Marcelo Bielsa has recalled veteran striker Luis Suarez to the Uruguay squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against ...

Marcelo Bielsa, in the midst of a prolonged football hiatus following his exit from the Argentina national team in 2004, welcomed Pep Guardiola to his ranch in Argentina's Santa Fe province for ...

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In Bielsa’s eyes, though, the journalist had reduced a very human issue to a sporting one. Bielsa, widely known as a hardline, principled head coach, was not about to let that slide.

On the Sunday after Leeds United ’s recent defeat by Everton, Marcelo Bielsa got out of bed and took himself to mass. As a practising Catholic and a resident of Wetherby, it was not unusual to ...

Marcelo Bielsa, down on his haunches in the technical area, casts a steely gaze over the top of his glasses. His team, playing in a brilliant-white kit, carve through their opponents with ...

Marcelo Bielsa, a 65-year-old from Argentina known as ‘el loco,’ is the football manager who finally managed to get Leeds United promoted back to the English Premier League.

Once again, Marcelo Bielsa is making headlines. The former manager of Leeds United, Argentina, Chile and many others is now in charge of Uruguay ’s national team, and is attempting to transform ...

Editor’s Note: This story was included in The Athletic’s Best of 2020. View the full list. At 10pm on the day Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa finally shook hands, I received a text message ...

Those close to the Bielsa regime say that the coach finds time for every member of his squad. In the team hotel before a game, he holds a 15-minute individual meeting with each player but in ...

The phrase “dead rubber” might not scan in Spanish but to Bielsa it means nothing more than a snapped elastic band. Coasting or not, he will whip Leeds to the end and guard against that most ...

Marcelo Bielsa, a 65-year-old from Argentina known as ‘el loco,’ is the football manager who finally managed to get Leeds United promoted back to the English Premier League.