TAD reject Real demand

Real Madrid's bid to get their expulsion from the King's Cup temporarily suspended pending a final decision on their appeal has been rejected by the Spanish government's Disciplinary Committee for Sports (TAD).

Real included the ineligible Denis Cheryshev in their starting lineup for last week's last 32, first leg game at third-tier Cadiz when he should have been serving a one-match suspension. The Russia forward opened the scoring in a 3-1 victory.

Real president Florentino Perez insisted the club had not broken the rules and said neither Cheryshev, who incurred the sanction playing on loan at Villarreal last season, nor Real were notified that he was banned.

The TAD said after a meeting on Friday it had no grounds to suspend the federation's decision to expel Real but that it needed more time to make a final decision on the appeal.