[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"football-site-config":3,"world-cup-status-en":27,"news-detail-schumacher-why-bolton-wembley-dream-means-everything":43,"news-related-schumacher-why-bolton-wembley-dream-means-everything-en":77,"news-related-match-schumacher-why-bolton-wembley-dream-means-everything-en":26},{"adSlots":4,"affiliateMode":5,"brandName":6,"contentStrategy":7,"currency":8,"friendLinks":9,"homepageLayoutKey":10,"leagueFocus":11,"locale":12,"planVisibility":13,"seoDescription":14,"seoTitleTemplate":15,"siteCode":10,"siteName":6,"siteType":10,"subscriptionMode":5,"timezone":16,"id":17,"tenantID":18,"primaryDomain":19,"countryCode":20,"logoUrl":21,"faviconUrl":21,"theme":22,"seoKeywords":24,"status":25,"ads":4,"focusLeagues":26,"affiliatePolicies":26},[],"shared","Football Prediction Platform","scores_predictions","USD",[],"main",[],"en-US",[],"Football fixtures, results, free predictions, subscriptions, and clearly labeled partner links.","{page} | Football Prediction Platform","America\u002FNew_York",323900000000000000,1,"football.easytestdev.online","US","",{"primaryColor":23},"#1677ff","football predictions, football fixtures, football results","active",null,{"active":28,"leagueId":29,"leagueName":30,"leagueImagePath":31,"seasonId":32,"seasonName":33,"startingAt":34,"endingAt":35,"daysToStart":36,"daysToEnd":37,"phase":38,"includeQualifying":28,"hostCities":39},true,"326135624916537344","World Cup","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fleagues\u002F1.png","326255613308833792","2026\u002F2027","2026-06-11","2026-06-28",6,23,"upcoming",[40,41,42],"Mexico City","Monterrey","Zapopan",{"article":44},{"awayTeamId":-1,"awayTeamName":-1,"body":45,"category":46,"excerpt":47,"homeTeamId":-1,"homeTeamName":-1,"id":48,"leagueId":49,"leagueName":50,"matchId":51,"matchName":21,"publishedAt":52,"slug":53,"sourceName":54,"sourceURL":55,"teamId":56,"teamName":57,"teamIds":58,"teamNames":67,"title":76},"Bolton Wanderers have carried the weight of expectation for years. Averaging over 21,000 fans this season, the club dreams of a Premier League return. But they have been stuck in Sky Bet League One for five seasons—the longest spell in the third tier in their history. Two previous play-off campaigns ended in heartbreak: a semi-final loss to Barnsley in 2022\u002F23 and a final defeat to Oxford United in 2023\u002F24. Head coach Steven Schumacher, appointed later, now carries that burden.\n\nBolton take a 1-0 aggregate lead into Thursday's second leg at Valley Parade, courtesy of a brilliant goal from Brighton loanee Amario Cozier-Duberry. The match, live on Sky Sports Football, will decide who advances to the Wembley final for a place in the Championship.\n\n\"I knew the expectation before I came because of the size of the club,\" Schumacher told Sky Sports. \"It's a club we believe is bigger than this division, but this division is not easy to get out of. The expectation and the demand to get to the Championship is there.\"\n\nSchumacher knows Bradford well, having played there from 2004 to 2007 after coming through Everton's academy. He called his time at Bradford \"excellent\" and credited it with launching his Football League career. But he insists sentiment will not interfere: \"All that goes to the back of my mind, if I'm honest. They are a team with good momentum and we've had four good games against them this season.\"\n\nThere is another personal link. Bradford boss Graham Alexander was Schumacher's manager at Fleetwood between 2013 and 2015. The two remain close. \"I try to take a little bit from all the managers I've worked under,\" Schumacher said. \"One of my biggest takeaways from Graham is how well-organised he was.\"\n\nSchumacher, a Premier League winner as a player with Bolton in the past? Actually, he won at Wembley as a player—the original headline from Sky Sports quotes him saying \"I won at Wembley as a player—it would mean everything to lead Bolton there.\" That personal experience fuels his desire to guide his current side to the national stadium.\n\nFor Bolton, reaching Wembley represents a chance to finally escape League One after years of near-misses. A win over Bradford would set up a final with either Barnsley or Oxford—the very teams that dashed their hopes before. For Schumacher, it would be a career-defining achievement in his first full season.\n\nThe loser faces another year in League One, with the financial and emotional costs of staying down. Both clubs are considered too big for the third tier, but only one can move on.\n\nAs the second leg approaches, Schumacher's focus is clear. \"We know we have to concentrate the whole time if we're going to get the result we need,\" he said. The Bolton boss carries the dreams of a fanbase desperate for glory—and the memory of his own Wembley triumph.\n\nBased on reporting from Sky Sports.","news","Bolton lead Bradford 1-0 in League One play-off semi-final; Schumacher, who won at Wembley as a player, says leading Bolton there would mean everything.","329578047286022145","326135627642834944","League","0","2026-05-12T10:00:00Z","schumacher-why-bolton-wembley-dream-means-everything","Sky Sports","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.skysports.com\u002Ffootball\u002Fnews\u002F12040\u002F13540824\u002Fsteven-schumacher-exclusive-bolton-head-coach-on-facing-graham-alexander-and-why-it-would-mean-everything-to-reach-wembley","326257808985034752","Bradford",[56,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66],"326257534430089216","326257536078450688","326257808385249280","326222712462643200","326257809152806912","326257534329425920","326257545712766976","326257546392244224",[57,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75],"Eintracht Frankfurt","Paris Saint Germain","Sheffield 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more defensive arrivals promised to revamp the backline.","337754542600884225","2026-06-03T22:24:58Z","konate-to-real-madrid-what-perez-s-election-promise-means","L'Equipe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lequipe.fr\u002FFootball\u002FActualites\u002FFlorentino-perez-annonce-qu-ibrahima-konate-jouera-au-real-madrid-la-saison-prochaine-s-il-est-reelu-a-la-presidence-du-club\u002F1681616#at_medium=RSS_feeds","326257565535047680","Real Madrid",[117,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,79,128,129,130,66],"326257537865224192","326257556060114944","326257600507154432","326257610309242880","326257618995646464","326257621004718080","326257621155713024","326257534526558208","326222707169431552","326222713142120448","326222767416414208",[118,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,80,140,141,142,75],"Estoril","Estudiantes L.P.","Deportivo Pasto","Club Queretaro","CA Estudiantes","Esteghlal FC","Esteghlal Khuzestan","RB Leipzig","Anderlecht","Canada","Lesotho","Konaté to Real Madrid: What Pérez’s Election Promise Means",{"awayTeamId":-1,"awayTeamName":-1,"body":-1,"category":46,"excerpt":145,"homeTeamId":-1,"homeTeamName":-1,"id":146,"leagueId":49,"leagueName":50,"matchId":51,"matchName":21,"publishedAt":147,"slug":148,"sourceName":149,"sourceURL":150,"teamId":151,"teamName":152,"teamIds":153,"teamNames":164,"title":175},"Patrick Wimmer leaves relegated VfL Wolfsburg for TSG Hoffenheim, swapping the Bundesliga drop for Europa League football after playoff disappointment.","337668028407746561","2026-06-03T16:52:19Z","why-patrick-wimmer-is-at-hoffenheim-relegation-to-europe","Kicker","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kicker.de\u002Feuropa-league-nach-abstieg-wimmer-landet-in-hoffenheim-1224518\u002Fartikel#omrss","326257534237151232","VfL 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The veteran left-back's future is in doubt.","326222712143876096","Portugal","337603513989206017","327115058687512576","Portugal vs Congo DR","2026-06-03T12:31:32Z","why-yuri-berchiche-s-renewal-stalls-athletic-club-wage-cut","Marca","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.marca.com\u002Ffutbol\u002Fathletic\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F03\u002Fterzic-dio-renovacion-yuri-espera-respuesta-club.html","326257565275000832","Athletic Club",[189,180,177,192,193,120,194,195,128,129,196,197],"326255042430504960","326257537596788736","326257539962376192","326257550813040640","326255038114566144","326255040400461824",[190,181,178,199,200,132,201,202,140,141,203,204],"Servette FC","FC Porto","Como","SCR Altach","Santa Clara","FC Santa Coloma","Why Yuri Berchiche's Renewal Stalls: Athletic Club Wage Cut"]