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Georginio Rutter, in his bench coat after the Swansea game, flinging his arms up towards the Kop in delight
Joyscroll

The Fab Four

Georginio Rutter makes football fun. So do Crysencio Summerville, Joel Piroe, and Dan James.
Dan James runs towards the north-west corner, celebrating his goal against Swansea by putting his hand to the Leeds badge on his shirt
There's no point

Leeds United 3-1 Swansea City: Let them play

It's not so long ago that every team was coming to Elland Road filled with optimism, but it's only recently that they've been made to pay for it like this.
A split image, showing Peter Ridsdale and Terry Venables smiling in the dugout at a photocall for the latter's arrival at Leeds; then the pair of them looking pained at the press conference when Woodgate was sold
El Tel

Terry Venables at Leeds

'I never knew things were so bad at Leeds until I got there,' Terry Venables might say. 'We never knew things were so bad until you got here,' we might reply.
A photograph of Katie Astle playing for Leeds United Women against FC United of Manchester
Livin’ breathin’ scorin’

Soggy bogs and misty eyes

A non-league ground lined with golf brollies for a rainy FA Cup tie reminded me of being at Histon as an 11-year-old. This time, Leeds brought the magic.
Three images side-to-side of Sam Greenwood celebrating his free-kick against Leicester. I'd love to tell you who the Middlesbrough player is jumping on his back, but I don't know who he is, because he's a Middlesbrough player
With a little help from our friends

Sam Greenwood hit just the right spot

There were Leeds United fingerprints all over Boro's win against Leicester, albeit some of them belonged to a manager we'd rather forget.
A drawing of Pablo Hernandez as the kings on a playing card
Stop making sense

El Mago es El Rey

When Pablo Hernandez retired he wasn’t done. Rob Conlon follows El Mago to Twitch and the Kings League, into Gerard Pique’s fever dream of football’s online future.
A photograph of the band Static Caravan, sitting in two rows like a five a side team
Bop it!

Static Caravan

Static Caravan are the only band we’ve ever seen sample a ‘Bop It!’ toy live on stage and hand biscuits out to their audience.
Sarah Danby on the ball for Leeds United Women against FCUM at Garforth
Right thoughts, right words

The Right Reaction

Injustice is infectious — it clings like a fever and spreads just as fast.

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