English FA bans Leeds owner Massimo Cellino for 18 months

Posted December 08, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) - Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has been banned by the English Football Association from serving as a club director for 18 months for breaking agent regulations.

Both Cellino and Leeds, which plays in the second tier, have also been fined 250,000 pounds ($314,000) over striker Ross McCormack's move to Fulham in 2014.

Cellino's ban takes effect from February.

"I am not guilty and I will take the right steps to defend myself through the tribunal. I feel that I am guilty of one thing, protecting Leeds United," he said.

The former Premier League club was bought by Cellino in 2014. It's been a period of turmoil on and off the field, with the Italian previously overturning a ban from the Football League.

Leeds is fourth in the League Championship.

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