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Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Blackburn and Blackpool fined £5,000 each after 21-man brawl Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers have each been fined £5,000 by the FA after their players were involved in a 21-man brawl last month. Rovers forward DJ Campbell and Tangerines' defender Jack Robinson were both sent off after the incident, which occurred late on in the 2-2 draw at Bloomfield Road. A statement from the FA read: 'Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers have each been fined the standard penalty of £5,000 after admitting a breach of FA Rule E20(a) in relation to their game on 26 October 2013. 'Both clubs were charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion in or around the 85th minute of this fixture.'

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