Cellino to stay away from Leeds matches

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has declared his intention to stay away from future games in the latest sign that his time at the club is coming to an end.

The club’s fans have become increasingly frustrated with the controversial Italian and vented their anger during last week’s 2-0 home defeat by Blackburn, when the vast majority of the Elland Road crowd called for Cellino to sell up.

“It pains me to make this decision as I have put my heart and soul into this club,” Cellino said in a statement on www.leedsunited.com. “But what I was subjected to at the Blackburn game left me feeling like I had no other option but to take a step away.