When the season was over Leeds United fans must have breathed a sigh of relief. It was a tough season for them. Injuries, change of manager, and loss of form meant they were in a relegation battle for most of the season. Thankfully for them, the club secured its survival on the last day. Now ...
The final matchday of the Premier League saw much drama unfold before supporters’ eyes. While many were attentive to City and Liverpool going for the PL title in their respective games in dramatic fashion, there was no shortage of spectacle for the relegation battle either. With both Watford and Norwich already relegated, the fight was ...
Leeds United welcomed Chelsea in front of a sold-out Elland Road yesterday, with their survival hopes hanging in the balance. In a similar vein to their encounter against Arsenal, the Peacocks were breached within the first 10 minutes. In another similar event, Dan James, just like Luke Ayling at the Emirates, got sent off for a ...
In contrast to the promise shown last season, Leeds United find itself in the precarious position of a relegation battle. Just 2 points separate Leeds from the relegation zone, but that may change as Everton, sitting in 17th, currently have a game in hand. The onus has fallen on the new appointment, Jesse Marsch, who ...
Over the last couple of weeks, Manchester City’s Jack Grealish has been in the news for his experiences on the sidelines than when he has come onto the pitch. During City’s Champions League Quarter-Final games against Atletico Madrid, Grealish was heavily targeted by Simeone’s men in an attempt to rile up the player into receiving ...
Premier League teams are known for their notorious reputation of playing ‘rough’ on the football pitch. From carefully crafted tackles to asserting their physicality over a sprinting forward, the defenders in the Premier League have no second thoughts about tackling by any means possible. Wilfried Zaha, the Crystal Palace forward, should have known or should ...
Food at football stadiums can largely be hit or miss. Grub at venues of the European elite is often plagued by exorbitant prices, whereas, lower league teams mostly offer quality scran, the quality of football sadly, often takes a nosedive. It’s common to see pictures of some truly hideous stadium food floating around social media, ...
Leeds United fans will always cherish the beginning of the new decade in 2020 as the year saw the club end a 16-year absence from the English top-flight and return to the Premier League during the 2020/21 season. Under then-coach Marcelo Bielsa, the squad made a stunning return to the league as they played out ...
Footballers have always perhaps felt the need to stand out with their fashion choices, being global sporting icons. But sometimes fashion choices could go very wrong as well and could have the opposite effect on fans. For instance, Mario Balotelli’s bizarre hand-shaped woolly hat or Tom Davies’ strange scarf and dressing gown combination shocked fans ...
Leeds United‘s modern-day history is forever interlinked with one individual, namely Marcelo Bielsa. ‘El Loco’ arrived at a torn club, deprived of hope and led them back to the top division after 16 years in limbo. The Argentine is credited with restoring hope to an entire city, and is, in every definition of the word, ...
A short while ago, Leeds United confirmed the termination of Marcelo Bielsa as manager after 4 years at the helm of the peacocks. The decision comes due to a turbulent campaign so far for the Whites, and they currently sit 2 points off the relegation zone. Leeds also set an unfortunate record this month, as they ...
Saturday’s round of Premier League games kicked off with a struggling Leeds side hosting an inconsistent but dangerous Tottenham at Elland Road. Following up their brilliant win against City, Spurs lost to Burnley after a lacklustre performance with manager Antonio Conte continuing to experience a mixed bag of results at the club. But on Saturday, ...
Leeds United were left humiliated as Liverpool tightened the gap at the top with a 6-0 win on Wednesday. Goals came from Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Mo Salah, and Sadio Mane, with the AFCON finalists netting a brace each. Leeds’ staggering run this season has placed coach Marcelo Bielsa under immense pressure but the ...
Real Madrid have Nacho Fernandez. Liverpool have James Milner. While they do not get as much attention on or off the pitch as the regular stars, their role in the squad’s success is crucial. From his five seasons in the Championship to the two seasons in the Premier League, Stuart Dallas has taken up the ...
Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott recently made his return to the pitch during Liverpool’s FA Cup tie against Cardiff City. Introduced as a sub during the second half, the game marked his first appearance since suffering a horrific injury against Leeds United. The 18-year-old was on the receiving end of a rash challenge by Pascal Struijk, ...
Mystery has always surrounded Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa. An enigmatic figure to say the least, even after spending four decades at the helm of various clubs, very little is known about the Argentine. His antics on the touchline aren’t exactly expressive either as the 66-year-old is usually seen observing games seated on a bucket, ...
FA Cup third-round action saw the meeting of Premier League sides West Ham and Leeds United. In the end, an injury-capped Leeds side conceded defeat to the Hammers on the back of goals from Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen. Aside from Patrick Bamford, another notable absentee for Leeds was English international Kalvin Phillips. The 26-year-old ...
