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On Saturday, the most lucrative match in world football unfolds, and surprisingly, it is not the Champions League final or the World Cup final, but rather the Championship Play Off final. In case you are unfamiliar, the Championship is the division just below the esteemed English Premiere League (EPL).

May is one my favourite months. Not only is it my birth month (the excitement fades a little each year), but the cherry blossom, lighter evenings, and smell of freshly cut grass mark the seasonal transition. Spring has sprung I like to say. In the UK we also get bookended bank holidays on the first and last Mondays of the month.