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Yorath made 199 appearances for Leeds during a nine-year spell. By Mark Walker, Press Association Gabby Logan was at Elland Road on Saturday as Leeds paid tribute to her father and their former player Terry Yorath before their Premier League game at home to Fulham. Yorath died last week aged 75 and there was a minute’s applause ahead of kick-off, while Leeds players wore black armbands in honour of the former Wales midfielder, who also went on to manage his country. Sports broadcaster Logan posted a poignant message on Instagram on Friday. Her son Reuben could make his senior rugby union debut for Sale on Saturday after being named in the squad to face Toulouse in the Champions Cup and, alongside a picture of Yorath with the 20-year-old and his twin sister Lois, Logan wrote: “Good luck tomorrow Reuben Logan. Someone is on your shoulder.” Yorath made 199 appearances for Leeds during nine years at the club, scoring 11 goals, and won the old First Division in 1974, plus earned...

The pivotal moment that sparked Leeds' revolution under Daniel Farke - and how unity and resilience has become the club's greatest strength, writes DOMINIC KING By DOMINIC KING It would not be viewed as a sensible starting point for a conversation, to get a Premier League ­manager shaking his head and disagreeing firmly, but here we are. Daniel Farke does not see the significance but the moment we are discussing felt huge — November 23, Elland Road; Leeds 1 Aston Villa 2. Farke had asked pre-match for the mood to be ‘us against the world’ but by the end, after a fifth defeat in six games, it seemed like it was him against them. He walked slowly in front of the Kop, clapping them as he always does but as he looked back, Farke only saw angry faces. Those who had been ­bellowing: ‘Make a sub! Make a sub!’ during the contest had changed their tone to: ‘You don’t know what you’re doing!’ as the German moved along. ‘I wouldn’t over-interpretate the situation and I wouldn’...

By Graham Smyth Reports suggesting Leeds United are in talks with Celtic over a loan move for Joel Piroe are wide of the mark, the YEP understands. Piroe is a wanted man this month thanks to his Golden Boot exploits in the Championship last season and a finishing ability that his manager Daniel Farke describes as world class. Match minutes have been harder and harder to come by for Piroe at Leeds, however, thanks to the goalscoring form and performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Farke has preferred Lukas Nmecha and Noah Okafor as second strikers, with Piroe settling for a place on the bench. Despite his current frustrations, Piroe is said to be determined to stay at Elland Road and prove his worth in the top flight. But there is significant interest in his services. A host of clubs in the Championship and abroad would like to prise him from Leeds, but the Whites insist they are not pushing him towards the exit door in January. A report emerged on Friday north of the border sugg...

Make it make sense Written by: Chris McMenamy Howard Wilkinson took one look at Leeds United in December 1992 and decided that a change was as good as a rest. The reigning champions of England were 18th in the newly founded Premier League, having picked up only three points from eleven away matches all season. Sgt Wilko felt the perfect solution to their travelling yips was to go away to Italy, in the middle of a gameweek in early January. Wilkinson felt that Florence, city of the Renaissance, might just be the place for his players to rediscover what made them the best team in the country the previous season. They weren’t there to study the paintings in the Uffizi Gallery, nor stare awkwardly at the statue of David, but to take part in the allegedly prestigious Trofeo Kenwood, which doesn’t need translating. The allure of facing both Fiorentina and Inter Milan encouraged Leeds to drag their full squad to Tuscany for two 45-minute matches on a Wednesday night. Being paid £200,000...

By Graham Smyth One of Leeds United's key summer signings has been rewarded for hitting the 'form of his life' in December with the Premier League Player of the Month award. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's importance to Leeds was never more evident than in the final month of 2025. The centre forward had already scored at the Etihad in Leeds' last game of November and went on a remarkable scoring streak that inspired songs from the club's fanbase and helped the team stay unbeaten for the entire month of December. Calvert-Lewin helped himself to six goals in the month's five games, including a brace against Crystal Palace at Elland Road, as Leeds picked up two huge wins and three draws. His best run of goalscoring form for five years was enough to outscore everyone else in the English top flight and put to bed any of the summer question marks around his free agent move to Elland Road. Calvert-Lewin beat Man City stars Rayan Cherki, who helped himself to a goal...

Leeds United are delighted to announce the arrival of Facundo Buonanotte on a loan deal until the end of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign. The Whites have secured the services of the Argentinian international for the remainder of the season, joining from fellow top-flight side Brighton & Hove Albion. Beginning his career in his home nation with Rosario Central where he made 32 appearances, the Seagulls moved swiftly to bring Buonanotte to England shortly after he turned 18-years-old. He then featured regularly at the AMEX Stadium by playing 50 times across all competitions, before heading out on loan for further experience. Last season, he made a temporary switch to Leicester City and was a standout player in a struggling Foxes side, playing 35 times across all competitions, scoring six times and assisting on three occasions. The forward, who now has over 125 first team appearances under his belt, has been on loan Chelsea during the first half of this season, featuring...