LEEDS are not taking legal action against the Football League, according to executive director Paul Bell.

Reports today said United were taking action in a bid to dismantle the collective selling of television rights and instead sell their own games.

It was also reported that tomorrow's clash with Middlesbrough is only going ahead after the League was forced to take out a legal injunction against Leeds to ensure they honoured the fixture.

The club, and in particular owner Massimo Cellino, have been at loggerheads with the League and Sky Sports all season as a consequence of the amount of times they have been shown live on the network.

The Boro game will be Leeds' 12th live game of the season – the last time the cameras turned up at Elland Road for a game against Derby on December 29 they were locked out by Cellino.

On that occasion he relented just five hours before kick-off and today's reports suggested a new rift had developed.

But in a statement on tonight, Bell said: "Last Thursday I attended a meeting organised by the Football League on behalf of all its member clubs.

"The meeting was organised, like all previous Football League club meetings, so that clubs could discuss matters together, privately and confidentially.

"It is therefore disappointing to read inaccurate press reports this morning quoting 'sources' from within the meeting.

"Given the nature of the article, I feel that it is important and necessary to set the record straight.

"I would like to make it clear that Leeds United is not seeking, or taken legal action, to dismantle the collective selling of TV rights as has been suggested.

"The club has, however, made it clear to both Sky and the League that it opposes the degree of control exercised by Sky over the league fixture list, and seeks transparency as to how these rights have been sold.

"Today's article seeks to position Leeds United as a lone, isolated voice. However, this is far from the truth and there is a growing number of clubs who now understand and share our desire for transparency."

Bell's statement is unlikely to ease fan dissent against Cellino, though.

The Italian – currently appealing a League disqualification for tax evasion – activated his legal team last week when unhappy fans paid for an advert to be put up outside Elland Road calling for him to sell the club.

A large number of United supporters are unhappy at the 59-year-old's running of the club and it is understood further demonstrations will take place ahead of and during the Middlesbrough game.

Donations from supporters have tallied up at over £4,000, all of which has been spent on funding the latest protests, although Cellino is likely to be in Italy come kick-off.

There has been no comment from the Football League.