"Spy incident" in the English Premier League .. The victim Frank Lampard

MADRID (Reuters) – Leeds United coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted he had asked a member of his squad to spy on Derby County before his first league game, the league announced on Tuesday.

In a statement, the badociation said it had asked Leeds "to comment on the incident that occurred near Derby County's training ground last week after the the latter had lodged a complaint that a person working under the Leeds administration was monitoring a training quota for the team.

The League League investigation follows a decision of the Football Association to open a similar investigation.

Pilsa, who defeated Derby 2-0 on Friday, conceded that he had been spying on his opponent, apologizing despite his claims that he had used this tactic for nearly 20 years.

"It is true that a person from Leeds United was present – it is my responsibility, whether it be legal or not, fair or unfair, I admit that Frank Lampard and his club can say that this is not the case, be right. "

Derby County, overseen by former British star Frank Lampard, said he had "summoned Derbyshire police officers" to his training center after reports of a suspicious presence of a man acting on the scene. outside.

Leeds leads the first division teams in their bid to return to the Premier League after 15 years of absence.