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Nostalgic and entertaining account of an unprecedented campaign at Leeds United in the inaugural season of the Premier League. Sgt Wilko's Defending Champions chronicles a transformative time not only for English football but also in Europe, with the birth of the UEFA Champions League:• A tribute to the great team Howard Wilkinson built, whom the author fell in love with despite their inconsistent performances • Learn what went wrong for the defending champions, from the sale of Cantona to the back-pass rule and a hangover from the previous season' s success • Relive the incredible Champions League campaign, the legendary comeback against Stuttgart, the dramatic rematch in the Nou Camp and the iconic ' Battle of Britain' against Rangers • Includes extracts from players and management after every match, bringing real-time analysis as Leeds' s troubles mountTransporting you back to a time before the intervention of money, social media and VAR, this is a story of football fandom, told through the innocent eyes of a young supporter and first-time season-ticket holder. Essential reading for all Leeds fans and football-nostalgia lovers!