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Benito Carbone joins Leeds as football director

Former Sheffield Wednesday and Inter Milan striker Benito Carbone has been named football director at Leeds United.

The Daily Mail says Carbone tweeted that his full official title is 'special consultant to the board of directors for sport matters including facilities and academy'.

New Leeds owner Massimo Cellino invited Carbone over to England last month after the ex-Wednesday, Aston Villa and Bradford City forward made a bright start to his managerial career in Italy's second division and made it clear he was eager to test himself in English football.

A frequent visitor to Barclays Premier League and Championship games to study coaching methods, Carbone, who can converse in English, insisted he was ready for a fresh challenge in this country.

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