The latest West Yorkshire sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.
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00:00Young Bradford City Academy product George Goodman has signed his first professional deal with the club.
00:06He and Academy Manager Tom Calvert spoke about the recent acquisition for Bradford.
00:12Really pleased, I think. I've been at the club for a while, obviously all the way through from the nines up through the Scholar.
00:19So I've worked hard in terms of getting here and it's been a good journey.
00:26I've enjoyed every moment of it really altogether.
00:30And again, just happy to get a first year pro and move forward.
00:34First of all, George is a very good footballer and that stands him in really good stead.
00:38Obviously progressing to the first team squad.
00:40But as a character, George is really ambitious, really competitive and he drives himself.
00:45And he's really hungry to succeed in that study in really good stead.
00:47When he's transitioned to be around the first team and throughout his academy journey, he's been in since the nines as well.
00:52I think it's been great, I think.
00:54Obviously being in the academy and having that year after year, I've not had to think about any other club.
01:01My goal's been simple each time, moving a step forward in terms of always working towards a pro here.
01:06Each step of the way at different levels and different experiences that's provided for me.
01:11And the Yorkshire Evening Post's Lee Sobert has been reviewing Leeds United's season, saying that both Leeds and Burnley made history in the championship by both finishing on 100 points.
01:22There's been ups and downs during the season.
01:27Obviously, there was various times when we sort of thought, oh, we're going to be looking at playoffs here.
01:31But it never really ever slipped fully away from them.
01:35They're always, you know, near enough in control of what they were doing, apart from, you know, the odd little episode here and there.
01:41But to get 100 points, obviously, absolutely phenomenal, plus 65 goal difference, which, as you say, in the end has proved decisive.
01:47And you've got to say also congratulations to Burnley.
01:51I mean, you know, I mean, I think it was Conor Roberts put on his Instagram that best runners up ever, you'll never sing that.
01:57And that was right, you know, to get 100 points and for them not to win the league is phenomenal, really.
02:03But that just shows what Leeds have done as well.
02:04So, yeah, it's been a fantastic season.
02:07And also, you shouldn't forget that this season, obviously, is on the back of, you know, the heartbreaking playoff final defeat.