If they found them guilty, give them a fine, but don't punish the fans.". "I have a different point of view on it, but the important thing is what Frank Lampard and Derby think.

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.". "Many condemned me saying it was immoral, unethical and violated fair play. "This December, Hoffenheim caught a Werder Bremen scout spying on their training with a drone.

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri said that spying took place in Italian football, but that he did not do it.

"I assume the fact that my behaviour is observed. "Because I don't have very good spies, I think!

He also gave a detailed 70-minute briefing to the media to outline how he scouts and prepares against opposition. Leeds were involved in controversy last season after a member of staff was caught "spying" on opponents Derby County in the build up to their Championship clash and the two meet again today. It went down well with football fans, with one responding: “Gotta love the lads that do Leeds social media.”, And another put: “Absolutely class. The two teams go head to head on Sunday. "Without trying to find a justification, I have been using this kind of practice since the qualifiers for the World Cup with Argentina. People will say I am making an excuse, but I will speak like this after the game whether we win, lose or draw.". Police say the man 'was sent on his way' but did not get arrested. I know that not everything which is legal is right to do. Speaking amid the scandal, Bielsa said: “I am the only one responsible. I didn’t have bad intentions nor did I try and get an unfair sporting advantage. Add the first question. Never miss a thing during United's first season back in the Premier League - sign up for free email updates When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. If that is the question, forget about it.". Title: Leeds won Friday's game 2-0 to move five points clear at the top of the Championship to leave Derby 11 points behind in sixth place. You can unsubscribe at any time. Werder apologised," tweeted Rafa Honigstein. Lee Johnson on how to prepare for Leeds United - and why he's stopped making Spygate jokes.

It subsequently emerged that the man in question was a Leeds employee. ", Copyright © 2020 Goal.com All rights reserved. Bielsa admitted to sending club officials to spy on other teams in training, Leeds United 'spygate' latest: EFL fine club £200,000 after Marcelo Bielsa admission, {{#singleComment}}{{value}} Comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} Comments{{/singleComment}}, {{#singleComment}}{{value}} comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} comments{{/singleComment}}, Show{{#moreThan3}} {{value_total}}{{/moreThan3}} comments, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. According to The Athletic, the intern was not sacked or disciplined by Leeds as Bielsa took full responsibility for the spygate scandal, which is now etched into Elland Road folklore for all the wrong reasons. "It doesn't matter if this is legal or illegal, or right or wrong ... for me, it is enough that Frank Lampard and Derby felt it was not the right thing to do, for me to believe that I didn't behave well," added Bielsa, referring to the Derby manager. "It's disrupted our build-up to the game. 12:00, 31 JUL 2019 ; Sport.