Italian businessman Massimo Cellino will seek to have his disqualification from owning Leeds United overturned at an appeal hearing on Thursday, reports Sky Sports. Cellino was barred by the Football League's board from being owner and a director of Leeds in December after it ruled his conviction for tax evasion was a "dishonest act".
Cellino's appeal will be heard by a three-person professional conduct committee, chaired by Tim Kerr QC. The outcome is likely to be known next week.
If the Football League's disqualification is upheld, it will mean 58-year-old Cellino will have to step down as a director - but only until March, when his conviction becomes spent under UK law.
