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“I have not said yes, I have not said no.” Patrick Bamford has left the door open on potentially playing for the Republic of Ireland. The Leeds United forward has said that he has not made a decision yet on which country he wants to represent – England, the country of his birth, or Ireland, who he qualifies for through …

Former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera opened up on his experience working under current Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa during their time at Athletic Bilbao. Herrera spent two years working under the Argentine in the Basque Country, with Bilbao reaching both the Europa League and Copa Del Rey finals. Bielsa now plies his trade in Yorkshire as he looks to …

Irish defender Ryan Nolan’s proposed move to Championship club Leeds United has fallen through with a source close to the player confirming that a deal would not be happening. Pundit Arena had exclusively revealed that Leeds were looking to finalise a deal for the Inter Milan defender but a potential move hit a snag as the transfer window shut at five …

Leeds United are keen on completing a deal for Irish underage international Ryan Nolan ahead of the end of the transfer window next week. The central defender has spent the last four years at Italian giants Inter Milan which included captaining their U19s, however, as Pundit Arena reported last month, the Nerazzurri have been listening to offers for Nolan with …

If last season’s Championship campaign taught us anything, it’s that, from the sublime to the ridiculous, Leeds United and manager Marcelo Bielsa are absolutely must see. The 2018/2019 campaign may have ended in heartbreak for the Elland Road faithful, but for fans of the club it was one of the most exciting seasons they’d experienced in years, thanks to the …

Championship side Leeds United have reportedly emerged as shock contenders to sign legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon after his departure from PSG this summer. The 41-year old confirmed his exit from the French champions last month opting not to extend his one-year deal by another 12 months. According to a report by Italian publication Corriere della Sera, Buffon is weighing up …

Leeds United midfielder Samuel Saiz is reportedly one of a number of footballers in Spain who have been arrested over suspicions of forming a criminal organisation dedicated to match-fixing. According to Spanish publication El Pais, Saiz, who spent the last half of the season on loan at La Liga side Getafe, is one of the players involved. The report also outlines …

Manchester United’s first piece of business during what’s sure to be a busy summer appears to be the signing of winger Daniel James from Swansea. Numerous reports suggest that United are closing in on a £15 million deal for the Welsh wonderkid who impressed in the Championship this season. The imminent signing of James, as well as United’s links to …

There won’t have been a happier man in Elland Road last night than Derby County manager Frank Lampard, following their dramatic victory. Derby went into the game having lost the first leg by a single goal to nil with many feeling that overturning a deficit at Elland Road would be too much for Lampard’s young charges. The Rams though had an …

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has indicated that he would be open to staying at the Elland Road club next season despite their playoff semi-final loss to Derby County. The Whites went into last night’s game with a one-goal advantage and were 2-0 up on aggregate with 40 minutes gone in the second leg, but capitulated through a mix of …

Last weekend represented the final day of the season across the English Football League with the Championship, League One and League Two all wrapping up their 46 game campaigns. In the Championship, Daniel Farke’s N0rwich were confirmed as champions as they beat Aston Villa and will return to the Premier League alongside a Sheffield United side containing a host of …

Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford has been charged with ‘successful deception of a match official’ following his involvement in an altercation during their game with Aston Villa. The incident occurred between the striker and Aston Villa’s Anwar El-Ghazi with the midfielder receiving a straight red card from referee Stuart Attwell despite video footage showing the Villa man barely touching his …

Leeds United and Aston Villa played out a controversial 1-1 draw at Elland Road on Sunday in one of the most chaotic games the Championship has ever seen. After a scoreless and relatively even first half, Leeds took the lead after Mateusz Klich fired the ball past Jed Steer in the Villa goal despite the opposition appearing to stop, assuming …

Leeds United scored one of the most controversial goals of all time as Mateusz Klich put the ball in the Aston Villa net despite the whole team stopping play for an injury to Jonathan Kodjia. The Villa striker went down while everyone appeared to believe Leeds would put the ball out of play and allow Kodjia to get some treatment. …

Leeds United’s automatic promotion ambitions were all but ended at Griffin Park as they were defeated 2-0 by Brentford. The away side dominated the possession and had the majority of the chances but Brentford’s clinical nature was the difference as goals from Neal Maupay in the first half and Sergi Canos in the second helped them to victory. Sheffield United’s …

It was a frantic day of Championship action on Friday as Sheffield United overtook Leeds United in the automatic promotion places. Marcelo Bielsa’s men suffered a shock 1-2 defeat to relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic despite the away side going down to ten men. Leeds knew that they had to avoid defeat to overtake Sheffield United who jumped into second after an …

Potential Irish recruit Patrick Bamford was back among the goals on Tuesday night, grabbing a brace as Leeds United eased to victory against Preston. Bamford and Irish boss Mick McCarthy had previously been in discussions over the striker representing the Boys in Green but the 26-year old outlined that his goal for the foreseeable future is to get to the …