LEEDS, England - Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has lost his appeal against disqualification by the Football League and must stand down from his job until April. Adidas Superstar Outlet .A Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) rejected the Italians appeal Monday after deciding that his tax evasion conviction in Italy constituted a dishonest act.Cellino was disqualified as owner in December and is prohibited from having anything do with Leeds until April 10.The PCC rejected Cellinos appeal against the Football Leagues decision to disqualify him, saying we therefore conclude that Mr. Cellino has been convicted of an offence involving a Dishonest Act and is accordingly subject to a Disqualifying Condition.The league will provide any assistance to help Leeds — languishing in 20th place in the second-tier Championship — minimize the effect of Cellinos disqualification. Adidas Superstar Saldi . Despite Barcelona showing the same vulnerability in defence, Messis best performance since returning from a lengthy injury layoff ensured that his side bounced back from a defeat by Valencia in the previous round. Adidas Superstar Italia . Spieth again showed game well beyond his 20 years with a 9-under 63 on the North Course, giving him a one-shot lead over Stewart Cink going into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open. http://www.adidassuperstarscontate.it/ . The Philadelphia Eagles acquired running back Darren Sproles from the New Orleans Saints for a fifth-round draft pick on Tuesday.The NHL Players Association is seeking permission to sue the state of Tennessee on behalf of its membership and get reimbursed for a special tax that players must pay each time they play a game in Nashville. Since the 2009-2010 season, the state has taxed NHL players $2,500 - with an annual cap of $7,500 - under a Professional Privilege Tax each time they were on their clubs playing roster for a game in Nashville. The Players Association believes this is unfair and possibly unconstitutional, saying a player making the league minimum would in fact lose money playing there and would be better off financially by not playing. The reimbursement would only apply to those players who paid the tax prior to the new collective bargaining agreement. Under the current CBA, it was negottiated that the National Hockey League would reimburse players for their Tennessee tax payments, starting with the 2012-13 season. Adidas Superstar Outlet Italia. The NHLPA - with support from the league - is also attempting to get the tax law changed and has been lobbying in Tennessee for the state legislature to repeal the Professional Privilege Tax outright. If the law is repealed, the NHL would no longer be obligated to reimburse the tax. As it stands, the NHLPA is preparing to legally challenge the tax itself because any repeal would not be retroactive and the players would then have to file a refund request for payments made between 2009 and 2012. The deadline for filing reimbursement claims for taxes paid to the state during the 2009-2010 season is Dec. 31. ' ' '