Morning Leeds-in for 25 June: Try not to act shocked as Leeds picked again by Sky Sports for TV

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: a Leeds match has been chosen to be shown on Sky TV.

Yes, the Leeds match against Salford City will be shown on Sky Sports. The club put out a short statement on the official website:

Leeds United’s Carabao Cup first round tie with Salford City will be shown live by Sky Sports.

The fixture will take place at Moor Lane on Tuesday 13th August (7:45pm).

Ticket details for this match will be announced in due course.

Leeds being shown live on TV wouldn’t be that great of an issue if Leeds were actually paid a market rate for appearances, but the team isn’t. At least this way fans who won’t be able to make the journey over to Salford will be able to see the match.

On to the links.

Leeds United Links

David Prutton thinks that Leeds need to deal with the pressure of increased expectations this season. [Yorkshire Evening Post]

England and English Football Links

Rafa Benitez confirmed that he will leave Newcastle United at the end of the month. [Coming Home Newcastle]

World Football Links

AC Milan is going to have to sell to buy this transfer window. [AC Milan Offside]

Maldini met with Real Madrid’s Theo Hernandez, is a deal on the way? [AC Milan Offside]

Italy U21s are out of the Euros after France and Romania drew 0-0. [Football-Italia.net]

Luigi Di Biagio will now resign as manager of the Italy U21s after failing to advance. [Football-Italia.net]

Tactical analysis of Mexico’s 3-2 win over Martinique in the Gold Cup. [FMF State of Mind]

The United States beat Spain 2-0 at the Women’s World Cup. [Stars and Stripes FC]

Sweden beat favored Canada at the WWC. [BBC.com]