The trip was all about entering a lucrative new market and opening up new revenue streams, using Gunnar Halle and Mark Ford to lay foundations for making #LUFC one of the biggest names in American sports. Alright, fine, nobody is going to argue that plan was foolproof.

Whites in Washington, 1997: It is who you think it is

The trip was all about entering a lucrative new market and opening up new revenue streams, using Gunnar Halle and Mark Ford to lay the foundations for making Leeds United one of the biggest names in American sports. Alright, fine, nobody is going to argue that plan was foolproof.

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I wrote this about #LUFC and Brenden Aaronson having a second half against Liverpool that used Bielsa’s main maxim: If a player runs a lot it doesn't mean he is playing well, but players who run a lot never play badly. Plus Brian Flynn, Raphinha, Shaun Derry, all the usuals are mentioned

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It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spending money, and it's gonna take patience and time: but in the meantime Leeds United can't afford letting Brenden Aaronson go. Liverpool 2-4 #LUFC: To do it right

It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spending money, and it's gonna take patience and time: but in the meantime Leeds United can't afford letting Brenden Aaronson go. Liverpool 2-4 #LUFC: To do it right

Liverpool 2-4 Leeds United: To do it right

It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spending money, and it's gonna take patience and time: but in the meantime Leeds United can't afford letting Brenden Aaronson go.

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We're always told results don't matter in pre-season, so if that's true, why can't we have some ten goal good times? #LUFC 1-0 Sunderland: Old dogs, new Tarik

Leeds United 1-0 Sunderland: Old dogs, new Tarik

We're always told results don't matter in pre-season, so if that's true, why can't we have some ten goal good times?

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I wrote about Ken Bates at #LUFC

Ken Bates, and the anatomy of a nobody

Whether it was about money or not, it certainly wasn't about football. The money was our money, subsidising the platforms Ken Bates' megaphone wouldn't reach unless he had the legitimacy of a football club to make people pay attention.

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I wrote about Ken Bates at #LUFC

Ken Bates, and the anatomy of a nobody

Whether it was about money or not, it certainly wasn't about football. The money was our money, subsidising the platforms Ken Bates' megaphone wouldn't reach unless he had the legitimacy of a football club to make people pay attention.

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Pre-season friendlies are probably the roughest form of football there is, so someone tell Gianni Infantino: if he wants people to feel the love of football, they've got to get through it like this. #LUFC 2-3 Wrexham: The love of the game

Leeds United 2-3 Wrexham: The love of the game

Pre-season friendlies are probably the roughest form of football there is, so someone tell Gianni Infantino: if he wants people to feel the love of football, they've got to get through it like this.

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Fifa didn't have the authority to extend half-time to 27 minutes but it did. And the people got to see Coldplay telling them to sign up to an email list to save the planet: you do want to save the planet, don't you? Well, that's Fifa.

New norms, and never calling it Fifa while we still can

Fifa didn't have the authority to extend half-time to 27 minutes but it did. And the people got to see Coldplay telling them to sign up to an email list to save the planet: you do want to save the planet, don't you? Well, that's Fifa.

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Where once I suspect rock 'n' soccer could sync, were oppositional rhythms: a band with a beat, a game with none at all. Rhythm and radio: World Cup 2026 (in mid-sensation)

Rhythm and radio: World Cup (in mid-sensation)

Where once I suspect rock 'n' soccer could sync, were oppositional rhythms: a band with a beat, a game with none at all.

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It was the fashion in Mexico for players to celebrate goals by hurdling advertising hoardings, but when Strachan ran to the crowd the boards were almost up to his chest. Gordon Strachan at altitude, 1986: #LUFC at the World Cup

Gordon Strachan at altitude, 1986: Leeds at the World Cup

It was the fashion in Mexico for players to celebrate goals by hurdling advertising hoardings, but when Strachan ran to the crowd the boards were almost up to his chest.

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"I had heard the name of Gordon Strachan before," said Eusébio, "but did not know he was that good. He was better than some of the Brazilians." Gordon 'Naranjito' Strachan, 1982: #LUFC at the World Cup

Gordon 'Naranjito' Strachan, 1982: Leeds at the World Cup

"I had heard the name of Gordon Strachan before," said Eusébio, "but did not know he was that good. He was better than some of the Brazilians."

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Harry Wilson's skills should have put him in someone's pantheon by now. Someone more interesting than Fulham. There's nothing else for him to do, at #LUFC, but to make it here. We're about to have the best time with Harry Wilson:

We're about to have the best time with Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson's skills should have put him in someone's pantheon by now. Someone more interesting than Fulham. There's nothing else for him to do, at Leeds, but to make it here.

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"This was proof that we do have what it takes. We have had a sing song and a cabaret in the hotel to put us all in good heart. I said we would win the World Cup and I do not take a word of that back." Billy Bremner is there to win, 1974: #LUFC at the World Cup

Billy Bremner is there to win, 1974: Leeds at the World Cup

"This was proof that we do have what it takes. We have had a sing song and a cabaret in the hotel to put us all in good heart. I said we would win the World Cup and I do not take a word of that back."

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"I was so excited I knocked the glass of water I had been drinking right across the room," Allan's mother Alice told the Walsall Observer. Allan Clarke's perfect day, 1970: #LUFC at the World Cup

Allan Clarke's perfect day, 1970: Leeds at the World Cup

"I was so excited I knocked the glass of water I had been drinking right across the room," Allan's mother Alice told the Walsall Observer.

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From Ao Tanaka labouring morning to night to Gabriel Gudmundsson shouting out the wife: it's not a normal World Cup. So it's made for Erling Haaland. About some #LUFC related things so far:

Shoulder to shoulder: World Cup week (think of a number)

From Ao Tanaka labouring morning to night to Gabriel Gudmundsson shouting out the wife: it's not a normal World Cup, so it's made for Erling Haaland.

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It might have drifted across the goal, it might have drifted into the goal, it might have dropped to one of the forwards rushing in, and Big Jack Charlton had only a split second to decide. The hand of Jack, 1966: #LUFC at the World Cup

The hand of Jack, 1966: Leeds at the World Cup

It might have drifted across the goal, it might have drifted into the goal, it might have dropped to one of the forwards rushing in, and Big Jack Charlton had only a split second to decide. He reached up, and punched the ball away from the goalmouth.

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Jesse Marsch #paccwatch‼️‼️

Jesse Marsch 🤝 My 5-year-old Feeling big feelings

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I’m just saying, deer are wondering why Marsch is stood still staring into the bright lights.

Football has no solution. It's an imperfect game about failure, and about emotions that can be bad as well as good and validate the fans either way. That's why I don't think Marcelo Bielsa wants to be done with it just yet. #LUFC

"Bearing that burden is worth far more than you can imagine" — down and out in Uruguay, Marcelo Bielsa still has his purpose

Football has no solution. It's an imperfect game about failure, and about emotions that can be bad as well as good and validate the fans either way. That's why I don't think Bielsa wants to be done with it just yet.

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Too often in football nobody is happy, or only the worst people are happy, so if Pascal Struijk is happy and #LUFC and Brighton and Georginio Rutter, let's just be happy too.

You have to work hard to be unhappy about Pascal Struijk

Too often in football nobody is happy, or only the worst people are happy, so if Pascal Struijk is happy and Leeds and Brighton and Georginio Rutter, let's just be happy too.

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No Hecky, no party Three former #LUFC managers went to the World Cup, one remains. And obviously that's the irritating one. But at least Thomas Christiansen has plenty to feel proud of.

No Hecky, no party

Three former Leeds managers went to the World Cup, one remains. And obviously that's the irritating one. But at least Thomas Christiansen has plenty to feel proud of.

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A Swedish fan suggested Northern Ireland get themselves ready for West Germany in training: 'To prepare yourselves you should collect many small boys with cow bells, cow horns and other instruments to keep up a steady racket.' More Wilbur Cush: #LUFC at the World Cup www.leedsista.com/mo...

These #LUFC Season Review books are very close to going off to print Pre-ordering now will help me print the right amount, and you’ll get a nice big book to read 👇

Daniel/Moxco@leedsista.com · 2mo ago

Two new Super #Leeds books, written by me: Season 2025/26 — 300 page review of the #LUFC season (pre-order) Europe, 2000/01 — 164 pages, game by game through the Champions League campaign of 25 years ago (order both and you'll automatically save £2 at checkout) shop.leedsista.com/c...

Watching Antoine Semenyo, and thinking, maybe #LUFC should have given Dave Hockaday another chance. Are these the fantasies a World Cup is supposed to give us? Maybe Leeds fans have no other kind.

Hushing, talking and proposing

Watching Antoine Semenyo, and thinking, maybe we should have given Dave Hockaday another chance. Are these the fantasies a World Cup is supposed to give us? Maybe Leeds fans have no other kind.

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Wilbur Cush was an ironic new hero for the Peacocks, a 5ft 4in 'pocket Hercules' taking over from 6ft 3in 'Adonis of a youth' John Charles. But he'd caught #LUFC eyes in an international for Northern Ireland, when he had tamed John Charles' attempts for Wales.

Wilbur Cush, the pocket hercules: Leeds at the World Cup

Cush was an ironic new hero for the Peacocks, a 5ft 4in 'pocket Hercules' taking over from 6ft 3in 'Adonis of a youth' John Charles. But he'd caught Leeds' eye in an international for Northern Ireland, when he had tamed John Charles' attempts for Wales.

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At a Uruguayan FA summit, with five of his coaching staff on chairs and sofas alongside him, Marcelo Bielsa gave a presentation about what, he said, "we do in our free time". "Not doing it is worse than doing it. So we do it."

"Not doing it is worse than doing it. So we do it." — Marcelo Bielsa talking football and craft

At a Uruguayan FA summit, with five of his coaching staff on chairs and sofas alongside him, Marcelo Bielsa gave a presentation about what, he said, "we do in our free time".

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Gabriel Gudmundsson was asked what exactly had been wrong with him, and replied, "I don’t want to go into it. It’s better to keep it secret." Which came to my mind when Marcelo Bielsa told the press: "I believe there's a limit in terms of what we need to explain."

Whatever happened to celebrating moments?

Gabriel Gudmundsson was asked what exactly had been wrong with him, and replied, "I don’t want to go into it. It’s better to keep it secret." Which came to my mind when Marcelo Bielsa told the press: "I believe there's a limit in terms of what we need to explain."

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Hard to be 100% sure, but these photos I took today definitely suggest a portion of the famous 1957-built blue facade is still in place on the same plinth on the back of the West Stand This is literally unearthing buried treasure, and part of this HAS to be preserved as a historic artefact #lufc