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Stan Collymore reacts to Leeds United feat, mentions Celtic
Stan Collymore has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Leeds United getting promoted to the Premier League. The former Liverpool and Nottingham Forest striker has welcomed Leeds to the top flight of English football. The Englishman has added that the Whites’ home ground, Elland Road, is the loudest stadium he has been to. Collymore has added that Celtic’s Celtic Park is the loudest stadium in the UK. West Bromwich Albion’s defeat at the hands of Huddersfield Town away from home in the Championship on Friday evening saw Leeds get promoted to the Premier League. The Whites will now finish in the top two of the Championship table regardless of what happens between now and the end of the season. Congratulations to @LUFC on promotion, Loudest English ground I’ve been to ( Celtic Park...
Thomas Christiansen sends classy message as Leeds secure Premier League promotion
Former Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen has sent a classy message to the club on Twitter following their promotion to the English Premier League. The Elland Road outfit are back in the top-flight following 26 wins, nine draws and nine losses in 44 Championship games this term. It took them 16 years and 16 managers to finally return to the big time, and Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa finally delivered at the second time of asking. Christiansen was in the Leeds dugout between June 2017 and February 2018 after replacing Garry Monk, winning 15 and losing 14 out of 35 games. The Dane was dismissed after a poor run of results and with the team tenth in the table, and he was replaced with Paul Heckingbottom. Christiansen continues to support Leeds despite his dismissal and is often...
Gary Lineker reacts as Leeds United clinch Premier League promotion
BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has reacted on Twitter after Leeds United sealed Premier League promotion. The Whites will be playing top-flight football for the first time since 2004, and the former Leicester City star can’t wait to have them back after a 16-year absence. Leeds still have two Championship games to go, but West Bromwich Albion losing 2-1 at Huddersfield Town yesterday was enough to hand them automatic promotion. The Elland Road outfit came close last term but stuttered right at the end of the campaign, finishing in the play-offs zone and missing out on a place in the finals to Derby County. The coronavirus pandemic also threatened their promotion ambitions as some Premier League sides were initially against the idea of relegation. Leeds have secured 26 wins and...
Washington NFL Team Staffers Accused Of Sexual Harassment By More Than 15 Women
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Washington NFL Team is once again in the news for causing offense, but this time it’s not over their racist name. On Thursday (Jul 16), The Washington Post broke the news of the allegation that the senior staffers of the Washington NFL Team were being accused of sexual assault by more than 15 women. Accompanied by both testimonies and screenshots of text messages, the expose revealed text messages in which the team’s assistant director of pro personnel, Richard Mann II, made inappropriate, and sexual comments to a female employee. In one text message posted in the expose, Mann told a female employee he and his colleagues debated whether her breasts had been surgically enhanced and in another text message told another female employee to expect a...
Marcelo Bielsa spotted celebrating with Leeds United fans following promotion
Leeds United have sealed promotion to the English Premier League following a 16-year wait. Huddersfield Town’s 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion on Friday was enough to help the Whites secure automatic promotion, and their fans are more than delighted with the result. Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa finally proved his worth after last term’s narrow miss, and some of the Elland Road faithful took to his abode to rejoice with him. The elated Argentine obliged and was spotted celebrating with the Whites fans. Hero #lufc pic.twitter.com/PYZQFZEwpq — Gareth Boyes (@Gareth_Boyes) July 17, 2020 Leeds finished in the bottom half in six of the last seven seasons before Biesla arrived, and the fans will now hope he leads the side to an impressive top-flight campaign next term and going forward. The Yorksh...
Leeds owner, Lucas Radebe & Eddie Nketiah react to Premier League promotion
Elland Road will be hosting Premier League football next season as Leeds United are back in the big time. The Whites have won 26 out of 44 Championship games this term, losing nine, and it was enough to secure them a return to the English top-flight with two games to spare. West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 loss at Huddersfield Town yesterday ensured that Leeds sealed automatic promotion, and a point or Brentford failing to get a win at Stoke City today is all they need to be declared 2019-20 English Championship winners. Boss Marcelo Bielsa has been crucial in ensuring one of English football’s sleeping giants finally returned to where they belong, and here is how former Leeds centre-back Lucas Radebe reacted to the Argentine’s and players’ achievements on Twitter: After long 16yrs finally the w...
Antonio sends defiant survival message as Chelsea star reacts to Rice’s goal
West Ham United put in a first-half masterclass to secure a vital 3-1 win over Watford at the London Stadium last night. The Hammers were 3-0 up 36 minutes into the clash, with goals from Michail Antonio, Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice helping David Moyes’ side to get the job done. Watford attempted to launch a comeback when play restarted, with Troy Deeney grabbing a goal four minutes into the second-half, but West Ham stood their ground to hold on to all three points. The victory saw the Hammers move six points clear of the relegation zone with two games left, and it’s safe to say they have all but secured safety. Antonio continued from where he stopped against Norwich City, grabbing the opener and scoring his seventh Premier League goal since action restarted last month. It was Rice’s scr...
Erling Haaland’s reaction as Borussia Dortmund sends message to Leeds on Twitter
Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund have sent a message to Leeds United after the English Championship side gained promotion to the English Premier League yesterday. The Elland Road outfit have been out of the top-flight since getting relegated in 2004, and they have spent three of that 16-year absence in the League One. Leeds came close to promotion last term only to miss out on the play-offs final, but they have done so this time with two games to spare after Huddersfield Town handed West Bromwich Albion a 2-1 defeat on Friday evening. Dortmund were keen to see the Whites return to the Premier League, and they took to Twitter to react thus: Congrats to our twin town Leeds! 👏 — Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) July 17, 2020 Dortmund striker and Leeds-born Erling Haaland simply reacted to ...
Report: 29y/o agrees terms with EPL side challenging for Europe after leaving Rangers
According to The Scottish Sun, English goalkeeper Wes Foderingham is set to sign for Sheffield United after leaving Rangers when his contract expired in May. The 29-year-old spent five years at Ibrox, featuring in 143 games across all competitions. Foderingham was the first-choice goalie under managers Mark Warburton, Pedro Caixinha and Graeme Murty, but he had to play as cover to Allan McGregor since Steven Gerrard brought him back in 2018. The Blades could be without on-loan Manchester United keeper Dean Henderson next season and that will give the former Rangers star a chance to challenge for the starting berth. Foderingham could also be playing in Europe next term as Sheffield are looking to finish in the Europa League places after a fine campaign since earning promotion from the Engli...
Alan Nixon claims Leeds United want 17-year-old Championship rival
According to well-known journalist Alan Nixon, Leeds United are interested in signing Sean McGurk from Wigan Athletic in the summer transfer window. The Sun journalist has claimed on Twitter that Leeds have “warm interest” in McGurk, as well as his Wigan teammate and 18-year-old forward Joe Gelhardt. Nixon reported the Whites’ interest in Gelhardt earlier this month in The Sun, but Marcelo Bielsa’s side wanting McGurk is new. Leeds. Very warm interest in both Gelhardt AND young McGurk at Wigan. A few others keen on the pair. But Leeds may be first in once promotion confirmed. — Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) July 17, 2020 One for the future McGurk is only 17 years of age and has yet to feature in the Wigan first team. Wigan are playing in the Championship this season, but with the Latics hav...
‘Klopp was wrong’ – Carragher leaps to City’s defence following German manager’s comments
The Court of Arbitration for Sports overturned Manchester City’s two-year ban from the Champions League on Monday, and the decision didn’t go down well with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Klopp: “But I don’t think yesterday was a good day for football. FFP is a good idea. It is there for protecting teams and the competition so nobody overspends.” #LFC — James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) July 14, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho is also not happy that City escaped being severely punished, and CAS’ decision continues to divide opinions. The Etihad Stadium outfit were initially banned from Europe for allegedly breaching Financial Fair Play rules, but they have since been declared innocent, and former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher claims that Klopp was wrong to s...
Report: Spurs midfielder tells Mourinho he wants loan exit after limited playing chances
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp has told manager Jose Mourinho that he wants to go on loan next season having struggled for regular playing minutes this term. #thfc Mourinho reveals Skipp wants to go on loan next season and adds that the 19-year-old could be a future captain of the club. — Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) July 17, 2020 The England Under-21 international put pen to paper on a new contract until 2024 today and has caught the eyes of the Portuguese. However, playing opportunities are currently limited due to Spurs options in midfield, and Skipp has played just six minutes of football since the Premier League restarted last month. The academy graduate, 19, featured eight times prior to the enforced break, but could struggle to feature next term with Tottenham looking to...
