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Grimsby Town Football Club: Grimsby Town have been fined 20,000 pounds, of which half will be suspended, for fielding an ineligible player in their historic win over Manchester United in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

The League Two side brought on midfielder Clarke Oduor, who had joined on loan the day before from Bradford City, as a substitute but later realised he had been registered one minute and 59 seconds after the 12:00 BST deadline to register new players.

“The EFL Board, acting as the Management Committee of the Carabao Cup, has today fined Grimsby Town Football Club £20,000 - of which £10,000 will be suspended until the end of Season 2025/26 - for having breached the Rules of the competition.