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  • 5 days ago | bbc.com | Ian Woodcock

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sheffield United players celebrate after Gustavo Hamer's goal made the score 5-0 on aggregateBBC Sport England Yorkshire at Bramall LaneSheffield United cruised into the Championship play-off final with a thumping 6-0 aggregate win over Bristol City. The Blades, who won the first leg 3-0 at Ashton Gate on Thursday, started slowly but took the lead on the night when Kieffer Moore headed in Harrison Burrows' corner kick before the break.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ian Woodcock |James Deighton

    Of all the reasons to start supporting a football club very few can compare with the story of one Argentine's love for Bradford City. Mourinho had a number of clashes with Lionel Messi's Barcelona with the Blues, Inter Milan and Real Madrid and that led Soboleosky to root for the underdog at Stamford Bridge. "I'm from Rosario, the same city as Messi and I'm a big fan and I was watching the Chelsea v Bradford game and I hated Mourinho because of Messi," he told BBC Radio Leeds.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ian Woodcock |James Deighton

    Of all the reasons to start supporting a football club very few can compare with the story of one Argentine's love for Bradford City. Especially given the reason he was watching in the first place... "I'm from Rosario, the same city as Messi and I'm a big fan and I was watching the Chelsea v Bradford game and I hated Jose Mourinho because of Messi," he told BBC Radio Leeds. "When a third division team beat the top of the Premier League I was buzzing and I wanted to know more about them.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ian Woodcock |Adam Pope

    Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Leeds United players stayed at Elland Road to celebrate their promotion on Monday nightLeeds United have sealed their return to the Premier League after two years back in the Championship. From a slow start to a silent January and changing goalkeepers with seven games to go, BBC Sport looks at the key moments in their successful promotion campaign.

  • 3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ian Woodcock

    Leeds United have been promoted back to the Premier League after two years in the Championship. The Whites secured promotion with two games to spare after Sheffield United lost at second-placed Burnley, a result which meant the Clarets also confirmed their return to the top flight. AdvertisementDaniel Farke's men had crushed Stoke City 6-0 in their own game earlier on Monday to leave promotion a mere formality.