MLS announce Disciplinary Decisions for this Week

NEW YORKย (November 21, 2020)ย โ€“ The MLS Disciplinary Committee has fined Atlanta United defender Franco Escobar an undisclosed amount and suspended the player for one match for engaging in an inappropriate interaction with a member of the stretcher crew in the 90+ minute of Atlantaโ€™s match on Nov. 8 against Columbus Crew SCย (VIDEO)ย . Escobar will serve his suspension during Atlanta Unitedโ€™s first match of the 2021 MLS Regular Season. Escobar has been fined an additional undisclosed amount for his failure to leave the field in a timely and orderly manner after receiving a red card in the 90+ minuteย (VIDEO), and the defender has been issued a third fine for an undisclosed amount for re-entering the field at the conclusion of the match to engage in an inappropriate interaction with a Columbus Crew SC staff memberย (VIDEO).
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Portland Timbers forward Dairon Asprilla has been suspended for one match and fined an undisclosed amount for violent conduct in the 81stย minute of Portlandโ€™s match on Nov. 8 against the Los Angeles Football Club.

The play was reviewed underย Disciplinaryย Committeeย Parameterย #3, in which theย Disciplinaryย Committeeย may act where the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) acknowledges an on-field referee or Video Review error, and where theย Committeeย is unanimous that the play warrants at least a one match suspension as a clear and unequivocal red card, is egregious and/or repeat behavior in nature, and/or theย Committeeย must act to protect player safety or the integrity of the gameย ย (VIDEO).
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The MLS Disciplinary Committee has found Orlando City SC Assistant Coach Fabian Bazan in violation of the Leagueโ€™s bench behavior policy in the 68th minute of Orlandoโ€™s match against Columbus Crew SC on Nov. 4. Bazan has been issued a two-match suspension and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions. The assistant coach served the first match of his suspension on Nov. 8 vs. Nashville SC, and he will serve the second match suspension on Nov. 21 vs. New York City FC.
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