Leeds United PROMOTED to the Premier League after 16 years of financial turmoil, manager merry-go-rounds and heartbreaking near-misses as West Brom’s 2-1 defeat against Huddersfield confirms Marcelo Bielsa’s side are back in the big time Leeds are in the Premier League after West Brom’s 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield It has been 16 long years for … Read more
‘I wasn’t very good at playing football. But I was very good at stopping other people playing football.’ If you search for a definition of ‘old-fashioned English centre-half’ you would probably find Jack Charlton’s name. Strong and uncompromising, he spent 21 years at the heart of the Leeds United defence and retired as a legendary … Read more
‘He will remain in football folklore forever’: Leeds and England lead tributes to Jack Charlton as 1966 World Cup hero dies aged 85 after battle with lymphoma and dementia England 1996 World Cup winner Jack Charlton died aged 85 on Friday night Football mourned the loss on Saturday morning as they paid tribute to his … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: England World Cup winner and former Ireland manager Jack Charlton dies aged 85 By Adam Shergold Published: 09:00 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 09:01 BST, 11 July 2020 England 1966 World Cup hero Jack Charlton has died at the age of 85. The former defender, who played for Leeds United with distinction … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: England 1966 World Cup winner and Leeds United legend Norman Hunter dies aged 76, a week after being admitted to hospital with coronavirus Norman Hunter has passed away after testing positive for coronavirus Hunter, 76, was part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup Leeds United confirmed the news via … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Leeds United legend and 1966 World Cup winner Norman Hunter, 76, is admitted to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus Norman Hunter has tested positive for coronavirus and is now in hospital Hunter, 76, was part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup Leeds United confirmed the news via a … Read more
Everything around football is up in the air. The season has been suspended for weeks and it is unclear when – and if – it might return. As time goes on, there are more voices calling for the campaign to be called off amid the coronavirus crisis. They do not seem to factor in the … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more