Real thrown out of Cup over ineligible player

Real Madrid's woes deepened on Friday when the Spanish football federation (RFEF) expelled them from the King's Cup for using an ineligible player in Wednesday's last 32, first leg match at third-tier Cadiz. Real included Denis Cheryshev in their starting lineup for their first match of the 2015-16 competition even though he should have been serving a one-match suspension and the Russia forward opened the scoring in a 3-1 victory. Real president Florentino Perez insisted on Thursday the club had