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    Dempsey barred from Open Cup at least 2 years

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJune 25, 20154 Comments2 Mins Read
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    Clint Dempsey is a U.S. Open Cup bad boy. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest

    Sounders forward Clint Dempsey has been suspended for a total of six U.S. Open Cup matches, or for the next two years of tournament competition, whichever is greater, the organization’s discipline panel said Thursday. The panel also fined Dempsey, currently serving a three-game sit-down levied by Major League Soccer, an undisclosed amount.

    The suspension stems from Dempsey’s tirade during a fourth-round match between the Sounders and Portland Timbers June 16. Late in the match, which resulted in Seattle’s elimination, Dempsey, in a rage over what he deemed poor officiating, snatched and  ripped apart the booking notebook of referee Daniel Radford, resulting in his red-card ejection.

    Dempsey was one of three Sounders ejected from that match, held at the Starfire Sports Complex.

    The panel ceded initial authority to punish Dempsey to MLS, which barred him from Seattle’s ensuing three league matches against San Jose (June 20, a 2-0 loss), Philadelphia (June 24, 1-0 loss) and Portland (Sunday, 4 p.m.).

    Dempsey, selected to USMNT for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, will not be permitted to play in Open Cup matches in 2016 and 2017 and possibly future years, depending on how long it takes for the Sounders, or any future team of Dempsey’s, to play the six matches stipulated.

    Dempsey has waived his right to an appeal, according to a press release from the US Soccer Federation, and late Thursday issued the following on his personal Twitter account:

    I would like to apologize for my actions in the U.S. Open Cup.

    — Clint Dempsey (@clint_dempsey) June 25, 2015

     

     

    Dempsey’s MLS suspension concludes in time for him to join the national team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which begins July 7. If the U.S. advances through the tournament, as expected, to at least the semifinals (July 22), Dempsey probably won’t rejoin the Sounders until August.

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    4 Comments

    1. jafabian on June 25, 2015 3:18 pm

      Not a big deal. Younger players should be playing anyways.

    2. 3 Lions on June 25, 2015 10:05 pm

      Bush league.
      The refs are crap, every one knows it. If this is CD’s punishment what would a lesser
      Player’s be? It’s a pretend league.

      • art thiel on June 26, 2015 7:45 am

        Still no excuse for Dempsey beiing so foolish.

    3. Pixdawg13 on June 26, 2015 6:22 am

      And how long a suspension are they handing out to the various incompetent officials who have worked USOC games? hmmmmm?

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