{"id":270333,"date":"2025-07-17T21:32:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/270333\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T21:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:32:26","slug":"jaka-bijol-appeal-update-at-leeds-united-after-new-fifa-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/270333\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaka Bijol appeal update at Leeds United after new FIFA proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jaka-Bijol-main-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jaka Bijol\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Keith-Hackett-150x150.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Keith Hackett\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Thu 17 July 2025 19:49, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United supporters will be looking forward to seeing their new signings in Premier League action next month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Peacocks have already completed several deals, with <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/udinese-chief-sends-heartwarming-message-as-leeds-united-sign-jaka-bijol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaka Bijol among the arrivals at Elland Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Farke\u2019s side will kick off their campaign with an intriguing home clash <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/everton-supported-by-ex-leeds-united-star-for-premier-league-opener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against David Moyes\u2019 Everton on 18 August<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Leeds fans are not going to be able to see Bijol play in the season opener after the latest news.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leeds-fixtures-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Leeds United fixtures in the 2025-26 Premier League season.\" class=\"wp-image-199488\" \/>The Whites\u2019 fixtures for the coming season (Credit: Breaking Media)<strong>Leeds United to be without Bijol for Everton clash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Robinson exclusively told <strong>MOT Leeds News<\/strong> that <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/exclusives\/joe-rodon-set-for-leeds-united-fight-after-jaka-bijol-transfer-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bijol will have to fight the likes of Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon<\/a> for a place in Farke\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>However, no such fight will take place for the opening game because <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/jaka-bijol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bijol<\/a> will be serving a suspension.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old received a red card in his final Serie A match last season, which will carry over into the new Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that it is two yellow cards closes off any ability for Leeds United to appeal,\u201d said former referee <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/keith-hackett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keith Hackett<\/a>, speaking exclusively to <strong>MOT Leeds News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFIFA the governing body are considering putting a proposal to the IFAB that second yellow cards can be reviewed by VAR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe difficulty I foresee is what if the first yellow is the controversial incident and incorrect? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is the gap that I see in the proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bijol-stats-Leeds-United-820x1024.png\" alt=\"Leeds United target Jaka Bijol's stats last season in Serie A.\" class=\"wp-image-199132\" \/>Bijol\u2019s stats last season in Serie A (Credit: Imago)<strong>Leeds centre backs handed Premier League audition in Bijol absence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the news of the Slovenian international\u2019s absence is a blow, it offers a unique opportunity to the rest of <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farke\u2019s<\/a> defensive contingent.<\/p>\n<p>Ampadu, Rodon, and Pascal Struijk are all vying for a place in the German\u2019s team, but their places are in doubt because of Bijol.<\/p>\n<p>Now, one or more of them are set to be handed an audition to shine against the Toffees at Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it would take more than one game for any of them to prove their top-flight capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>However, if any of them perform well, then they will give Farke something to think about moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFloxY1SWsv0yud4k0u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel<\/a> and turn on notifications to have all the<br \/>latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Thu 17 July 2025 19:49, UK Leeds United supporters will be looking forward to seeing their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,70462,2696,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-270333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-jaka-bijol","12":"tag-keith-hackett","13":"tag-leeds","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114870717615061145","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}