Massimo Cellino's son apologises after social media row with Leeds fan
Friday 4 March 2016 11:36, UK
The son of Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has apologised after he abused a supporter on social media.
Edoardo Cellino called a fan a "moron" and used another derogatory term during a heated exchange.
In a separate incident his brother Ercole - both are listed as club directors - also became embroiled in an online row, calling a woman a "whale" and telling her to stop eating. The woman is reported to have lodged an official complaint to the club.
Edoardo later apologised in a statement, saying: "I would like to apologise for any offence that I have caused.
"After receiving a lot of abusive messages my emotions got the better of me and I reacted in a way that was unprofessional.
"I believe the messages were private but I know I should not have done this. I did not fully understand the severity of the words used as English is not my first language. Again, I can only apologise."
Massimo Cellino has come under increasing pressure from protest groups to sell the club in recent weeks with one group, 'Time To Go Massimo', putting up anti-Cellino posters outside Elland Road and projecting protest images against the Italian onto the stadium during the recent home match against Middlesbrough.
Cellino banned Steve Evans from speaking to the media after Monday's 4-0 defeat at Brighton telling Sky Sports News HQ he "talks too much" - but also said he still backed his head coach.
