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January 11, 2026

Farke needs to find 'blueprint' to beat Rams

- BY ISAAC JOHNSON

THERE are certain moments in football's history that any layman will recognise but there are those only the enthusiast will know - and 'Spygate' is one of them.

It would be a mistake to say the rivalry between Leeds and Derby started as a result of the 2019 scandal.

Both clubs had successful teams in the 1970s during a period when respective bosses Don Revie and Brian Clough shared a mutual disdain.

Yet it is correct to say that Spygate ignited the animosity to new levels. The then Leeds chief Marcelo Bielsa insisted he did not know sending a coach to watch Derby’s training sessions before a Championship match in January 2019 was prohibited.

When exposed, he held a bizarre press conference to show his analysis of opposition teams in front of astonished reporters.

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EUROZONE Xabi Super confident Real will come good

XABI ALONSO denied that tonight's Super Cup Final against Barcelona would be a decisive moment for Real Madrid's season.

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Leah return fails to get Gunners firing

LEAH WILLIAMSON made her first Women's Super League start of the season as Arsenal were held to a goalless draw by Manchester United at Emirates Stadium.

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