Simon Jordan appeared to defend Leeds fans accused of racism after they booed Manchester City's Muslim players breaking their Ramadan fast during a break in play in their Premier League clash last weekend. Despite this, a number of Leeds fans loudly booed the pause for players to take on water and energy gels, which prompted another message calling for unity and support. 'If there were Muslim players in the Leeds side and they had been part of a fasting break, would they have booed them? Only in the minds of the Leeds fans that booed do we know the motivation, and all the usual suspects will seek to say, "A-ha, alive and kicking. Leeds manager Daniel Farke had similarly suggested after the final whistle that he thought the supporters might have been mistaken.

Source: Daily Mail March 04, 2026 18:24 UTC