Championship

WHITES ACCEPT FINE IN SPYGATE RUMPUS

by
The LeaguePaper Team
24 February 2019

By Theo Sisman
CHAMPIONSHIP
LEEDS have apologised to their fellow Championship clubs after they were given a £200,000 fine and a severe reprimand by the English Football League following an investigation into spying.
The promotion-chasers had been under the spotlight after head coach Marcelo Bielsa admitting to sending someone to spy on a Derby County training session.
The club admitted a breach of Regulation 3.4 which states: “In all matters and transactions relating to the League, each club shall behave towards each other club and the League with the utmost good faith.”
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