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Leeds players told to live in the city

ChampionshipLeeds United owner Massimo Cellino has ordered that all of the club's players must live in the city. "Next season I do not want one single player who lives outside of Leeds, no way. That is mandatory.

"Last year there were players who were coming late to games," Cellino told BBC Radio Leeds.

Cellino added that next season before a home game the players will stay together, have dinner together and go to games together.

"It is important to do this because the players must be able to sleep well the day before a game and maybe they cannot do that if they have small children or if their neighbour is having a party," he said.

"I found out that most of the games that are close to Leeds we go to by bus, but we don't have our own. Why not? I would love to have a Leeds bus and I am going to buy one."

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