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Ricky Charlesworth

Leeds United players past and present keep themselves busy with Instagram keepy-uppy challenge

With all football suspended until at least early April, some of Leeds United's players - past and present - have been finding a unique way to pass the time stuck at home.

With the coronavirus outbreak leading to a suspension of all EFL matches until April 3 - at the very earliest - the beautiful game has gone into lockdown.

Leeds will see at least three of their Championship games shelved, with the trip to Blackburn Rovers on April 3 looking highly unlikely to go ahead at this stage.

As a result, players are stuck at home - although it hasn't stopped them brushing up on their kick-up skills.

Leeds' talisman Kalvin Phillips has been busy nominating teammates past and present in the #StayAtHomeChallenge.

Phillips, one of the Whites ' key men this season, filmed a video on the social networking site Instagram of himself doing keepy-uppies with a toilet roll.

It came after his Leeds teammate Ezgjan Alioski nominated Phillips.

The impressive skill was followed by Phillips washing his hands - sage advice given the current pandemic - before he nominated three others with LUFC connections.

Phillips nominated striker Patrick Bamford and on-loan defender Ben White, but also former White Ronaldo Vieira.

Vieira, now at Italian club Sampdoria, obliged and posted a video in response showing his skills before nominating another former Leeds star, Kemar Roofe.

Former United striker Luciano Becchio and out-on-loan stopper Rafa Mujica are just two more of the Whites' fraternity who have been helping put a smile on fans' faces with their attempts at the challenge.

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