Cellino must resign immediately say Football League

The Football League has said that Cellino must resign immediately and has 14 days to lodge an appeal.

Should the decision to disqualify Cellino be upheld, the sanction applies until March 18 of next year when under UK law the conviction is deemed to be spent.

The Football League said in a statement: "At a meeting last week, the board considered the reasoned judgement of the Italian court against Mr Cellino having successfully applied to the Italian courts for its full disclosure.

The board considered detailed legal advice and agreed unanimously that Mr Cellino is subject to a disqualifying condition under terms of the Owners' and Directors' Test."