This exchange with Will Johnson cost Alan Gordon 3 games (MLS)
To absolutely nobody's surprise, Major League Soccer has handed down extra punishment to San Jose's Alan Gordon for a homophobic slur directed at Timbers Captain Will Johnson in Sunday night's match on the NBC Sports Network. In the second half, the cameras caught Gordon directing the slur Johnson's way, Gordon then visibly cringed as Johnson held up three fingers to him, indicating the three game ban that Seattle's Marc Burch got for directing the same slur at Johnson during last year's MLS playoffs.
As it turns out, Johnson is exactly right. Gordon has been given a three game ban for the incident. He will also be suspended for a fourth game due to his red card late on in the match. He's set to miss matches with Portland, Chivas USA, Montreal Impact, and Toronto FC. In addition, he'll be forced to attend diversity and sensitivity training. He'll also be fined MLS's customary "undisclosed amount."
Gordon did offer a seemingly heartfelt apology for his actions and said he would accept any punishment the league deemed fit, so props to him for doing that. Hopefully this will be a good lesson for him and others. You can check out my opinion piece on the incident here.
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