STRIPPED: Cliftonville's League Cup Title Removed for Fielding Ineligible Players...

Cliftonville's July League Cup victory over Glentoran was overturned after the Northern Ireland Football League found two players were ineligible for the final, handing the title to Glentoran via a 3-0 default and imposing a £500 fine on Cliftonville. The reversal ends the north Belfast club's bid for a domestic treble—they've already secured the league title by nine points but remain in contention for the Irish Cup final against Glentoran on October 24. Despite striker Caitlin McGuinness scoring twice in what appeared to be a commanding 4-0 performance, registration errors stripped away what would have been Cliftonville's fourth consecutive League Cup win.