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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: The Truth About Why He Left Leeds United

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: The Truth About Why He Left Leeds United

Update: 2025-11-02
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Framed as a "villain," frozen out by his own club, and now battling a system that holds Black managers back, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is setting the record straight.

In this unfiltered interview, the football legend sits down with Matt Haycox to finally tell his side of the story: from a rough upbringing where football "saved him” to the explosive truth behind his exit from Leeds United, and the systemic barriers he's faced ever since.

This is part football memoir, part-unflinching look at the brutal politics of the beautiful game, told by one of the Premier League's greatest strikers.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:20 - Rewind to Jimmy's Childhood

5:54 - Transitioning to Football from Rough Beginnings

20:15 - Peter Ridsdale and David O'Leary

32:10 - From Athletico to Chelsea

41:58 - The End of Playing and The Start of Coaching

46:25 - The Hardest Thing About Being a Manager

47:35 - Racism with Port Vale in 2014?

58:44 - Assistant Coach for England

1:00:46 - All Things Money

1:03:02 - Best Financial Decision Other Than Football?

1:03:49 - Has Your View of Success Changed Since You Were a Kid?

1:06:23 - Outro

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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: The Truth About Why He Left Leeds United

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: The Truth About Why He Left Leeds United