Cellino banned for 18 months over McCormack transfer

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has been banned for 18 months for flouting Football Association rules on agent regulations in Ross McCormack's transfer to Fulham in July 2014.

The controversial Italian has also been fined £250,000, as have the club, and will not be allowed to act as a "director or shadow director of Leeds United or any other football club or company whose activities include ownership of a football club."

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