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da supremo： Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa won the FIFA Fair Play award at The Best awards on Monday night.
The Argentine’s decision to allow Aston Villa to score after some unsavoury scenes at Elland Road last term played a part in that as his good gesture was rewarded by football’s governing body.
However, it didn’t please some pundits on BBC Radio 5 Live who struggled to hold back their laughs as they were left dumbfounded by the news.
Their reactions provoked quite the response from Leeds supporters who were left angry by what they’d said about the 64-year-old.
One fan labelled them muppets while a further individual claimed it was biased and unprofessional.
Another supporter suggested they needed to get over themselves as it was also noted that they could never recognise Bielsa’s integrity.
The Leeds manager donated £1.9m to his former club Newell’s Old Boys last October but was, of course, also involved in the controversial spygate incident where he eventually paid a £200k fine using his own money.
That situation where Leeds sent a spy to watch Derby train was presumably in the back of the pundit’s minds when they were told the news.
Here’s the best of the reaction.