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‘Every second Aussie is a Leeds fan’: English giant on verge of reawakening – Sydney Morning Herald
After 16 years of pain, Leeds United are close enough to taste a return to English football’s top flight. It’s been a long wait for their Australian fans too.
Leeds have stolen it at the death. Pubs and lounge rooms around Australia have exploded in celebration.
Five days later, they squeak past last-placed Barnsley with a nerve-racking 1-0 win.
Now, a solitary point from their final two games will be enough to secure a place in the Premier League for the first time since 2004. If either second-placed West Bromwich Albion or third-placed Brentford fail to win on Saturday, Leeds will be up before they even step on the pitch on Sunday.
Many of the Wh…
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