Sunday, 31 March 2013

Leeds United news after defeat by Ipswich

Ipswich 3 Leeds United 0: McGoldrick brace lifts Tractor Boys after Lees sees red
Daily Mail
David McGoldrick bagged a quickfire brace either side of half-time to sink 10-man Leeds and hand a vital boost to Ipswich's survival prospects. Neil Warnock's side made much of the early running, only to find Town goalkeeper Scott Loach in inspired form.
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Leeds United: Dawson reminds me of Giles – Warnock
Yorkshire Evening Post
The United boss admitted he was unwilling to throw Dawson into the fray while Leeds retained a mathematical chance of qualifying for the play-offs and the teenager was not expected to start away to Ipswich Town today but Dawson – an attacking playmaker ...
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Impossible to stay in soccer after coming out - Rogers
TVNZ
The 25-year-old, who last played for English second-tier side Leeds United, said last month he was stepping away from football after becoming only the third professional footballer to announce he was gay. "In football it's obviously impossible to come ...
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Leeds United favourite cooking up a storm for charity
Yorkshire Evening Post
FORMER Leeds United star Danny Mills had a cracking time in the kitchen as he lent his support to an event taking place as part of this year's Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon. Danny, a one-time contestant on TV's Celebrity Masterchef, was on hand for the ...
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LUFC Under-18's wrap up league in emphatic style
Vitalfootball
LUFC Under-18's wrap up league in emphatic style. Share · Tweet. Leeds United under-18`s wrapped up the league with an emphatic 7-2 win at Nottingham Forest on Saturday morning. Leeds went into the game knowing a win would wrap up the league title ...
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Leeds United vs. Derby County
Sports Mole
Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 23:23 UK. Derby County have the opportunity to leapfrog Leeds United in the Championship on Monday evening. The Rams travel to Elland Road on the back of consecutive victories and another win could see them ...
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LUFC 'Chuck' to shoot down old club?
Vitalfootball
Leeds United make the trip to Suffolk this afternoon to face Ipswich Town and the start of a busy Easter programme. Whilst Leeds still have an outside chance of reaching the play-offs, Ipswich are fighting for their lives at the bottom of the championship.
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Team News: Warnock makes three changes for Ipswich Town clash
Sports Mole
Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy makes one change to his team for their clash with Leeds United this afternoon. Scott Loach comes back into the team in goal to replaced Stephen Henderson from the team that beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 last time out. Leeds ...
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Saturday, 30 March 2013

Leeds United news headlines

Leeds United in last chance saloon
Wakefield Express
To say United's play-off hopes are hanging in the balance would be a clear under-statement so they go into the Easter double-header in desperate need of six points from their away game at Ipswich on Saturday and home match against Derby County on ...
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Leeds United: This is just the start of investment - GFH
Yorkshire Evening Post
GFH Capital expects to announce further sales of shares in Leeds United in the weeks ahead after relinquishing a 10 per cent stake to an investment bank in Bahrain. The International Investment Bank (IIB) has acquired a minority interest in the Elland ...
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Soccer-Impossible to stay in soccer once I came out, says Rogers
Yahoo! Sports
LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - United States international Robbie Rogers has said it is "impossible" to remain in soccer after publicly declaring your homosexuality. The 25-year-old, who last played for English second-tier side Leeds United, said last ...
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Leeds United: Dropped points not takeovers have cost us - Warnock
Yorkshire Evening Post
Neil Warnock spoke today of his frustration at Leeds United's league position, admitting the endless uncertainty about the club's ownership structure was not to blame for their standing in the Championship. The United manager pointed the finger at ...
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Ipswich Town v Leeds United: YEP jury predictions
Yorkshire Evening Post
The YEP jury provide their predictions ahead of Leeds United's clash with Ipswich Town at Portman Road. BEN SCOTT. Easter Saturday takes Leeds to Portman Road for a clash with Ipswich Town. With only pride left at stake for the United squad the ...
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Bahrain's IIB buys stake in Leeds United
Trade Arabia
Bahrain-based International Investment Bank (IIB) has bought a 10 per cent stake in Britain's Leeds United from GFH Capital, the owners who took over the English soccer club three months ago. With this deal, IIB's chief executive, Aabed Al-Zeera, will ...
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LUFC Former defender back in English football
Vitalfootball
Former Leeds United defender Federico Bessone is back in English football after joining League One side Oldham Athletic for the remainder of the season. Bessone made eight appearances for Leeds in the 2010/11 season after joining from Swansea City.
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Warnock - Leeds need experience and to take time
Vitalfootball
Leeds United boss Neil Warnock says the club should not rush into finding his successor and he believes they need an experienced manager. Warnock is due to leave Elland Road at the end of the season and he has already said that he would happily step ...
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Legendary Leeds and England player Norman 'Bites Yer Legs' Hunter sells his ...
Daily Mail
Former England international Hunter, 69, won a clutch of medals with the fearsome Leeds United side that ruled English football in the late 1960s and early 1970s. And, after deciding to let the fans enjoy the medals, he has now successfully auctioned ...
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Messi helps Leeds star Steve Morison eye future as a greyhound trainer
Metro
Leeds United striker Steve Morison is on track for a new career as a greyhound trainer when he hangs up his boots. Wales international Morison, who has also played for Norwich and Millwall, is 29 and has a few years in the professional game before ...
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This week at Leeds United

Friday, 29 March 2013

Leeds United owners sell 10% stake

Leeds United owners sell 10% stake in club to Bahraini investment fund
The Guardian
The Bahrain-based owners of Leeds United have announced the sale of a 10% stake in the club to another Bahraini investment fund, the International Investment Bank. The sale follows quickly the revelation that there are contradictory intentions stated ...
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Leeds United: International Investment Bank buy 10% of club
BBC Sport
Leeds United: International Investment Bank buy 10% of club. Leeds United owners GFH Capital have sold 10% of the club to the Bahrain-based International Investment Bank. The Dubai-based private equity group completed their takeover of the club from ...
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Leeds United Owner Sells 10% Stake to Bahrain-Based Bank
Bloomberg
Leeds United's owner, GFH Capital, sold a 10 percent stake in the three-time English soccer champion to Bahrain-based International Investment Bank. GFH Capital said it's the first move in a long-term plan to bring “strategic investors” into the ...
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Mowatt the latest Leeds United youngster to agree terms
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United have secured one of the top prospects in their academy by signing Under-18s captain Alex Mowatt to a professional contract. The talented midfielder has joined several other members of the same squad in accepting full-time deals on the back ...
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Leeds United owners GFH Capital sell 10 per cent of club to Bahrain-based ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Al-Zeera said: ''We are delighted to become investors in Leeds United and would like to thank GFH Capital for facilitating this for us.'' Whilst fans may wonder at the wisdom of investment from yet another Bahrain-based organisation, GFH insists it is ...
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Leeds United: Don't rush hunt for my successor - Warnock
Yorkshire Evening Post
Neil Warnock believes Leeds United will have more “outstanding options” to replace him as manager at the end of the season than they do at present after Nigel Adkins was crossed off the club's list of candidates. Warnock reiterated the need for Leeds ...
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Leeds United legend's medals fetch thousands
Yorkshire Evening Post
Medals and memorabilia from Norman Hunter's glittering Leeds United career have fetched thousands of pounds at auction. The full amount raised by the online sale of items from United's glory years of the 1960s and 1970s is not being made public.
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Bahrain-based bank buys stake in Leeds United
euronews
LONDON (Reuters) – Bahrain-based International Investment Bank has bought a 10 percent stake in Leeds United from the owners who took over the English football club three months ago. Dubai-based GFH Capital said the deal was part of its strategy of ...
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Ipswich: Police warning ahead of Leeds United match
East Anglian Daily Times
POLICE in Ipswich have issued a warning about possible traffic congestion and road closures ahead of Ipswich Town's match against Leeds United this weekend. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in.
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Dubai owner of UK's Leeds Utd sells 10% to Bahrain bank
ArabianBusiness.com
The Dubai-based owner of UK football club Leeds United has sold a 10 percent stake to Bahrain's International Investment Bank (IIB) for an undisclosed amount just three months after acquiring the team. The side, which plays in England's second tier The ...
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Thursday, 28 March 2013

Leeds United headline news

Warnock tried to get Adkins to Leeds United
Yorkshire Evening Post
Neil Warnock last night revealed how he spoke with Nigel Adkins and urged him to pursue the manager's job at Leeds United prior to Adkins' appointment as Reading's new boss. Warnock said he and Adkins discussed the soon-to-be-vacant post at Elland ...
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LUFCTALK: Leeds United podcast EPISODE 3
Yorkshire Evening Post
Check out the third LUFC Talk podcast - the brightest and liveliest debate on all things Leeds United. You can listen to the LUFC Talk podcast by pressing play above or click here to download and listen. The show is presented by Andrew Hutchinson ...
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Leeds United: Whites hoping McCormack and Morison can hand them training ...
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United are hoping that Steve Morison and Ross McCormack will complete full training at Thorp Arch tomorrow (March 28) and put themselves in contention for the Easter weekend. The strikers have a chance of featuring in United's back-to-back ...
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Guiseley sign former Leeds United winger Seb Carole
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Guiseley sign former Leeds United winger Seb Carole. 5:50am Wednesday 27th March 2013 in Sport By Ian Whiting. Seb Carole during his Leeds United days. Guiseley have announced the signing of former Leeds United player Seb Carole. The midfielder ...
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Luke Parkin signs new Leeds United deal
Sports Mole
Luke Parkin has committed his future to Leeds United by signing a new contract with the club. The teenager, who has featured regularly for the club's academy this season, has agreed to remain at Elland Road until at least the summer of 2015. Upon ...
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Leeds U21 3 Blues U21 1 - full time report
Birmingham Mail
Blues U21s fell to defeat at Elland Road at the hands of fine finishing from their Yorkshire hosts. Ryan Hall had handed the home side the lead with a sweetly-struck free-kick on the stroke of half-time before Chris Dawson extend the advantage in the ...
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Leeds United's Rudy Austin is expected to return fully fit for Saturday's game ...
Teamtalk.com
Austin, who returned to Leeds' starting line-up in their derby defeat to Huddersfield last time out, played the full 90 minutes in the Reggae Boyz' 2-0 defeat, which saw them slip to the bottom of their group with one point from their first three matches.
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Nigel Adkins was "interested" in becoming Leeds United manager
Sports Mole
But then you don't really need to sell Leeds United to anyone. The club sells itself." Adkins was sacked by Southampton in January, despite guiding the side to Premier League qualification last season. View our homepages for Nigel Adkins, Neil Warnock, ...
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Leeds Luke to the future
Clubcall
... Charlton Athletic · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Huddersfield Town · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Nottingham Forest · Peterborough United · Sheffield Wednesday · Watford · Wolverhampton ...
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Leeds United news

Leeds United: New Reading manager Adkins keen to focus on future
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United: New Reading manager Adkins keen to focus on future. Reading FC's New Manager Nigel Adkins during the press conference at the Madejski Stadium, Reading. PIC: PA. By Leon Wobschall Published on Tuesday 26 March 2013 14:21 ...
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Leeds United: Brown to keep playing for another two years
Yorkshire Evening Post
... Brown to keep playing for another two years. Michael Brown. Published on Tuesday 26 March 2013 11:48. Veteran Leeds United midfielder Michael Brown has revealed he has no plans to hang up his boots yet and wants to play on – wherever that may be.
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Leeds United: Dawson's got star quality – Williams
Yorkshire Evening Post
Wales Under-21 manager Geraint Williams is backing highly-rated Leeds United midfielder Chris Dawson to be a star of the future for both club and country – if he continues his impressive development. The talented schemer, 18, is enjoying a rewarding ...
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Leeds lose Nigel Adkins to Reading
Yorkshire Post
RUMOURED LeedS United managerial target Nigel Adkins is to be confirmed as the new Reading manager this morning. The Premier League strugglers have called a news conference, with former Southampton chief Adkins expected to be handed the reins.
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Aidy understands fan frustration
Clubcall
Leeds defender Aidy White admits the players have been able to sense the supporters' frustrations at Elland Road this season. Attendances have dropped in recent years while an expected promotion push with manager Neil Warnock at the helm has failed to ...
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Lees a Young Lion
EatSleepSport
Leeds defender Tom Lees is hoping he has done enough to be included in Stuart Pearce's England Under-21s squad for this summer's European Championships. The 22-year-old centre-half made his fifth appearance for Pearce's Young Lions in Monday ...
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Leeds United – 'Dear GFH Capital'
FootballFanCast.com
I'll start this by pointing out that I'm a fan of GFH. After originally voicing my doubts as the takeover concluded I've spoken out in support of them over the last few months as they've progressed in making positive changes for the club, it's made a ...
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