Spanish govt refuse to suspend Real Madrid Cup expulsion

Real Madrid look to be heading for a definitive exit from the Spanish King's Cup knockout competition after their latest appeal was rejected by the Spanish government's disciplinary committee for sports (TAD).

Madrid were kicked out of the Cup last week after fielding Denis Cheryshev in their side which won the first round of their tie 3-1 away to Cadiz. Cheryshev was suspended for having seen three yellow cards in the competition while on loan at Cadiz last season.

Cheryshev even scored the opening goal in the victory, but was substituted early in the second half when Madrid's error became known.

Club President, Florentino Perez held a press conference in which he insisted nobody at Madrid had done anything wrong and had not broken the rules, alleging that Cheryshev had to be informed directly on his ban.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) rejected that argument, saying the rules clearly state it is enough for the club to be advised of the situation and issued a nine-page ruling which was highly critical of Real Madrid, expelled them from the tournament.

The RFEF rejected Real Madrid's appeal against this on Thursday, leading the club to launch a third appeal to the Tad, which said on Friday there were no reasons to suspend the federation's decision.

However, the organization requested more paperwork in order to make a final decision. Given that the TAD meets on Friday and the return leg is scheduled for next Wednesday, that means at the very best the return match will not go ahead on schedule, but the fact the Tad had not suspended the expulsion implies they will not overturn the RFEF's original decision when they next sit. Endit