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A Blackburn Rovers fan holds his head in his hands as news filters through of the club’s relegation. Photograph: Scott Heavey/PA
Blackburn Rovers became the first Premier League champions to drop into the third tier of English football on Sunday whilst Newcastle claimed the Championship title on a nerve-racking final day.
Wins for another historic club, two-time European champions Nottingham Forest -- 3-0 over Ipswich -- and Chinese-owned Birmingham City, who beat Bristol City 1-0, condemned Rovers.
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