Just as we were beginning to come to terms with calling it the ‘EFL Cup’, the Football League have announced that the League Cup is to be rebranded once again.
As of 2017/18, the tournament will be known as the ‘Carabao Cup’ after the Football League agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Thai energy drink…
BREAKING: @CarabaoUK to become new sponsor of the @EFLCup from June 2017 >> https://t.co/W5k1tX7MQ5#EFLCup #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/HiIVV5L83G
— EFL (@EFL) November 4, 2016
Which, all in all, should give the cup the injection of gravitas and prestige that it so richly needs.