West Ham fined £71,000 over breach of Fifa

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West Ham football club have been fined £71,000 by Fifa for breaching rules over striker Diafra Sakho but no action has been taken over their place in the FA Cup.

Striker Sakho withdrew from Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations squad with a back injury but scored 18 days later in West Ham's Cup 1-0 win at Bristol City.

Bristol City say they are disappointed by the penalty and are "considering their options".

Football's governing body rule says a player cannot appear for his team when he should be on international duty.
But the Hammers, who got £90,000 from the FA prize fund for winning their fourth-round tie, have escaped potential expulsion from the FA Cup and will travel to West Brom in round five on Saturday 14 February

West Ham will also be able to select Sakho, their top scorer this season, for Sunday's Premier League home match against Manchester United.

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