Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Bielsa

Leeds and Marcelo Bielsa are surprising winners of FIFA Fair Play award


Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds were surprise winners of the FIFA Fair Play award on Monday due to letting Aston Villa score last season.

To the bemusement of many fans who have not always associated Leeds or Bielsa with fair play, the veteran Argentinian and his players were handed the accolade for the gesture which followed controversy back in April.

Angry scenes broke out after Mateusz Klich scored for Leeds while Villa's Jonathan Kodjia lay injured on the field. Bielsa insisted Leeds, despite the attempts of former defender Pontus Jansson to stop them, allow Villa to score immediately from the kick-off.

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