“Fire Beast”: Maybe this unusual term will always remain connected with the rise of Leeds United to the Premier League. Because the German trainer Daniel Farke had previously announced that it would turn into a celebration as soon as the transport of his club has been determined. Because the term “celebration” he meant sounds like “Fire Beast”, the English took over the term, although it does not exist in their language; The translation of Feierbiest would actually be party animal. But of course everyone also knew what was meant: one who turns night into day.
To be on the safe side, Daniel Farke later stated in the winner’s interview that he would lead the party and wanted to “drink one beer after the other and one champagne after another”. The 48-year-old Westphalian from Steinhausen then seemed to be implemented, he celebrated and danced on Monday evening with the fans at the stadium veranda on the domestic Elland Road in Leeds. With its third climbing to the Premier League, Farke is undisputedly the most successful foreign coach in the history of the second English league. Previously, he had already led Norwich City out of the championship in 2019 and 2021. Only the English traineran Steve Bruce had once succeeded in four ascents to the Premier League.
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The league leader Leeds United had launched the celebrations on Easter Monday with his 6-0 home win against Stoke City. It was already 5-0 at the break because goal scorer Joël Piroe, 25, one of the most valuable players in the squad and currently the best shooter in the league, which opponent had placed four goals in the nest. Although this alone did not quite get into the rise, but a few hours later the second Burnley defeated the third Sheffield United – with which Leeds and Burnley were already the end of the season as a direct promoter. Sheffield has to go to the playoffs for the last free space in the Premier League.
The return to the upper house brings Leeds at least 200 million euros in the event of a direct relegation, through TV income and any severance payments. Therefore, the promotion serial offender Farke is now considered a millionaire maker. On the island, it is cheated that he plays more money from his clubs than any other coach. In any case, it was worth it for Farke that after his bleak Bundesliga era in Mönchengladbach, he went back to England in the summer of 2023-to Leeds, which was freshly relegated at that time.
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During the first attempt in the pre -season, Farke failed in the promotion final in Wembley, this time the jump went up to the top. Farke again relied on attractive ball ownership. A scene in the Stoke-Match showed that he can handle the ball adequately himself: When the ball came to farke, he stopped this technically elegantly. The regular audience in Leeds Johlte.
It is “difficult to reflect on such an emotional day,” said Farke after the 6-0. He seemed broke out by all the efforts. After Leeds had invested 350 million euros in new players in his past three years of first division, the club had to save this season. The best players continued for 160 million euros, and despite the trainer’s interventions, Leeds could not even present a winter access. In addition, Farke had to stabilize the emotional environment of the three -time master and deal with the huge expectations in the club.
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Behind Leeds United is 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the American football company San Francisco 49ers, whose total value is estimated at almost seven billion dollars. In May 2018, the capital vehicle, in which famous donors from sports and show business (like swimming star Michael Phelps or actor Will Ferrell), had stretched out for the first time to northern England. The influence of Leeds United was gradually expanded until the club was completely inexpensively taken over as a second division club at the time. Chairman at Leeds is Paraag Marathe, who takes various roles in the 49ers cosmos and is closely networked with the York family, which belongs to the entire franchise structure.
Farke has so far fermented all inquiries about the next season.
The commitment presumably follows the project to take advantage of the potential of the still rapidly growing and increasingly popular European football in the United States. Well -known reinforcements received 49ers Enterprises a year ago by the sports financial beverage company Red Bull, whose football matters are now being supervised by Jürgen Klopp. The Austrians became minority owners and took over the jerseys. Red Bull’s introduction is a historic milestone that would continue to enable Leeds United to “exploit full competition potential”, rejoiced Marathe at the time.
The collaboration looks like a bundling of resources of two -strong, highly ambitious players who want to start in England. This should also be necessary in order to be able to permanently establish itself on the billionaire stage of the Premier League. As before, the last promoted team had done this in 2022/23 Nottingham Forest. Since then, all promoters have fallen back down directly, Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton have currently been determined as a relegation even far before the end of the season.
Farke was also unable to keep the highest English class in both attempts with Norwich. On Monday, he fends off all inquiries about the next season: “Don’t worry about it!” Farke emphasized that now I don’t want to hear anything about football. The only thing he is thinking about are drinks, drinks, drinks.