I read this in the Mail - it says that the ineligable players were under-age.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...mmers-Londoners-break-NextGen-team-rules.html
Liverpool and Spurs row simmers after Londoners break NextGen team rules
By Bob Cass
Last updated at 10:00 PM on 4th February 2012
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Tottenham and Liverpool are involved in a row on the eve of their Premier League confrontation at Anfield on Monday night.
The bust-up arose after Liverpool lodged a protest about Spurs fielding two ineligible players during the NextGen Under-19s quarter-final last week, which the Londoners won by the only goal.
Rather than contest the issue, Spurs withdrew, handing Liverpool a semi-final tie against Barcelona or Ajax. But there is anger at White Hart Lane at Liverpool’s behaviour.
Disappointed: Spurs' NextGen boss Tim Sherwood
Disappointed: Spurs' NextGen boss Tim Sherwood
Spurs unknowingly fielded two under-age players in the game in which Liverpool included players recruited for substantial transfer fees.
A Spurs statement said: ‘It is with regret that we have decided to withdraw from the NextGen tournament due to an accidental breach of a competition regulation’.
Tim Sherwood, Tottenham’s technical co-ordinator and manager of their NextGen team, said: ‘It is disappointing.’
Mark Warburton, head of football for NextGen, said: ‘This is unfortunate. However, we can only applaud Tottenham for demonstrating such impeccable levels of sportsmanship.’
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I don't believe the bit about the spat between clubs though.