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Leeds owner doubles down as club criticised over tweet aimed at TV pundit Carney

Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has defended a club tweet that appeared to mock former England international Karen Carney.

Speaking during Amazon Prime's coverage of Leeds' impressive 5-0 win at West Brom on Tuesday, Carney suggested Leeds benefitted from the coronavirus-induced Championship shutdown in March on their way to claiming the title and a place in the Premier League.

Carney said: "[Leeds] outrun everyone and credit to them. My only concern would be: 'Would they blow up at the end of the season?'

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"We saw that in the last couple of seasons and I actually think they got promoted because of Covid in terms of it gave them a bit of respite.