MX23RW : Thursday, November 28 15:30:30| >> :120:5986:5986:

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino claims family has been abused by fans

Massimo Cellino claims that his family have suffered verbal abuse at the hands of Leeds United supporters.

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has claimed that his wife and daughter were forced to leave the city to avoid being verbally abused by supporters.

The Italian businessman said that his family relocated to London after being targeted by disgruntled supporters who no longer want him at the club.

Cellino, who recently served a three-month ownership ban imposed by the Football League in relation to his tax conviction in Italy, has been criticised over his indecision regarding the future of manager Neil Redfearn.

"It was bad what they did to my daughter," Cellino told reporters. "She was at university in Leeds with my wife, but now they're moving to London because of disrespect from the fans. 'Your father is a cheating c-word. Your father is a mother...'

"She said, 'I'm not staying here anymore. I can't even walk in the street.'

"So what should I do? Sell the club to someone who wants to come here? Or should I keep Neil Redfearn so the fans will be happy and my wife can walk here?"

Redfearn, who has the option to return to his post as head of the Leeds academy in the event of his managerial contract being terminated, is said to have had no contact with Cellino since the Italian returned to office.

ID:223094: cacheID:223094:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2128:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
A tense Gus Poyet on the sideline as Sunderland go down to Aston Villa on March 14, 2015
Read Next:
Report: Poyet targeted by Leeds
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds17105231121935
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1711422491535
3Burnley179622161533
4Sunderland1796226121433
5Watford179262624229
6Middlesbrough178362920927
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom176921811727
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn167452017325
9Millwall166641914524
10Norwich CityNorwich175753125622
11Swansea CitySwansea176471615122
12Bristol City175752021-122
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds176472026-622
14Stoke CityStoke175661920-121
15Derby CountyDerby175572122-120
16Luton TownLuton175391829-1118
17Coventry CityCoventry174582225-317
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd174581927-817
19Preston North EndPreston173861624-817
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth174581834-1617
21Cardiff CityCardiff174491526-1116
22Hull City173681623-715
23Queens Park RangersQPR172871526-1114
24Portsmouth152671628-1212


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!