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FA Cup 2023-24: English Football Club Barnsley Removed After Fielding Ineligible Player

Third-division team Barnsley was kicked out of FA Cup 2023-24 for fielding the unnamed player in its first-round replay against Horsham on November 14. The club said an 바카라œadministrative error바카라 was to blame for it

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English football club Barnsley was kicked out of this season's FA Cup on Wednesday for fielding an ineligible player. The third-division team said an 바카라œadministrative error바카라 was to blame for fielding the unnamed player in its first-round replay against Horsham on November 14. Barnsley won the game 3-0. (Football News)

바카라œThe club has fully cooperated with the investigation and has accepted the FA's decision,바카라 Barnsley said in a statement.

바카라œWe would like to apologize to our fans, players and staff for this regrettable error. This mistake 바카라” although unintentional 바카라” falls way below the high standards we set at this club and is simply not what you deserve."

The FA said non-league club Horsham had been reinstated in the competition and has advanced to the second round, where it will play fourth-division team Sutton on December 2.

English Premier League teams enter the FA Cup in the third round.

Neither the FA nor Barnsley immediately responded to requests to identify the player, who the governing body said was ineligible because he had not been 바카라œcorrectly바카라 registered in time for the original game on November 3, which ended in a 3-3 draw.

바카라œBarnsley admitted this charge and acknowledged that the breach had occurred,바카라 the FA said.

Barnsley said it had conducted an internal investigation and 바카라œput safeguards in place to ensure this will never happen again.바카라

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