17 h. ago Celebrations in the smoke! 150,000 Leeds fans turn out for their Premier League promotion parade, climbing bus stops, trees and traffic lights for a glimpse of heroes in fumes of flares

Bank Holiday Mondays are proving to be days of celebration for Leeds United and that was the case again in the first week of May.

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18 h. ago Leeds United fans shut down the city as they pack out the streets, climb up trees and set off smoke bombs to toast their Premier League promotion heroes on victory parade

Bank Holiday Mondays are proving to be days of celebration for Leeds United and that was the case again in the first week of May.

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3 d. ago How relegated clubs bouncing back to the Premier League makes the rich richer | Philippe Auclair

Parachute payments system benefits the elite when teams such as Burnley and Leeds rejoin top tier within three yearsFor the second year running, all three clubs promoted from the Championship to the Premier League will make an immediate return to the second tier. It would be tempting to say this is the natural order of things given the financial challenges faced by clubs suddenly thrown into the world’s richest domestic football competition.Even when they do spend huge amounts in order to give themselves a chance of survival, as Southampton and Ipswich did, respectively spending £62.8m and £106m net in the summer of 2024, the gap appears too big to close. Yet what has happened to them used to be an exceptional occurrence.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Daniel Farke reflected on 'unforgettable' experience after he was sacked as boss

German head coach Daniel Farke has led Leeds United back to the Premier League after Championship promotion, although he may not have the best memories from his previous time in the top flight

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7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds told one signing that would take Wrexham to the Premier League

Wrexham have been tipped to make the step up to the Premier League after sealing their third straight promotion to the Championship and the club have been strongly linked with a move for Jamie Vardy

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7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds faces Wrexham transfer heartache as No.1 target decides on move

Wrexham are now just one division away from the promised land of the Premier League after winning promotion again at the weekend and transfer plans are already afoot

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7 d. ago 'Daniel Farke is a good manager but he's reached his ceiling

Daniel Farke has won Leeds United automatic promotion back to the Premier League but his past tenures in the top-flight have cast doubt over whether he's the right man for the job

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7 d. ago Premier League club slammed as women's team discover promotion bid was NOT submitted

Wolves women finished second in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division behind Nottingham Forest but were left "devastated" after discovering the club never submitted their bid to play in the Championship

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9 d. ago Ipswich relegated from Premier League after red card and VAR drama at Newcastle

All three of the teams who won promotion to the Premier League last season have suffered immediate relegation to the Championship after Ipswich joined Leicester and Southampton

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1 week ago Jose Mourinho's response speaks volumes amid shock Leeds United links

Leeds United are considering sacking manager Daniel Farke just days after he led the club to promotion to the Premier League, prompting Jose Mourinho to be linked with the Elland Road job

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1 week ago Ipswich’s imminent relegation raises an urgent Premier League question

With Ipswich on the brink of joining Southampton and Leicester in going straight back down, is staying in the Premier League as a promoted club now an impossible job?

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1 week ago Leeds consider sacking manager Daniel Farke 48 HOURS after promotion back to Premier League

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke is set to see his position come under scrutiny at Elland Road despite winning promotion with the club and still being able to win the Championship

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1 week ago How much money Leeds United have earned by securing Premier League promotion

Leeds United were promoted back to the Premier League on Monday after Sheffield United's defeat to Burnley confirmed the Whites' spot in the top flight for next season

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1 week ago Swansea City receive £2m Leeds United cash injection but it's not that straightforward

The Swans have banked an extra injection of cash on the back of Leeds United's promotion back to the Premier League

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1 week ago Forgotten Manchester United academy graduate will play for Leeds in 2025/26 Premier League

Leeds have been promoted to the Premier League and a United academy graduate plays for Man Utd's historic rivals.

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1 week ago Leeds are back among the elite but the real task for Farke is to keep them there | Louise Taylor

The Championship’s best team will need to be smart in the transfer market to give themselves a chance next seasonWhen Leeds United sold £140m of playing talent last summer, Daniel Farke deviated from accepted managerial convention and declined to throw his toys out of the pram. Farke is a little too unconventional, a little too resistant to groupthink, to always do the expected and his club’s owner, the San Francisco-based 49er Enterprises, is set to reap the benefits.The German’s unusual amalgam of high emotional intelligence and advanced numeracy have helped provide the framework for the freshly secured promotion to the Premier League Leeds so narrowly missed out on last May. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Leeds and Burnley return to the Premier League: Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, George Elek and Sanny Rudravajhala as Leeds and Burnley confirm their return to the Premier League over a busy Easter weekend in the EFLRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; the panel briefly summarise Nottingham Forest’s huge win over Spurs that propelled them back into the Champions League qualification spots before moving on to the Championship and Leeds and Burnley being promoted back into the Premier League. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Leeds WAGs join their £110m Premier League promotion party as partners offer a peek inside champagne

There will be many a sore head in Leeds on Tuesday morning following the club's promotion back to the Premier League.

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2 w. ago 'Boring' Burnley secure Premier League return as win seals Championship promotion for Leeds

Burnley and Leeds back in Premier League as Sheffield United left to rely on play-offs

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2 w. ago ‘Back where we belong’: Leeds and Burnley savour promotion heroics

Scott Parker says achievement ‘means everything’Daniel Farke lauds his side for delivering ‘in great style’The Burnley head coach, Scott Parker, described his third Premier League promotion as his best yet after taking Burnley up, while Daniel Farke said Leeds are “back where we belong” after securing a top-flight return.Parker has taken Fulham and Bournemouth to the Premier League in previous jobs and will have a third chance to challenge the elite next season after two goals from Josh Brownhill edged Burnley past third-placed Sheffield United to ensure their opponents can no longer catch them or Leeds. Continue reading...

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