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He eventually sold the club to Roman Abramovich in 2003 in a deal worth £140m when they were in the English top flight.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
It was the first time Forest had reached a European semi final since 1984, while Forest's 5-0 win at Sunderland was their biggest away victory in the top flight since 1995.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Clarets have now been relegated from or promoted to the top flight in each of the past four seasons.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Under Kang, Lyon improved to fourth in the top flight last season to reach the Champions League qualifying rounds.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
"Mavro" has always been a fine player, but he has never quite scaled the top flight.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem
Within another three months, he signed a pre-contract with Bodo/Glimt to join their top-flight rivals in January 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Villa did not drop out of the top four after beating Leeds last November, aided by winning 12 of 13 top-flight games between September and December.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last season Foden scored seven goals and assisted five times in 33 Premier League games, while the previous campaign he scored seven and assisted twice in 28 top-flight matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Premier League was well represented in North America, with all 20 of the top-flight teams for 2026-27 having at least one player involved.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Eric, by now a full-time employee at Andersen, thought he might like a computing school; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had a top-flight one.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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