. . . "Valencia defeated the Elland Road side in the 2000-01 semifinals, but Leeds manager David O'Leary was sacked in June 2002 for failing to qualify for the Champions League for the next two seasons, despite an outlay of almost ??100 million on players (BBC Sport).Peter Ridsdale quit his role as Leeds chairman in March 2003 after being forced to sell players such as Rio Ferdinand, Jonathan Woodgate, L" . . .