The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee handed down fines and suspensions to two different players today, and let another off the hook.
Seattle Sounders midfielder Osvaldo Alonso has been suspended for Seattle's next two league matches. Late in Wednesday's 0-2 loss to the Columbus Crew, Alonso went in on the Crew's Cole Grossman with a 2 foot, studs up tackle. The referee did not whistle a foul on the play. MLS said that the tackle endangered the safety of his opponent. He will also be fined the typical "undisclosed amount."
On the LA Galaxy front, MLS suspended midfielder Hector Jimenez for a very similar tackle on San Jose’s Steven Beitashour in the second half the Galaxy's 2-3 loss to the Quakes, also Wednesday night. Jimenez was a shown a red card on the play. He'll miss one game for the red and one extra game for, you guessed it, "endangering the safety of his opponent." I guess it sounds more professional than "boneheaded-hack tackle." Oh yeah, don't forget the fine of "undisclosed amount."
However, MLS failed to punish golden boy David Beckham for his hands to the face of San Jose's Marvin Chavez late in that same match. He was already on a yellow for handball in the box, and really should have been sent off just for the hands to the face, let alone the fact that he got in the referee's face afterward. However, I guess that's just editorial opinion on my part.
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