Cagliari owner takes over English club Leeds

LEEDS: The legal representatives of Massimo Cellino say the Cagliari president has completed his drawn-out takeover of fallen English power Leeds. Law firm Mishcon de Reya says on its Twitter account that Cellino’s company, Eleonora Sport, has “completed its purchase of 75 per cent” of shares in the second-tier club and that Cellino has been appointed as a director. Cellino was initially blocked from taking over Leeds by the English Football League because of his recent conviction in Italy for tax evasion, but he was successful with an appeal.