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Russell Crowe pleased for Leeds United

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Leeds United are doing well in the Championship at the moment.

General views of the stadium ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United v Aston Villa at Elland Road on December 3, 2016 in Leeds, England.

Hollywood star Russell Crowe has taken to social networking site Twitter to express his delight at how Leeds United are doing right now.

Leeds are playing well at the moment and are challenging for the Championship playoffs.

Under head coach Marcelo Bielsa, the Whites are playing an attacking brand of football and are getting positive results.

New Zealand actor Crowe, who has starred in major Hollywood movies such as Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind, is a Leeds fan, and he is pleased to see the West Yorkshire outfit doing so well.

General views of Elland Road before the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Aston Villa at Elland Road on December 03, 2016 in Leeds, England.

Leeds will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they take on Blackburn Rovers away from home at Ewood Park in the Championship.

Although the Rovers are doing well, the Whites will fancy their chances of picking up all three points against Blackburn.

Leeds are fourth in the Championship table at the moment with 23 points from 12 matches, just two points behind leaders Middlesbrough, and could well finish in the top two this season.

General views of Elland Road before the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Aston Villa at Elland Road on December 03, 2016 in Leeds, England.