spark England's Evolution Desperately Needed","category","Alex Caffrey","SportPulse Contributor","AC","2026-06-23 05:49:39","7 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F4eda\u002Flive\u002F70789fc0-6dce-11f1-897a-fb9cd481447f.jpg","World Cup, Premier League","Bukayo Saka's return to full England training immediately transforms the tactical ceiling and psychological edge of Thomas Tuchel's side before Ghana.",{"id":121,"stem":121,"path":122,"title":123,"category":15,"badge":124,"badgeType":111,"author":125,"authorRole":113,"authorInitials":126,"date":127,"readTime":128,"image":129,"imageAlt":123,"tags":130,"excerpt":131},"next-generation-2025-60-best-young-talents-2008","\u002Farticles\u002Fnext-generation-2025-60-best-young-talents-2008","Next Generation 2025: 60 Best Talents Born in 2008","Feature","Jordan Castro","JC","2026-06-17","2 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002Ff82996288897ff9ac44112b1bbe92f3453f9224d\u002F0_0_1499_1199\u002Fmaster\u002F1499.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e793e8d48ddade0f77f27ffd28058b19","Premier League, Ligue 1, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga","The definitive list of world football's most exciting young talents is here, headlined by PSG's Ibrahim Mbaye and Brazil's next sensation.",{"id":133,"stem":133,"path":134,"title":135,"category":15,"badge":136,"badgeType":111,"author":137,"authorRole":113,"authorInitials":138,"date":139,"readTime":140,"image":141,"imageAlt":135,"tags":142,"excerpt":143},"wsl-alcohol-policy-shift-game-changer","\u002Farticles\u002Fwsl-alcohol-policy-shift-game-changer","WSL Clubs Get Green Light for In-Stand Alcohol: A Calculated Pour","Opinion","Ava Sterling","AS","2026-06-23 06:46:53","5 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F41eb\u002Flive\u002F8ac04250-6e2f-11f1-b1db-af71d47507d6.jpg","Women's Super League","WSL clears clubs to sell alcohol in seats, merging fan experience with a long-standing cultural battleground."]